After Hours Summary: RH +16%, VRNT +7% higher following earnings, VRTX +18% surges on Ph 3 data... PLAY -4%, SONC -1% following earnings/guidanceAfter Hours Gainers:
Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to earnings/guidance: RH +16.4%, VRNT +7.1%,
Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to news: CERU +24.1% (pending merger partner Daré Bioscience discloses 20.7% active stake), ATHX +19.5% (initiated with Outperform at William Blair), VRTX +18.2% (confirms two Phase 3 Studies of the tezacaftor/ivacaftor combination treatment met primary endpoints with statistically significant improvements in lung function in people with cystic fibrosis), DRWI +14.8% (Harmony Enhanced MC backhaul solution was selected by Knoxville Utilities Board), IDXG +11.2% (sets earnings release date for March 29 after the stock market closes), DRYS +6% (continued strength), VIAV +5.7% and LITE +2.4% (AlphaOne Capital Partners' Daniel Niles mention on CNBC FastMoney), WSM +1% (RH sympathy)
After Hours Losers:
Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to earnings/guidance: PTX -12.6%, CYCC -8.5%, OREX -7.1%, DEPO -4.4% (announces that Arthur J. Higgins has joined the Co as President and CEO following the resignation of James Schoeneck; guides Q1 net sales below consensus), PLAY -4.4%, SONC -1.2%
Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to news: ALQA -15.2% (to offer and sell shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering), AEZS -5.1% (commences new 'at-the-market' offering of up to 3 mln common shares), HPJ -5.1% (following today's notable move higher / close at HoD), CARB -3.8% (to offer $125 mln aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2022 in a private offering), GRPN -2.8% (initiated with Underweight at Barclays)