Restaurant Brands, Avis, Devon Energy Rise Premarket; Pfizer, Chegg Fall By Investing.com


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By Peter Nurse

Investing.com — Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Tuesday, May 3rd. Please refresh for updates.

  • Chegg (NYSE:) stock slumped 40% after the online education services company offered up weak full-year guidance despite exceeding expectations.

  • Restaurant Brands (NYSE:) stock rose 1.6% after the Burger King parent beat estimates, boosted by higher prices and increased traffic at its restaurant chains.

  • Pfizer (NYSE:) stock fell 1.4% after the said Paxlovid, its antiviral drug for treating Covid-19, will generate less in this year than expected.

  • Avis (NASDAQ:) stock rose 7.1% after the car rental company smashed expectations, helped by a recovery in U.S. travel demand and near-record used-car prices.

  • Devon Energy (NYSE:) stock rose 2.6% after the oil and gas exploration company a dividend as well as an increase in its share buyback plans.

  • Paramount Global (NASDAQ:) stock fell 3% after the media company posted disappointing , amid increasing video streaming competition and weak ad sales growth.

  • Clorox (NYSE:) stock fell 1.9% after the manufacturer of household products cut its full-year earnings outlook, citing stubbornly rising costs.

  • Dupont (NYSE:) stock fell 5.2% after the industrial materials maker posted a fall in , hurt by rising raw material and logistic costs.

  • Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:) stock rose 0.9% after the refiner posted a , compared with a loss a year earlier, as demand for fuel and refined products recovered to near pre-pandemic levels

  • BP (NYSE:) ADRs rose 5.2% after the energy giant announced plans to increase share buybacks even after it recorded its biggest after writing down $24 billion to exit its Russia businesses.

  • HSBC (NYSE:) ADRs rose 1.9% after the U.K.-based lender’s largest shareholder, Chinese insurance giant Ping An, urged a break-up of the bank, including potentially spinning off the Asian business, in a bid to improve returns.

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