Markets reversed some losses but still closed lower on Thursday as investors looked to the September jobs report due Friday.
These stocks made moves Thursday:
Rivian Automotive
(ticker: RIVN) expects third-quarter sales of between $1.29 billion and $1.33 billion, in line with analysts’ estimates, and said it plans to offer $1.5 billion worth of convertible notes. The electric-truck maker said its estimated cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at the end of the third quarter were $9.1 billion, “sufficient to enable us to fund our operations and capital expenditures through 2025.” The stock fell 23%.
Lucid Group
(LCID), the electric-vehicle start-up, fell 7.2%. The company has begun offering a new cheaper version of its luxury Air sedan.
EV leader
Tesla
(TSLA) was down 0.5% after closing with a gain of 5.9% on Wednesday. The stock had risen since
Tesla
earlier this week reported third-quarter deliveries that missed analysts’ consensus estimates. On Thursday, Hyundai announced it would adopt the North American Charging Standard, or Tesla’s charging plug.
General Motors
(GM) dropped 2.4% after The Wall Street Journal reported the auto maker has at least 20 million vehicles built with a potentially dangerous air-bag part.
Clorox
(CLX) fell 5.2% after cutting its fiscal first-quarter outlook following a cybersecurity attack. It was the worst performer in the
S&P 500.
Clorox
sees a loss of 35 cents to 75 cents a share; on an adjusted basis it expects between a break-even result to a loss of 40 cents a share. Clorox said it sees sales falling by 28% to 23% in the period from a year earlier. The company disclosed the cyberattack in mid-August.
Lamb Weston
(LW), the frozen potato company, reported a fiscal first-quarter profit that more than doubled and easily topped Wall Street expectations. The stock jumped 8% and was the best performer in the S&P 500.
Constellation Brands
(STZ) raised fiscal-year earnings expectations after reporting second-quarter profit and revenue that beat Wall Street estimates, driven by strength of the Modelo brand. The stock fell 3.3%.
BlackBerry
(BB) was down 11% after announcing it would split into two separate businesses, and planned to spin off its Internet-of-Things business in an initial public offering. The IPO would be targeted for the first half of the next fiscal year,
BlackBerry
said.
Exxon Mobil
(XOM) declined 2.3% after the energy giant said its third-quarter earnings would get a lift from rising crude oil prices. In a regulatory filing, Exxon said it expects a change in liquids prices to boost profit in the period by between $900 million and $1.3 billion. A change in gas prices would add between $200 million and $400 million. Thinner margins at its chemicals business would reduce profit by $400 million to $600 million.
Carrier Global
(CARR), a maker of HVAC products and other equipment, was downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at
BofA
and the price target was slashed to $55 from $62. The stock fell 2% to $53.50.
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