Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna, Lowe's, Estee Lauder & more

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 19, 2026 · 526 words · By Davis Giangiulio

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What to know about Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna, Lowe's, Estee Lauder & more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna , Merck — Shares of the pharmaceutical companies surged after a personalized cancer vaccine between the two companies showed positive results in a late-stage trial .

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What happened

Why it matters

Moderna's stock at one point soared 57%, while Merck's jumped just over 6%.

Common ground

It is unclear when the companies plan to submit applications for approval of the drug in the U.S.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna, Lowe's, Estee Lauder & more?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Shares of the pharmaceutical companies [Moderna and Merck] surged after a personalized cancer vaccine between the two companies showed positive results in a late-stage trial?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

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Claim 1: “Shares of the pharmaceutical companies [Moderna and Merck] surged after a personalized cancer vaccine between the two companies showed positive results in a late-stage trial”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a personalized cancer vaccine developed by Merck and Moderna showed positive results in a late-stage trial, leading to a surge in their share prices.

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web search NEUTRAL — The personalized cancer vaccine from Merck and Moderna showed positive initial results in its first-ever late-stage trial causing Moderna’s share price to triple overnight.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/merck-and-moderna-phase-3-tr…

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web search NEUTRAL — An experimental personalized cancer vaccine from Merck and Moderna showed positive initial results in its first-ever late-stage trial, the companies announced Wednesday, bringing them one step closer …
https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2026/moderna-merck-cancer-vaccine…

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web search NEUTRAL — BREAKING: Shares of Moderna surged 177% while Merck rose over 12% following positive results from the first-ever late-stage trial of their experimental personalized cancer vaccine.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/litquidity_breaking-shares-of…

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Claim 2: “La-Z-Boy... manufacturer of recliners tanked almost 17%”

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Claim 3: “Revenue for the second quarter also missed expectations [for Lowe's]”

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Evidence explicitly states that Lowe's 'second-quarter revenue fell short of expectations'.

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Claim 4: “The company [Toll Brothers] reported third quarter earnings of $2.97 per share on revenues of $2.65 billion”

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Claim 5: “Target... retailer declined 1.5% despite reporting better-than-expected revenues in its second-quarter financial report and hiking its full-year guidance”

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No evidence was provided or found regarding Target's stock performance or Q2 financial reports.

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Claim 6: “Keysight posted earnings of $3.07 per share, excluding items, more than the $2.48 per share expected by analysts polled by FactSet”

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A LinkedIn post mentions $3.07 of adjusted EPS for Keysight, but the other provided evidence for Keysight's earnings mentions $1.72 or $2.30. The specific FactSet estimate of $2.48 is not corroborated by the provided evidence.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Skydance

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adobe Inc. ( ə-DOH-bee), formerly Adobe Systems Incorporated, is an American multinational computer software company based in San Jose, California. It offers a wide range of programs from web design …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Inc.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS) is an American financial technology company. Annually, FIS facilitates the movement of roughly US$9 trillion through the processing of approximately …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_(company)

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Claim 7: “Mercury Systems... maker of defense and aerospace electronics slid more than 9%”

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Claim 8: “Moderna's stock at one point soared 57%”

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The claim states the stock soared 57%. However, provided evidence from web search reports a surge of 177% in one instance, while other reports mention much smaller premarket gains (2.97% and 8.85%). There is no source confirming exactly 57%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moderna, Inc. ( mə-DUR-nə) is an American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that focuses on RNA therapeutics, primarily mRNA vaccines. These vaccines use a co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderna

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine, sold under the brand name Spikevax among others, is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the American company Moderna, the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderna_COVID-19_vaccine

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Studio Moderna Group is an omnichannel, multi-brand and direct-to-consumer retailer, primarily operating across Central and Eastern Europe. In 2011, Studio Moderna launched Octaspring technology. and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Moderna

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Claim 9: “Keysight Technologies... rose 2% after posting third quarter results that exceeded expectations on the top and bottom lines”

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Multiple sources confirm Keysight Technologies reported Q3 results that exceeded expectations on both revenue and earnings (top and bottom lines).

