Kroger, Okta rise; Dollar General, Apple fall

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

Synopsys Inc., up $14.92 to $349.67.

The maker of software used to test and develop chips gave investors an encouraging profit forecast.

Okta Inc., up $23.10 to $221.18.

The cloud identity management company beat Wall Street's third-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts.

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Splunk Inc., up $5.22 to $116.92.

The maker of software that helps companies collect and analyze internal data beat analysts' third-quarter financial forecasts.

Five Below Inc., up $9.49 to $198.68.

The discount retailer gave investors encouraging profit and revenue forecasts.

Kroger Co., up $4.44 to $44.65.

The supermarket chain raised its profit forecast for the year.

Dollar General Corp., down $6.98 to $215.81.

The discount retailer gave investors a disappointing profit and sales forecast.

Apple Inc., down $1.01 to $163.76.

The iPhone maker reportedly warned suppliers that it's seeing weak demand ahead of the holiday season.

Boeing Co., up $14.19 to $202.38.

China’s aviation regulator cleared the airplane maker's 737 Max to return to flying with technical upgrades.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

Company	MarketRank™	Current Price	Price Change	Dividend Yield	P/E Ratio	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target
Okta (OKTA)	3.3262 of 5 stars	$92.10	-1.7%	N/A	-42.44	Hold	$100.39
Dollar General (DG)	4.1403 of 5 stars	$145.58	-0.1%	1.62%	19.26	Hold	$153.08
Kroger (KR)	3.9691 of 5 stars	$56.26	+1.2%	2.06%	19.01	Hold	$55.17
Five Below (FIVE)	4.6405 of 5 stars	$149.57	-1.6%	N/A	27.60	Moderate Buy	$212.83