Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: PayPal — Shares plunged nearly 16% for the company after Bloomberg reported Thursday night, citing people familiar with the matter, that buyout firm Advent and payment processor Stripe decided to not pursue PayPal . The deal would have been one of the largest leveraged buyouts, the sources told the outlet. Affirm — The buy now, pay later company jumped 13% after it reported $1.17 billion in revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter, topping an LSEG estimate of $1.11 billion. The company’s first-quarter guidance for revenue is also above estimates. Gap – Shares popped nearly 15% after the retail company announced Michael Francis will take the helm at Old Navy, starting Nov. 2. He succeeds Haio Barbeito, who has been the CEO since 2022. Adjusted earnings for Gap in the second quarter topped estimates, coming in at 52 cents per share versus the LSEG consensus estimate of 48 cents. Elastic N.V. – Shares jumped over 17% for the data analytics company after full-year guidance topped analysts’ expectations. The company sees adjusted earnings per share in a range of $3.29 to $3.37. Analysts polled by LSEG were looking for $3.24 per share in terms of guidance. Marvell Technology — Shares dropped nearly 8% after Marvell called for current quarter adjusted earnings of $1.10 per share, plus or minus 5 cents, while analysts polled by LSEG anticipated $1.07 per share. The company also sees non-GAAP gross margin for the period in a range of 57.5% to 58.5%, versus the StreetAccount consensus call for 58.5%. Rubrik — Shares dropped over 5% for the security and AI operations company. Rubrik’s non-GAAP gross margin for the second quarter came in at 81%, versus the 81.7% StreetAccount consensus estimate. The company beat on the top and bottom lines, however. Rubrik said it saw 20 cents in earnings per share, excluding items, and on $427 million in revenue for the quarter, while analysts penciled in 4 cents a share and $396 million, per LSEG. Autodesk – Shares dropped nearly 4% for the maker of 3D design software after its earnings projections failed to beat estimates. Autodesk sees adjusted earnings per share ranging from $3.04 to $3.09 in the third quarter, while analysts polled by LSEG were looking for $3.14 per share. — CNBC’s Alex Harring and Darla Mercado contributed reporting
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