FireEye and GameStop Fall Premarket; Chewy Rises

By Peter Nurse 

Investing.com — Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Wednesday, December 9th. Please refresh for updates.

• FireEye (NASDAQ:FEYE) stock fell 8.5% after the cybersecurity company said on Tuesday that it had been hacked, adding that the hackers appeared interested in a subset of customers, namely government agencies. It said it believed the attack was state-sponsored, but didn’t mention which state it suspected.

• Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) stock rose 0.2% after the online retailer of pet foods and products delivered a 45% jump in revenue and a smaller-than-expected loss in its third-quarter results. The stock is up over 170% year-to-date.

• Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) stock rose 2%, rebounding after dropping around 9% Tuesday after short seller Quintessential Capital Management issued a critical report about the company. Penumbra responded by calling its claims baseless.

• Doordash (NYSE:DASH) stock will be in focus as the food delivery company starts trading after its IPO, selling its shares at $102 apiece – well above its target range. That will see it raise $3.37 billion and achieve a valuation of nearly $40 billion.

• Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB) stock fell 1.8% after the food company issued disappointing guidance for its fiscal second quarter, despite raising its dividend by 6%.

• GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock slumped 16% after the video game retailer disappointed with weak third-quarter revenue, citing delayed game releases and lower store sales. 

• United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) stock fell 7.7% after the wholesale grocery distributor disappointed during the latest quarter, citing higher costs during the pandemic.