Check out the companies that are trending in intraday trading. General Mills — Shares fell 7% after the parent company of Lucky Charms and Progresso lowered its 2026 outlook. General Mills expected organic net sales to decline between 1.5% and 2%, and operating income and adjusted earnings per share to decline between 16% and 20%. Southwest Airlines — The company’s stock rose more than 6% after being upgraded to buy by UBS. The analyst cited new initiatives by Southwest Airlines that could attract travelers, such as extra legroom and reserved seats. Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Skydance — Shares of two media and entertainment companies rose after Netflix granted Warner Bros. Discovery a seven-day waiver to negotiate a deal with Paramount Skydance. Warner Bros. Discovery rose nearly 3% and Paramount rose more than 6%. TripAdvisor — Shares of the travel booking website rose more than 7% after the company announced that its board and management had held discussions with activist investor Starboard Value, which owns 9% of TripAdvisor. The hedge fund asked the company to consider selling the business. Genuine Parts — Shares fell more than 12% after Genuine Parts announced plans to split its auto parts and industrial parts groups into two publicly traded companies. The decision was based on a strategic review it underwent as part of its deal with activist Elliott Investments. The company also reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter profits and sales. Masimo, Danaher — Shares of health tech giant Masimo rose more than 34% after The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that the company was nearing a deal to buy Danaher for $180 per share, or $10 billion in cash. Danaher stock fell about 3%. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings — The cruise line rose more than 10% after Elliott Investment Management announced it had acquired a 10% stake in the company. The Wall Street Journal reports that activist investors plan to push for changes to turn Norwegian’s fortunes around. The company’s stock has lagged behind competitors Royal Caribbean and Carnival. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services — Shares rose 30% after German-based international container shipping and logistics company Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft announced it would acquire Israeli competitor ZIM Integrated Shipping Services in a $4.2 billion deal in cash and external financing. Vulcan Materials — The U.S. construction aggregate maker fell 5% after reporting disappointing financial results. Vulcan reported fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $518 million, below the FactSet consensus estimate of $603.1 million. Sales were $1.91 billion, lower than expectations of $1.96 billion. Labcorp — The global life sciences company fell more than 3% despite better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. LabCorp earned $4.07 per share, excluding items, on revenue of $3.52 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings of $3.94 per share and revenue of $3.56 billion. LabCorp stock is up nearly 9% so far this year. The company’s forecast also exceeded the midpoint of its forecast, but there were some concerns about the pace of organic revenue growth. Leidos — Shares fell nearly 3% after the defense and intelligence market tech company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $4.21 billion, below the FactSet consensus estimate of $4.3 billion. Meanwhile, adjusted earnings per share came to $2.76, beating expectations of $2.61. — CNBC’s Sarah Min, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox, Davis Giangiulio and Fred Imbert contributed reporting.
