Palo Alto, Novo Nordisk and Unitedhealth rise premarket; Tesla falls

Published 18/08/2025, 12:14
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Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures slipped slightly Monday ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington in an attempt to arrange a potential peace deal.

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

  • Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) stock rose 0.4%, with the cybersecurity firm expected to headline the slate of July-quarter returns after the closing bell.

  • Novo Nordisk (CSE:NOVOb) (NYSE:NVO) stock rose 3.8% after the drugmaker received U.S. approval for its weight-loss drug Wegovy to treat a serious liver condition.

  • Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock fell 0.6% after the Times reported that the EV manufacturer is offering discounts of up to 40% to car leasing firms in the U.K. to shore up sliding sales.

  • Unitedhealth (NYSE:UNH) stock rose 2.8%, adding to the previous session’s 12% gains after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) took a sunstantial stake in the healthcare company.
  • Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) stock surged 28% after a Bloomberg report said PE firm Thoma Bravo is in talks to acquire the HR management software firm.

  • Soho House (NYSE:SHCO) jumped 16% after the Wall Street Journal reported that a group of investors led by New York-based MCR Hotels is nearing a deal to take the members’ club operator private.

  • Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) stock rose 2.2% after RBC upgraded its stance on the energy storage company to “outperform” from “sector perform”, citing greater certainty on the longer-term opportunity.

  • CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) stock gained 2.2% after UBS upgraded its stance on the pharmacy company to “buy” from “neutral”, following two strong consecutive quarters of execution and early signs that the Healthcare Benefits segment fixes are on track.

  • EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) stock rose 2.7% after TD Cowne lifted its rating on the software company to “buy” from “hold”, saying the currency share price gives little to no credit for the company’s recovering growth trajectory and completion of its global delivery reorganization.

  • CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) stock fell 0.2% after BMO Capital Markets downgraded the transport company to “market perform” from “outperform”, saying M&A upside is likely already priced in.

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