{"id":4009,"date":"2026-04-15T14:52:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/bac-ms-hood-more\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:52:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:52:40","slug":"bac-ms-hood-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/bac-ms-hood-more\/","title":{"rendered":"BAC, MS, HOOD &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\">\n<p><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ArticleBody-extraData\"><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ArticleBody-extraData\"><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"xyz-data\">Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Bank of America \u2014 The stock gained more than 1% after the banking giant posted better-than-expected results for the first quarter . Bank of America earned $1.11 per share on revenue of $30.43 billion. Analysts expected a profit of $1.01 per share on revenue of $29.93 billion. BofA&#8217;s strong results were bolstered by its equity sales and trading unit. Broadcom \u2014 The chipmaker jumped more than 2.5% after it announced with Meta a plan to deliver 1 gigawatt of custom chips , with further plans to deliver multiple gigawatts in the future using Broadcom&#8217;s technology. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan also said he&#8217;d be stepping down from Meta&#8217;s board. Morgan Stanley \u2014 The bank jumped 2% after it reported a revenue and earnings beat in its first quarter report as trading revenues exceeded expectations. Morgan Stanley delivered $3.43 in earnings per share and $20.58 billion in revenue. That was higher than the $3 in earnings per share and $19.72 billion in revenue that analysts were expecting, according to LSEG. Snap \u2014 Shares popped more than 5% after the Snapchat parent announced plans to lay off up to 16% of its workforce. The company said it&#8217;s trying to reallocate resources toward growing net income profitability, among other initiatives. Gitlab \u2014 The software company rose more than 5% after it announced an expanded partnership with Google where its artificial intelligence offerings will now be offered through Google Cloud. Gitlab&#8217;s stock is down more than 46% in 2026 on fears AI will disrupt software companies&#8217; business models. Robinhood , Webull \u2014 Shares of the financial services platforms jumped on news that the Securities and Exchange Commission will end limits on day-trading for smaller, retail investors. Robinhood was up more than 5.5%, while Webull jumped 6%. PNC \u2014 The regional bank fell 1% after delivering its first-quarter report, which had an earnings beat but a revenue miss after its acquisition of FirstBank. PNC reported earnings per share of $4.13 and revenues of $6.17 billion. Consensus expectations were for $3.93 in earnings per share and $6.24 billion in revenue, according to analysts polled by FactSet. First Solar \u2014 Shares jumped more than 4.5% on a Reuters report that China is considering limiting solar power equipment exports to the U.S. The report noted China makes about 80% of the world&#8217;s solar panel equipment. Memory stocks \u2014 A slew of names fell in premarket trading Wednesday as investors took their foot off the gas of a big rally in the last 10 trading sessions. Sandisk fell more than 2%, while Western Digital and Seagate Technology both dropped more than 1%. Micron Technology fell 2.3% after an insider sold 24,000 shares worth a total $10.1 million, according to an SEC filing . \u2014 CNBC&#8217;s Fred Imbert and Nick Wells contributed reporting.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Bank of America \u2014 The stock gained more than 1% after the banking giant posted better-than-expected results for the first quarter . Bank of America earned $1.11 per share on revenue of $30.43 billion. 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