CrowdStrike, Coherent rise; NRG Energy, Uber fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday:

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., up $11.72 to $208.03.

The cloud-based security company beat Wall Street's fourth-quarter profit and revenue forecasts.

Lennar Corp., up $12.24 to $100.95.

The homebuilder reported strong fiscal first-quarter financial results on a surge in new home orders.

NRG Energy Inc., down $7.26 to $36.18.

The utility operator won't achieve its financial forecasts for the year following the costly and damaging winter storms in Texas.

Plug Power Inc., down $3.37 to $39.31.

The maker of hydrogen fuel cell systems is correcting several year's worth of financial results because of accounting errors.

Coherent Inc., up $8.11 to $256.82.

Lumentum Holdings raised its buyout offer for the maker of lasers and laser equipment.

AbbVie Inc., down $5.80 to $105.04.

The biotechnology company faces an extended regulatory review for a potential arthritis drug.

Pinduoduo Inc., down $11.43 to $149.46.

The e-commerce company's fourth-quarter loss was bigger than Wall Street expected.

Uber Technologies Inc., down $2.49 to $56.36.

The ride-hailing app will reclassify its British drivers as employees, entitling them to minimum wage, holiday pay and other benefits.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Uber Technologies (UBER)
4.7542 of 5 stars
$69.05-0.4%N/A80.29Moderate Buy$78.94
Plug Power (PLUG)
3.9188 of 5 stars
$2.41+1.3%N/A-1.05Hold$6.05
Lennar (LEN)
4.4089 of 5 stars
$154.29+1.0%1.30%10.81Hold$163.88
NRG Energy (NRG)
4.2767 of 5 stars
$72.81-0.1%2.24%-68.05Hold$59.50
PDD (PDD)
4.4212 of 5 stars
$129.31+2.8%N/A22.57Moderate Buy$146.85
CrowdStrike (CRWD)
4.574 of 5 stars
$304.07+2.0%N/A844.66Moderate Buy$371.87
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