Take a look at the businesses making headlines earlier than the bell.

Salesforce — Shares of the cloud software program maker soared almost 16% in premarket after the corporate beat Wall Avenue estimates throughout the board in its newest earnings report and issued a better-than-expected forecast. Salesforce additionally stated it’s increasing its share buyback program after introducing it final yr.

Greatest Purchase — The buyer electronics retailer shed 1.9% after its fiscal yr earnings and income steerage got here in lighter than anticipated. Greatest Purchase stated it expects a gross sales decline of three% to six% for the yr, citing the macro setting. Nevertheless, its quarterly earnings beat estimates.

Macy’s — The retailer superior 7.3% after beating expectations on per-share earnings and assembly them on income, in line with Refinitiv. Macy’s recorded $1.71 in earnings per share for the fourth quarter, above the $1.57 anticipated. Income was in step with analyst expectations at $8.26 billion.

Silvergate Capital — The financial institution for digital currencies plummeted 37.6% following two downgrades from analysts on the again of recent monetary filings from the corporate. JPMorgan moved the inventory to underperform from impartial, citing future challenges forward after the agency cited a warning that it might not have the ability to meet its monetary obligations with out liquidating within the subsequent yr. Canaccord Genuity downgraded the inventory to carry from purchase, saying the agency has been managed nicely however it desires to maneuver to the sidelines whereas the mud from the latest submitting settles.

Okta — The digital authentication firm added 15.8% after it beat high and backside line expectations for the fourth quarter. The corporate additionally issued current-quarter steerage that was forward of expectations, whereas guiding full-year income to return in step with expectations and per-share earnings above them. Cowen upgraded Okta to outperform from market carry out in consequence.

Greenback Tree — Shares of the low cost retailer dipped about 2% in premarket buying and selling after JPMorgan downgraded Greenback Tree to impartial from obese. The funding agency stated in a observe to purchasers that Greenback Tree might see progress gradual this yr as the corporate laps value will increase and makes investments for 2024 and past.

Snowflake — The cloud knowledge platform supplier’s shares fell greater than 7% on Thursday premarket regardless of Snowflake posting a beat on high and backside strains, in line with Refinitiv. Snowflake’s income steerage for the present interval was lighter than buyers had anticipated. The corporate additionally introduced a $2 billion inventory repurchase program.

Nio — The Chinese language electric-vehicle maker slid 1.6%, persevering with to fall after Nio reported a wider-than-expected loss for the fourth quarter on Wednesday. JPMorgan downgraded the inventory to impartial from obese Thursday and stated the corporate’s expectations are too excessive.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev — Shares of the beer maker slipped 1% following a weak earnings report. Normalized per-share earnings got here in 1 cent beneath the consensus estimate of analysts polled by StreetAccount at 98 cents. Income additionally got here in beneath expectations, with the corporate posting $14.67 billion in contrast with the $15.21 billion anticipated.

Getaround — The automobile sharing firm added 1.7% after getting initiated at purchase by Roth MKM. The agency stated Getaround was a market disruptor and will help improve utilization of legacy vehicles.

MarketAxess — Shares of the fintech firm had been up 1.7% after Atlantic Equities upgraded them to obese from impartial, saying it’s at a “close to inflection level for progress.” The inventory has popped nearly 25% in 2023, however has dropped 8.5% in the course of the previous 12 months.

On Semiconductor — The semiconductor maker dropped 7.2% following a downgrade to outperform from sturdy purchase by Raymond James. The agency stated it sees near-term headwinds, whereas additionally noting the inventory’s valuation is presently above historic ranges.

Tesla — The electrical-vehicle maker misplaced 6.2% after its investor day. Some noticed the occasion as missing specifics.

Coinbase — The crypto platform misplaced 2.8% after Financial institution of America reiterated its underperform score and stated to not count on readability on U.S. regulatory adjustments to cryptocurrencies within the close to time period.

— CNBC’s Hakyung Kim, Yun Li, Jesse Pound and Michelle Fox contributed reporting