Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Scholastic, AutoNation, Herc, American Express and more

Take a look at the businesses making headlines in noon buying and selling.

Scholastic — The writer jumped about 11.5% after saying it could enhance its share repurchase quantity by $100 million. Merchants additionally appeared to cheer the corporate’s quarterly outcomes. Scholastic posted $2.26 in earnings per share on income of $428.3 million.

American Categorical — Shares slipped about 3.9% after the corporate reported second-quarter income of $15.05 billion, falling wanting the $15.48 billion anticipated from analysts polled by Refinitiv. Nonetheless, American Categorical’ earnings per share beat expectations.

Herc — Herc dropped about 6.5% after Financial institution of America double-downgraded shares to underperform from purchase. Analyst Sherif El-Sabbahy stated the impact from the continuing writers and actors strike in Hollywood will damage the gear rental inventory.

AutoNation — AutoNation tumbled 12.3% throughout noon buying and selling. The automobile supplier reported second-quarter outcomes that exceeded expectations on the highest and backside traces. AutoNation posted adjusted earnings of $6.29 per share on income of $6.89 billion. Analysts anticipated per-share earnings of $5.91 on income of $6.78 billion.

Knight-Swift Transportation — Knight-Swift Transportation gained 0.8% in noon buying and selling. The transfer comes even after Knight-Swift reported second-quarter earnings and income that had been weaker than anticipated. The corporate additionally issued lackluster steerage.

PPG Industries — Shares rose almost 0.3% after PPG Industries posted robust second-quarter outcomes. The provider of paints, coatings and different supplies posted adjusted earnings of $2.25 on income of $4.87 billion. Analysts polled by StreetAccount anticipated earnings of $2.14 per share and income of $4.84 billion. The corporate additionally raised its current-quarter and full-year earnings steerage.

Capital One Monetary — Capital One Monetary rose 0.5% after the monetary firm topped earnings expectations for the second quarter. Capital One reported adjusted earnings of $3.52 per share, which topped a Refinitiv estimate of $3.23 per share. Nonetheless, its income missed expectations. Complete deposits additionally decreased 2% on the finish of the second quarter.

Intuitive Surgical — The health-care inventory declined 3.2% after Intuitive Surgical posted weaker-than-expected techniques income for the second quarter. The corporate posted techniques income of $392.7 million, decrease than the $415.9 million, in response to a consensus estimate from StreetAccount.

Sunnova Power Worldwide — Shares fell 5% following a downgrade from BMO Capital Markets. The agency stated though it’s “constructive” on development in the long run, the present macro surroundings for the residential photo voltaic business within the U.S. stays difficult.

CSX — CSX slid 3.7% after the transportation firm reported disappointing second-quarter income. The corporate reported income of $3.7 billion, which was weaker than $3.74 billion anticipated by analysts polled by Refinitiv. Earnings per share got here consistent with consensus at 49 cents.

— CNBC’s Michelle Fox, Alex Harring and Hakyung Kim contributed reporting.