Roblox, Shopify, Upstart and extra

Take a look at the businesses making headlines in noon buying and selling.

Roblox — Shares of the Metaverse-focused gaming firm plunged greater than 25% after Roblox’s newest earnings report missed Wall Avenue expectations. Roblox posted a lack of 25 cents a share on income of $770 million. Analysts polled by Refinitiv have been anticipating a lack of 13 cents a share on gross sales of $772 million.

Shopify – The e-commerce platform slumped greater than 18% in noon commerce after the corporate stated income development for 2022 could be slower than the 57% it posted in 2021. Nevertheless, Shopify beat on the highest and backside traces of its quarterly outcomes.

Upstart – Shares of the patron credit score platform surged greater than 35% after reporting earnings properly above Wall Avenue estimates. Upstart reported earnings of 89 cents per share, in keeping with Refinitiv, beating estimates of 51 cents. Income additionally exceeded forecasts. The corporate additionally issued robust gross sales steerage for the primary quarter and full 12 months.

ViacomCBS – Media shares fell 21% on Wednesday after the corporate, now generally known as Paramount World, reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. Financial institution of America additionally downgraded the inventory to impartial, saying Paramount’s give attention to streaming has diminished the probabilities of a near-term takeover bid.

Macy’s — Shares of the division retailer rose greater than 4% after Evercore ISI upgraded Macy’s to outperform from inline, and stated in a notice to clients that the retailer’s shares didn’t mirror the upside potential for its gross sales and earnings.

Vacasa — Shares of the holiday rental firm have been up greater than 11% in noon commerce after JPMorgan opened protection with an obese ranking and stated in a notice that the corporate has some aggressive benefits over extra established names within the trade.

Airbnb — Shares of the holiday residence rental firm rose 5% after Airbnb reported better-than-expected earnings and income ends in the fourth quarter. The corporate stated lead instances for bookings within the US and Europe have returned to pre-pandemic ranges.

Generac — Shares gained greater than 10% after earnings beat estimates for the high- and low-end of quarterly earnings. The generator and energy tools maker earned an adjusted $2.51 per share, 11 cents above estimates, as each business and residential gross sales rose greater than 40%.

Kraft Heinz – Shares of the meals firm rose 3.5% after reporting better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and gross sales. Kraft Heinz studies adjusted quarterly earnings of 79 cents per share, beating estimates by 16 cents.

La-Z-Boy – The furnishings firm’s inventory plummeted greater than 17% after an enormous drop in earnings. Based on Refinitiv, La-Z-Boy reported earnings of 65 cents per share final quarter, properly under the consensus estimate of 89 cents. The corporate stated it has had a number of manufacturing points associated to the pandemic.

— with studies from CNBC’s Yun Li, Jesse Pound and Hannah Miao.