Zosano Pharma Corp (NASDAQ:ZSAN) (Benzinga)
Zosano Pharma Corp shares climbed 52.4 percent to $8.32 as the company reported the Issuance of a new US patent covering M207 as an acute treatment for migraine.
Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL) (MarketWatch)
Foot Locker Inc. shares plummeted more than 14% in Friday trading after weaker-than-expected quarterly results, but analysts say now’s the time to buy the stock. Foot Locker FL, -14.30% Chief Executive Richard Johnson remained upbeat about the future on the Friday morning earnings call. While he wouldn’t offer any details about strategies for improving the business, he outlined some of the planned initiatives, such as expansion into Asia. And he highlighted the $15 million stake the company took in the luxury women’s active apparel company Carbon 38 during the fourth quarter.
Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ:AMBA) (The Motley Fool)
What happened: Shares of Ambarella Inc. (NASDAQ:AMBA) are up 13.5% as of 12:30 p.m. EST Friday after the video-processing chip company announced better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results. Ambarella’s quarterly revenue declined 19.3% year over year to $70.6 million. That translated to adjusted net income of $15.8 million, or $0.45 per share, down from $0.92 per share in the same year-ago period. Of course, this might not sound encouraging, but the midpoint of Ambarella’s latest guidance — provided in late November — called for revenue to fall 20%, and most investors were modeling significantly lower adjusted earnings of $0.37 per share.
JD.Com Inc(ADR) (NASDAQ:JD) (Reuters)
(Reuters) – JD.com Inc, China’s second largest e-commerce firm, saw its stock plunge in pre-market trade on Friday as quarterly profit was hit by competitive pressure and heavy investments during its top earnings season. JD.com’s U.S.-listed stock was down 10 percent in pre-market trading. Despite posting better-than-expected revenue for the quarter, net income was down 17.7 percent at 449 million versus a mean analyst estimate of 666 million according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) (CNBC)
McDonald’s new value offering isn’t off to a good start, according to one Wall Street firm. RBC Capital Market reduced its sales and earnings estimates for McDonald’s shares. The company launched its $1, $2 and $3 menu in January. “We significantly lower our US SSS [same-store sales] expectations due to deteriorating industry conditions and a disappointing early sales impact from the $1, $2, $3 value menu,” analyst David Palmer wrote in a note to clients Friday. “While we are cautious on MCD in the near term, we believe the chain has ample opportunities to course correct and re-accelerate SSS growth in the coming quarters,” he wrote. McDonald’s shares dropped 4.2 percent Friday after the report.
Atlas Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AFH) (Benzinga)
Atlas Financial Holdings Inc shares dipped 41.5 percent to $11.00 after the company issued weak FY 2018 forecast.
