Midday stock movers: Nike, Tesla, Humana

Here are the stocks making the biggest market moves midday.

Oct 3, 2024 - 00:30
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Midday stock movers: Nike, Tesla, Humana

The stock market is trading higher midday, reversing the morning loss.

The S&P five hundred added Zero.15% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed Zero.36%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up Zero.09%. The Russell 2000 Index rose Zero.17%.

Nonfarm deepest employment rose to 143,000 in September, exceeding the forecast of 124,000 and surpassing August's 103,000, further indicating a stable labor market, in line with ADP.

Nike in the past cut its fiscal 2025 guidance, having a look ahead to a mid-single-digit percentage decline in sales, compared with analysts' forecast of a Zero.9% make bigger.

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S&P five hundred big stock movers at this time time

5 S&P five hundred stocks making big midday moves are:

  • Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +6.9%
  • KLA (KLAC) +four.3%
  • Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +four%
  • Vistra (VST) +3.7%
  • Lam Research (LRCX) +3.7%

The worst-performing 5 S&P five hundred stocks with the largest midday drop are:

  • Humana (HUM) -17.7%
  • Conagra Brands (CAG) -Eight.7%
  • Nike (NKE) -6.1%
  • Tesla (TSLA) -3.four%
  • Global Payments (GPN) -3.3%

Stocks also worth noting consist of:

  • Nvidia (NVDA) +1.6%
  • Apple (AAPL) +Zero.3%
  • Alphabet (GOOGL) -1.1%
  • PDD Holdings (PDD) +four.1%
  • Coinbase Global (COIN) +2.1%

Nike dips after withdrawing guidance

Nike shares dropped 6% after the company withdrew its full-year guidance.

Nike also said it became postponing its Investor Day as it prepared for a fresh CEO. Current Chief Executive John Donahoe will step down in October, with longtime veteran Elliott Hill taking up on Oct. 14.

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Nike in June cut its fiscal 2025 guidance, having a look ahead to a mid-single-digit percentage decline in sales, compared with analysts' forecast of a Zero.9% make bigger. The June financial results ended in the company’s stock price to drop 20%, the biggest one-day decline since 1980.

Tesla falls after reporting Q3 deliveries

Tesla stock lost 3.four% midday after the electrical-vehicle maker reported 0.33-quarter deliveries of 462,890, up about 6% from a year earlier. Analysts had estimated deliveries at 462,000 for the period.

The corporate also said it produced 469,796 vehicles and deployed 6.9 GWh of energy storage products in Q3.

Related: Analyst resets Tesla stock price target sooner than Q3 deliveries

Tesla is scheduled to post its Q3 financial results after the market close Oct. 23.

Tesla stock is down Zero.33% year-to-date, while the S&P five hundred Index is up greater than 20%.

Humana slumps on drop in quality ratings

Humana slumped greater than 17% after a drop in rating for one of its major Medicare Advantage plans.

In line with data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and products, simplest around 1.6 million members, or 25%, are now enrolled in Humana’s Medicare Advantage plans with ratings of four stars or higher, a decline from Ninety four% in 2024.

This drop is due primarily to the downgrade of its H5216 plan, which covers about Forty 5% of Humana's MA members. The plan’s rating fell from four.5 stars in 2024 to three.5 stars in 2025.

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Medicare Advantage plans receive star ratings from CMS. A drop in ratings reduces a plan's appeal to potential enrollees and can cause lower bonus payments from the federal government.

Humana is the Louisville, Ky., health insurer.

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