Check out some of the companies making headlines in intraday trading: Novo Nordisk — The maker of obesity drug Wegoby soared more than 4% as sales of the oral weight-loss treatment got off to a strong start. In the first week of launch, approximately 1.3% of Wegovy’s prescriptions were for the oral version. Regions Financial — Shares of the Birmingham, Alabama-based regional bank fell nearly 3% after the company reported disappointing fourth-quarter results. Each region earned 57 cents per share excluding items. That was lower than the 61 cents per share expected by analysts surveyed by FactSet. Energy stocks — The Trump administration is pushing technology companies to finance power plants as energy-hungry data centers increase. Companies related to power utility infrastructure rose, including GE Vernova and Bloom Energy, both up about 6%, and Quanta Services, up about 5%. But independent power companies fell, with Constellation Energy down nearly 10% and Vistra down 7%. Micron Technology — The chipmaker rose more than 5% after board member Mark Liu disclosed in a securities filing that he bought $7.8 million in stock at market value. This buy is noteworthy, as Micron stock has already soared more than 246% in the past 12 months. AST SpaceMobile — Shares soared nearly 13% after AST SpaceMobile was selected as the prime contractor for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD program, part of the Trump administration’s Golden Dome. AST, which is developing low-Earth satellite broadband systems, will work on various areas of the project. AMCR — The Swiss packaging company’s American Depositary Receipts fell about 6% on the New York Stock Exchange after completing a 5-for-1 reverse stock split. ImmunityBio — The biotech company soared 28%, adding to a 30% pre-session rally driven by strong guidance for bladder cancer drug Anktiva. ImmunityBio expects full-year revenue for the drug to increase 700%. Worthington Steel — The Columbus, Ohio-based maker of hot and cold-rolled steel rose 3% after it agreed to buy German metal processing company Klöckner Corp. for an enterprise value of $2.4 billion. Coupang — Shares rose about 2% after Deutsche Bank upgraded the South Korean retail giant to a takeover target, saying most of the regulatory uncertainty had been priced in. QXO — Shares fell 5% after the roofing material maker announced it would sell $750 million in common stock. PNC Financial Services — The Pittsburgh-based bank rose 3% after reporting better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and providing encouraging guidance. PNC reported revenue of $5.96 billion, compared to LSEG’s consensus estimate of $5.89 billion. Earnings per share came to $4.88, beating expectations of $4.22 per share. PNC also expects total sales growth to be about 11% through the end of 2026, higher than analysts’ expectations of 8.7%. Honeywell — This industrial giant rose nearly 2% after receiving an upgrade from neutral to overweight at JPMorgan. The bank said investors should buy shares as Honeywell moves forward with its planned separation. — CNBC’s Fred Imbert and Scott Schnipper contributed reporting
