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Salesforce, Anaplan rise; Nordstrom, Pure Storage fall

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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., up 34 cents to $9.67.

The information technology company beat analysts' fiscal third-quarter profit and revenue forecasts.

Pure Storage Inc., down $1.70 to $15.05.

The data storage company warned that revenue could continue suffering in the third quarter because of the pandemic.

Nordstrom Inc., down 85 cents to $14.69.

The retailer reported a surprisingly big second-quarter loss and a steep drop in revenue.

Urban Outfitters Inc., up $4.45 to $25.25.

The clothing and accessories retailer reported a surprising second-quarter profit and beat analysts' sales forecasts.

Anaplan Inc., up $10.33 to $58.15.

The software company's second-quarter earnings beat Wall Street forecasts.

Intuit Inc., up $5.92 to $342.34.

The maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks and other accounting software reported surprisingly strong fiscal fourth-quarter earnings.

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., up $7.32 to $53.99.

The sporting goods retailer blew away Wall Street's second-quarter profit forecasts as consumers focused on health and wellness while stuck at home.

Salesforce.com Inc., up $56.27 to $272.32.

The customer-management software developer raised its profit forecast after handily beating Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings expectations.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRankâ„¢Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Nordstrom (JWN)
1.2641 of 5 stars
$24.680.1%3.08%15.72Reduce$22.80
Salesforce (CRM)
4.943 of 5 stars
$272.85-0.2%0.61%42.70Moderate Buy$349.08
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
4.7906 of 5 stars
$20.5111.4%2.54%20.72Moderate Buy$21.54
Urban Outfitters (URBN)
3.9201 of 5 stars
$72.544.5%N/A15.18Moderate Buy$74.09
Anaplan (PLAN)N/A$63.73flatN/A-44.88N/AN/A
DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS)
4.9889 of 5 stars
$198.01-2.4%2.45%14.16Hold$219.56
Intuit (INTU)
4.545 of 5 stars
$787.631.4%0.53%63.93Moderate Buy$793.05
Pure Storage (PSTG)
4.2483 of 5 stars
$57.714.2%N/A155.98Moderate Buy$69.95
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