Check out the companies making headlines in pre-market trading. Intuit — The financial software company’s profit guidance for the quarter fell short of analysts’ expectations, sending its shares down about 3%. Intuit forecast second-quarter earnings of $2.55 to $2.61 per share, while analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of $3.25 per share. Flutter Entertainment – Shares of Flutter Entertainment rose more than 1% after Goldman Sachs issued a buy rating and price target on the stock, up nearly 20% from Thursday’s closing price. The bank cited rising U.S. margins and share buybacks as catalysts for future growth. Gap — Shares of Gap surged more than 20% after the apparel retailer raised its full-year 2024 forecast for the third time. % to 2%. Ross Stores — Shares of the department store chain rose 7%. Roth’s third-quarter earnings per share were $1.48, beating the $1.40 forecast in an LSEG analyst survey. Revenue was $5.07 billion, missing Wall Street expectations of $5.15 billion. NetApp — The data technology company’s second-quarter results beat estimates, sending shares up 7%. On an adjusted basis, NetApp earned $1.87 per share on revenue of $1.66 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG expected profits of $1.78 per share on revenue of $1.65 billion. Elastic — Shares of Elastic rose 24% after the software company reported better-than-expected profits. Adjusted earnings were 59 cents per share on revenue of $365 million. Analysts polled by LSEG expected earnings of 38 cents per share on revenue of $357 million. —CNBC’s Michelle Fox and Sean Conlon contributed reporting
