Splunk, FireEye fall; General Motors, Tellurian rise

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

Splunk Inc., down $11.81 to $111.98.

The software maker's first-quarter loss was bigger than analysts expected.

NetApp Inc., up $1.62 to $78.68.

The data storage company gave investors an encouraging financial forecast after reporting strong fiscal fourth-quarter earnings.

Smartsheet Inc., up $1.98 to $62.10.

The maker of a cloud-based work-management platform reported a jump in billings and beat analysts' first-quarter earnings forecasts.

FireEye Inc., down $3.97 to $18.56.

The cybersecurity company is selling its FireEye products business to Symphony Technology Group for $1.2 billion.

Tellurian Inc., up 83 cents to $5.16.

The natural gas company finalized a liquefied natural gas deal with Vitol that it values at $12 billion in revenue over ten years.

Conn’s Inc., up $6.56 to $30.57.

The retailer blew away Wall Street's first-quarter profit forecasts.

United Bankshares Inc., down $2.12 to $39.03.

The bank is buying Community Bankers Trust in an all-stock deal valued at about $303.3 million.

General Motors Co., up $3.81 to $63.46.

The automaker said earnings for the first half of 2021 will be significantly better than forecasts it issued earlier in the year.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Smartsheet (SMAR)
4.607 of 5 stars
$39.62+0.9%N/A-50.15Moderate Buy$49.75
Splunk (SPLK)
1.4306 of 5 stars
$156.90flatN/A124.52Hold$135.31
General Motors (GM)
4.8558 of 5 stars
$45.45+0.9%1.06%5.56Moderate Buy$54.65
United Bankshares (UBSI)
2.9393 of 5 stars
$34.38+1.1%4.30%13.12Hold$37.00
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