Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Nvidia — The closely followed chip giant’s stock surged 13% in premarket trading after earnings released Wednesday afternoon blew past expectations amid the artificial intelligence boom. Nvidia earned $5.16 per share on an adjusted basis and $22.1 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter, while analysts surveyed by LSEG anticipated $4.64 per share and $20.62 billion. The company also said revenue in the current quarter would be stronger than Wall Street forecasted. Moderna — Shares were up more than 5% after the vaccine maker posted a greater-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter. The company’s top line registered at $2.81 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG had forecast a print of $2.50 billion. Moderna also reported a surprise profit, boosted in part by deferred revenue that came despite plunging sales in its Covid vaccine. Lucid — Shares pulled back more than 7% after the luxury electric vehicle company missed revenue estimates in the fourth-quarter. Specifically, Lucid posted $157 million, while analysts expected $180 million, per LSEG. Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded Lucid to underweight from neutral earlier on Thursday, according to Street Account. Etsy — Shares lost 8.6% in Thursday’s premarket, the morning after the online market place reported a mixed fourth quarter. While revenue exceeded Wall Street expectations, the company saw 62 cents in earnings per share, under the 78 cents anticipated from analysts polled by LSEG. Rivian — Shares tumbled 17% a day after the electric vehicle maker said it saw steeper losses than expected and cut 10% of staff. Though revenue came in higher than analysts forecasted, Rivian said it lost $1.36 per share, 4 cents wider than the consensus estimates of analysts polled by LSEG. The company also said to expected lower-than-anticipated car production. Synopsys — Shares popped 4.5% a day after the software company issued better-than-expected…
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