Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Zillow, Peloton, Sandisk, Moderna & more
A premarket movers roundup highlights Peloton (-14% after Q4 results), Moderna (+4% after FDA approval of mFlusiva for adults 50+), Versant Media (+5% after raising 2026 outlook), Warby Parker (-7% on revenue miss), IonQ (+3.9% on Q2 revenue and guidance), Sandisk (-10% on Q1 revenue guidance), and others including Zillow, Western Digital, Salesforce, Duolingo, Bumble, and AppLovin.
How this was made
The 30-second read
Why it matters
The actionable trading signal is the combination of quantified guidance comparisons to consensus and a discrete FDA approval, which can drive immediate repricing at the open.
Market read
Multiple single-stock catalysts are likely to dominate early liquidity and sector sentiment into the open, especially storage/memory and high-growth software/consumer internet names.
What to watch
The article mixes exec-title news (Z, CRM) with hard guidance/earnings catalysts; traders should separate sentiment-driven governance signals from quantified financial misses/raises.
Background
This is a CNBC premarket movers roundup summarizing multiple companies’ earnings, guidance, and regulatory headlines driving large pre-open moves.
Ticker impact
IonQ rose 3.9% premarket on better-than-expected Q2 revenue and full-year revenue guidance above consensus.
Mildly bullish bias for the next session, with upside dependent on follow-through in bookings/visibility.
The article cites both a beat and a guidance range exceeding consensus, which are actionable for traders.
SanDisk slid 10% premarket as first-quarter revenue guidance range ($10.3B to $10.8B) looked light versus $10.47B consensus.
Bearish near-term, with potential for further downside if traders interpret the range as demand softness.
The article explicitly contrasts the company’s revenue guidance range with consensus, explaining the move.
DoorDash added 4% premarket after quarterly revenue of $4.45B beat LSEG consensus of $4.34B.
Mildly bullish continuation, especially if the market focuses on growth re-acceleration.
The article provides a concrete revenue beat figure tied to the premarket move.
Zillow slid more than 11% premarket after expanding CFO Jeremy Hofmann’s role to chief operating officer.
Near-term bearish/volatile tape risk until traders assess what the COO appointment implies for strategy and costs.
The article attributes the move to the role change plus a solid post-bell quarter, but it does not provide a clear causal mechanism.
Western Digital slumped more than 15% premarket as current-quarter projections underwhelmed versus LSEG consensus.
Bearish near-term with elevated volatility; traders may reduce exposure to storage until guidance stabilizes.
The article includes specific adjusted EPS and revenue guidance versus consensus, directly explaining the magnitude of the move.
Salesforce shares were down almost 5% premarket after announcing Miguel Milano as operating chief.
Likely range-bound to slightly negative until investors connect the appointment to measurable execution changes.
The catalyst is an exec title change, and the article does not quantify operational impact beyond the stock’s YTD decline.
Duolingo fell 7% premarket after current-quarter revenue guidance of $302M missed the $303.9M FactSet consensus.
Bearish near-term, with downside risk if traders extrapolate weaker user monetization.
The article provides explicit guidance vs consensus for both revenue and bookings, supporting a clear negative catalyst.
Bumble fell 5% premarket after posting a Q2 loss of 84 cents per share versus a FactSet consensus for a profit of 25 cents.
Downward bias for the next session, with focus on whether guidance can recover EBITDA trajectory.
The article quantifies the EPS miss versus consensus and ties it to the premarket move.
Market effects
Guidance misses in memory/storage (SNDK, WDC) and profitability guidance softness (FIGM, APP) can pressure broader tech and semis sentiment; FDA approval (MRK) supports biotech optimism.
Primarily US large-cap and growth tape impact into the cash open; no direct cross-region catalyst described.
Storage and memory demand signals can influence global supply-chain sentiment, while FDA approval is US-specific but can affect global vaccine competitive dynamics.
Counterpoint
Some moves may overreact to single-quarter guidance ranges; follow-through could reverse if management commentary clarifies transitory factors (especially for FIGM, Z, CRM).
Key entities
- companyPeloton Interactive
Connected fitness company with Q4 results and an 8.8% YoY decline in active paying subscribers.
- companyModerna
FDA-approved mRNA flu vaccine mFlusiva for adults 50 and older.
- companySanDisk
Memory chip company with first-quarter revenue guidance below consensus.
- companyWestern Digital
Data storage company with current-quarter projections below consensus.
