Ford, Qualcomm rise; Citrix Systems, PayPal fall

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday:

Yum Brands Inc., up $7.70 to $130.31.

The owner of the KFC and Taco Bell chains reported encouraging second-quarter financial results.

LendingClub Corp., up $7.77 to $24.02.

The company, which connects borrowers and lenders online, reported a surprise second-quarter profit.

Meritage Homes Corp., up $11.21 to $106.90.

The homebuilder handily beat Wall Street's second-quarter profit and revenue forecasts.

Ford Motor Co., up 53 cents to $14.39.

The automaker reported a surprise second-quarter profit on strong sales of pickup trucks and SUVs.

Citrix Systems Inc., down $15.55 to $99.

The cloud computing company cut its profit and revenue forecasts for the year.

PayPal Holdings Inc., down $18.81 to $283.17.

The digital payments company reported weak second-quarter revenue and gave investors a disappointing financial forecast.

Altice USA Inc., down $2.85 to $31.26.

The cable television provider’s second-quarter profit fell short of analysts’ forecasts.

Qualcomm Inc., up $8.55 to $150.99.

The chipmaker's fiscal third-quarter profit and revenue beat Wall Street forecasts.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Yum! Brands (YUM)
4.0198 of 5 stars
$139.06+0.4%1.93%24.88Hold$145.00
QUALCOMM (QCOM)
4.78 of 5 stars
$160.18+1.6%2.00%23.21Moderate Buy$156.90
Meritage Homes (MTH)
3.871 of 5 stars
$152.06+1.1%1.97%7.63Hold$172.67
Citrix Systems (CTXS)
0 of 5 stars
$103.90flat0.36%40.12N/A
Altice USA (ATUS)
4.0982 of 5 stars
$1.92-2.8%N/A15.96Reduce$2.90
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