20 Stocks Moving In Thursday's Pre-Market Session

Gainers

• Palo Alto Networks Inc PANW rose 13.7 percent to $134.83 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected results for its third quarter and issued a strong earnings forecast for the current quarter.
• Ciena Corporation CIEN rose 11.6 percent to $26.20 in pre-market trading as the company reported upbeat results for iys second quarter on Thursday.
• Pinnacle Foods Inc PF rose 6.4 percent to $66.30 in pre-market trading. Conagra Brands Inc CAG is said to have made an approach to Pinnacle Foods regarding a potential acquisition, according to sources as reported by Reuters on Wednesday.
• Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co GT rose 5 percent to $33.81 in pre-market trading. Morgan Stanley upgraded Goodyear Tire from Underweight to Overweight.
• Box Inc BOX rose 4.6 percent to $19.55 in pre-market trading as the company posted a narrower-than-expected loss for its first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ upgraded Box from Neutral to Overweight.
• Graham Corporation GHM gained 4.6 percent to $21.90 after the company posted upbeat Q4 results.
• FireEye Inc FEYE shares rose 4.4 percent to $15.65 in pre-market trading after gaining 0.20 percent on Wednesday.
• Dollar General Corp. DG rose 4.3 percent to $76.50 in pre-market trading after the company posted stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter and raised its FY17 sales growth outlook.
• Sonus Networks, Inc. SONS shares rose 4 percent to $7.02 in pre-market trading. William Blair upgraded Sonus Networks from Market Perform to Outperform.
• Skechers USA Inc SKX shares rose 3.8 percent to $26.50 in pre-market trading. Citigroup upgraded Skechers from Neutral to Buy.
• Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc HMNY rose 3.8 percent to $2.73 in pre-market trading after falling 5.05 percent on Wednesday.
• LendingClub Corp LC shares rose 3.1 percent to $5.67 in pre-market trading. California Court has reportedly denied LendingClub motion to dismiss class action investor lawsuit.

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Losers

• Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc INO fell 11.7 percent to $6.67 in pre-market trading after dropping 0.26 percent on Wednesday.
• Express, Inc. EXPR shares fell 11.1 percent to $6.90 in the pre-market trading session after the company posted a wider-than-expected loss for its first quarter.
• Sibanye Gold Ltd (ADR) SBGL shares fell 7.5 percent to $4.68 in pre-market trading after rising 1.81 percent on Wednesday.
• Microbot Medical Inc MBOT fell 7.1 percent to $4.20 in pre-market trading after surging 68.03 percent on Wednesday.
• Semtech Corporation SMTC fell 3.8 percent to $36.75 in pre-market trading. Semtech reported Q1 adjusted earnings of $0.44 per share on revenue of $149.1 million.
• AmTrust Financial Services Inc AFSI fell 3.7 percent to $12.65 in pre-market trading after rising 2.26 percent on Wednesday.
• DRDGOLD Ltd. (ADR) DRD shares fell 3.3 percent to $2.90 in pre-market trading after declining 4.76 percent on Wednesday.
• IAMGOLD Corp (USA) IAG fell 3 percent to $4.34 in pre-market trading after gaining 4.44 percent on Wednesday.