Netflix, Coca-Cola and Philip Morris rise premarket; Northrop falls

Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures slipped slightly lower Tuesday, with investors cautiously awaiting the release of a plethora of important quarterly earnings.

Here are some of the biggest premarket U.S. stock movers today:

• Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock gained 0.4% ahead of the streaming giant’s latest earnings, with investors looking to see if calls from tech mogul Elon Musk for users to cancel their subscriptions have had an impact.

• Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION) stock rose 1.5% after the regional lender posted an increase in third-quarter profit underpinned by net interest income.

• Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) stock gained 2.5% after the soft drinks giant posted third-quarter adjusted profit and revenue ahead of expectations, even as it described the overall operating environment as "challenging."

• Philip Morris (NYSE:PM) stock gained 3.5% after the tobacco company raised its annual profit forecast for the third time this year, benefiting from strong demand for its portfolio of smoking alternatives.

• Rtx Corp (NYSE:RTX) stock surged 5.1% after the U.S. aerospace and defense firm lifted its full-year outlook after reporting third-quarter results that topped market expectations driven by strong demand for its missiles and aftermarket services.

• GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) stock gained 2.1% after the aircraft engine supplier raised its 2025 profit forecast, projecting a strong finish to the year on robust demand for aftermarket maintenance services due to a shortage of new jets.

• Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock gained 0.4% after the e-commerce titan said that operations at its cloud service have returned to normal, following an outage on Monday which caused global turmoil that led to hundreds of websites going offline for hours.

• Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) stock rose 1.6% after the health benefits provider reported third-quarter earnings that significantly exceeded expectations.

• Danaher (NYSE:DHR) stock gained 0.9% after the life sciences firm reported third-quarter results that topped analyst expectations, with revenue rising to $6.05 billion.

• Fluor (NYSE:FLR) stock rose 5.3% following reports that indicated activist investor Starboard Value has taken a nearly 5% stake in the construction firm.

• Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) stock gained 4.6% after the company beat estimates for third quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by steady demand for its oilfield equipment and services in North America.

• Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) stock fell 2.1% after the aerospace and defense company reported third-quarter revenue below expectations, even as the defense contractor benefited from strong segment operating performance.