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web search NEUTRAL — Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results on Tuesday. Keysight reported quarterly earnings of $1.72 per share which beat the analyst consens…
https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/price-target/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Keysight Technologies outperformed sales expectations in the first quarter as the network solutions provider saw an increase in demand for its products coupled with...
https://www.tipranks.com/news/keysight-tech-quarterly-sales-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Keysight Technologies KEYS reported record fiscal third-quarter 2026 results, with revenue, orders and earnings exceeding the high end of its guidance range, as demand accelerated across AI infrastruc…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/marketbeat:533fc52df094b:0-…

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Claim 10: “Marvell Technology... was up more than 11% after it announced that it was giving Google permission to buy a $12 billion stake in the company”

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While evidence confirms Marvell Technology's revenue growth and general business operations, there is no mention of Google buying a $12 billion stake or the stock rising 11% specifically due to such an event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. It was created through a restructuring of Google on October 2, 2015, and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marvell Technology, Inc. is an American company, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, which develops and produces semiconductors and related technology. Founded in 1995, the company had close to …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palantir Technologies Inc. () is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics software. Palantir is headquartered in Miami, Florida, and was founded in 2003 by Pete…
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Claim 11: “The company [Estee Lauder] also reported that it expects earnings of between $3.10 to $3.35 per share in fiscal year 2027, about in-line with FactSet estimates for between $2.95 to $3.42”

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Claim 12: “Lowe's... Shares were off 2% after the home improvement retailer after it updated its full-year sales and earnings outlook to the bottom end of its prior guidance”

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Multiple sources confirm Lowe's trimmed its full-year outlook to the low end of its range and that this occurred following Q2 results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lowe's $LOW -0.08% trimmed its full-year 2026 outlook on Wednesday after second-quarter revenue fell short of expectations, as weakness in discretionary do-it-yourself spending continued to weigh on r…
https://qz.com/lowes-2026-outlook-diy-spending-earnings-0819…

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web search NEUTRAL — Lowe's pulled back its full-year outlook to the low end of its sales range. Management also anticipates flat comparable sales and lower adjusted EPS at $12.25.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/09/10/lowes-just-hit-a-5…

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web search NEUTRAL — Home improvement retailer Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) cut its full-year forecast on Tuesday, in another indication of a difficult environment for the retail sector. Around 93% of S&P 500 companies have reported…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/austrio-vaz-94a489a3_lowes-be…

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Claim 13: “Adjusted operating income [for La-Z-Boy] dropped 20% from a year earlier, landing at $18.7 million”

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Claim 14: “Analysts polled by LSEG had expected per-share earnings of $2.93 on revenues of $2.61 billion [for Toll Brothers]”

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Claim 15: “Estee Lauder... beauty care manufacturer and marketer rose more than 7% after it reported earnings and revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter that beat consensus estimates, according to analysts polled by FactSet”

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Claim 16: “Merck's jumped just over 6%”

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One web search result mentions Merck rose 'over 12%', which is close to but not exactly 'just over 6%'. No other evidence specifically confirms the 6% figure.

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 11, 2026 · We have released Security Updates for Exchange Server SE. Exchange Server 2019 and 2016 ESU updates only.
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Claim 17: “Adjusted earnings of 37 cents in the fourth quarter [for Mercury Systems] missed the FactSet consensus call by one cent”

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Claim 18: “Mercury Systems said that revenue for the fiscal year ending June 2027 would approach about $1.1 billion, versus the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.05 billion”

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Claim 19: “Results were boosted by a $752 million boost to net earnings, or $1.65 per share, from tariff refunds [for Target]”

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Claim 20: “La-Z-Boy said current quarter revenue would range from $500 million to $520 million, missing the FactSet consensus of $536.8 million”

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Claim 21: “Analog Devices... semiconductor company rose more than 3% after adjusted earnings and revenue for its fiscal third quarter, along with current quarter guidance, came in above expectations”

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Claim 22: “Toll Brothers... Shares of the luxury homebuilder rose just over 1%”

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Claim 23: “Its gross margin [Analog Devices], on a non-GAAP basis, rose to 72.5% compared to 69.2% a year ago”

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Claim 24: “Revenue of $1.85 billion beat the $1.75 billion consensus estimate [for Keysight]”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amazon.com, Inc. (doing business as Amazon) is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, entertainment, and artificial…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley, and known for consumer electronics, software and online services. Founded in 1976 …
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Claim 25: “First quarter earnings [for La-Z-Boy] came in at 43 cents per share on an adjusted basis, down 9% from the year-ago period”

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