Macy's, Krispy Kreme Rise Premarket; DraftKings, SoFi Technologies Fall By

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By Peter Nurse

-- Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Tuesday, February 22nd. Please refresh for updates.

• Home Depot (NYSE:HD) stock fell 2.7% despite the home improvement chain beating quarterly same-store sales estimates, buoyed by steady demand for its tools, paint, and building materials.

• Macy’s(NYSE:M) stock rose 7.4% after the department chain topped market expectations for comparable sales in the crucial holiday quarter, rejecting calls to split off its e-commerce operations from its stores.

• SoFi Technologies(NASDAQ:SOFI) stock fell 2.9% after the Wall Street Journal reported that the online personal finance company is considering buying banking-software maker Technisys in an all-stock deal, potentially resulting in an equity dilution.

• DraftKings(NASDAQ:DKNG) stock fell 5.2% after Wells Fargo downgraded its stance on the sports betting company to “equal weight” from “overweight”, saying rising costs are going to weigh heavily.

• Krispy Kreme (NASDAQ:DNUT) stock rose 1.8% after price hikes and more purchase points for the customers helped the doughnut chain surpass fourth quarter estimates.

• Polaris(NYSE:PII) stock rose 0.1% after Citigroup added the manufacturer of electric vehicles to its focus list, saying the stock can surge once supply chain issues ease.

• Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) stock fell 0.1% despite the company reporting a 16.5% rise in quarterly profit, helped by a strong demand for its pacemakers and other heart devices.

• Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) stock rose 1.8% and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) stock 1.7% with oil stocks benefiting from the jump in oil prices after Russia’s move into Ukraine.

• Houghton Mifflin (NASDAQ:HMHC) stock soared 15% with the publishing company set to be taken private by Veritas Capital in a deal worth $21 a share, representing a near 16% premium from Friday’s close.

• Volkswagen(DE:VOWG_p)and Porsche (DE:PSHG_p) will be in focus after the German car manufacturers confirmed they were in talks about a potential listing of the luxury carmaker, which could result in one of the biggest-ever IPOs.

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