DuPont, Carnival fall; Microsoft, Tesla rise

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday:

Microsoft Corp., up $4.74 to $172.78

The software company handily beat Wall Street's profit forecasts on sharp gains from its cloud computing business.

DuPont de Nemours Inc., down $4.97 to $52.72

The chemicals company reported revenue that fell short of analysts' estimates.

Tesla Inc., up $59.82 to $640.81

The electric vehicle maker handily beat analysts' fourth-quarter earnings forecasts on record sales.

Carnival Corp., down $1.75 to $44.75

A couple from Hong Kong were quarantined aboard one of the company's ships near the Italian coast, according to media reports.

Mondelez International Inc., up $4.24 to $58.80

The maker of Oreo cookies reported strong fourth-quarter profits and revenue.

ServiceNow Inc., up $28.69 to $341.62

The software company's fourth-quarter profit and revenue beat Wall Street forecasts.

United Parcel Service Inc., down $7.76 at $108

The package delivery company gave investors a disappointing profit forecast.

Lam Research Corp., up $12.73 to $310.95

The semiconductor equipment maker gave investors a surprisingly good profit forecast.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Carnival Co. & (CCL)
4.9157 of 5 stars
$15.08-0.7%N/A58.00Moderate Buy$21.47
DuPont de Nemours (DD)
4.4933 of 5 stars
$73.71+0.3%2.06%79.26Hold$77.90
Lam Research (LRCX)
4.804 of 5 stars
$925.37+2.7%0.86%34.03Moderate Buy$950.85
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