Maximus Reports Weak Earnings, Joins Atkore, PDD Holdings And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Thursday's Pre-Market Session

U.S. stock futures were higher this morning, with the Dow futures gaining more than 100 points on Thursday.

Shares of Maximus, Inc. MMS fell sharply in today's pre-market trading after the company reported worse-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted EPS results.

Maximus reported quarterly earnings of $1.46 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.50 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.32 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.31 billion.

Maximus shares dipped 4.4% to $76.99 in the pre-market trading session.

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Here are some other stocks moving lower in pre-market trading.

Kura Oncology, Inc. KURA shares declined 16.7% to $13.25 in pre-market trading. Kura Oncology and Kyowa Kirin announced a global strategic collaboration to develop and commercialize Ziftomenib in Acute Leukemias.
Atkore Inc. ATKR shares dipped 9.7% to $76.00 in pre-market trading after the company reported downbeat fourth-quarter earnings.
Cool Company Ltd. CLCO fell 9.7% to $9.59 in pre-market trading after the company announced third-quarter results.
Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc CNTA fell 9.7% to $15.10 in today's pre-market trading.
Xponential Fitness, Inc. XPOF fell 8.7% to $14.01 in pre-market trading.
PDD Holdings Inc. PDD fell 7.1% to $108.20 in pre-market trading following weak quarterly results.
Scholastic Corporation SCHL fell 2.4% to $24.21 in pre-market trading.