Shares of United Rentals Inc (NYSE:URI) rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 sales guidance.



United Rentals reported quarterly earnings of $9.71 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $8.97 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.985 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.877 billion.



United Rentals shares jumped 14.6% to $920.05 in pre-market trading.



Here are some other stocks moving in pre-market trading.



<h3>Gainers</h3>



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<li>Pineapple Financial Inc (NYSE:PAPL) gained 55% to $0.93 in pre-market trading after the company announced it expanded its share buyback program to $15 million.</li>



<li>Akanda Corp (NASDAQ:AKAN) gained 44% to $14.70 in pre-market trading after jumping 214% on Wednesday.</li>



<li>cbdMD Inc (NYSE:YCBD) rose 30.1% to $1.21 in pre-market trading after gaining 10% on Wednesday.</li>



<li>System1 Inc (NYSE:SST) jumped 23.6% to $3.46 in pre-market trading after gaining 7% on Wednesday.</li>



<li>Functional Brands Inc (NASDAQ:MEHA) rose 21.2% to $0.16 in pre-market trading after the Oregon-based company announced a strategic partnership with artificial intelligence platform partnrup.ai for its digital health unit Tru2u.health.</li>



<li>Quantumscape Corp (NASDAQ:QS) gained 21.2% to $8.86 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter EPS results.</li>



<li>BioVie Inc (NASDAQ:BIVI) gained 20.7% to $1.88 in pre-market trading.</li>



<li>Trio-Tech International (NYSE:TRT) rose 19.1% to $9.84 in pre-market trading after jumping 17% on Wednesday.</li>



<li>Texas Instruments Inc (NASDAQ:TXN) gained 10.2% to $260.51 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and issued second-quarter guidance above estimates.</li>
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<h3>Losers</h3>



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<li>ASGN Inc (NYSE:ASGN) fell 25.2% to $30.23 in pre-market trading after the company reported worse-than-expected first-quarter financial results and issued second-quarter guidance below estimates.</li>



<li>Axe Compute Inc (NASDAQ:AGPU) declined 21.2% to $6.90 in pre-market trading. Axe Compute shares jumped 79% on Wednesday after the company announced it signed a 36-month enterprise infrastructure contract to will deliver dedicated GPU compute and AI-focused high-speed storage infrastructure from a single U.S. Tier 3 data center facility.</li>



<li>Antelope Enterprise Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:AEHL) shares dipped 20.3% to $0.55 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed a securities purchase agreement in a Form 6-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</li>



<li>Medpace Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MEDP) fell 17.3% to $420.01 in pre-market trading after posting first-quarter results.</li>



<li>Greenlane Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:GNLN) fell 16.8% to $4.60 in pre-market trading. Greenlane Holdings recently announced upcoming pre-funded warrant conversion and lock-up of strategic advisor warrants.</li>



<li>Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc (NASDAQ:CTNT) tumbled 15.7% to $0.034 in pre-market trading after dipping 10% on Wednesday.</li>



<li>LG Display Co Ltd (NYSE:LPL) fell 15.2% to $4.55 in pre-market trading after gaining over 6% on Wednesday.</li>



<li>ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) dipped 13.7% to $88.89 in pre-market trading after the company first-quarter financial results. The company said that FY26 will see some near-term headwinds to margins due to geopolitical headwinds.</li>



<li>Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TDTH) dipped 11.3% to $0.067 in pre-market trading.</li>



<li>IBM (NYSE:IBM) fell 7.6% to $232.70 in pre-market trading after reporting first-quarter results.</li>
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United Rentals (URI) shares surged 14.6% in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 earnings of $9.71 per share, exceeding estimates of $8.97, and raising FY26 sales guidance. Other notable gainers included Pineapple Financial (PAPL) up 55%, Akanda Corp (AKAN) up 44%, and Texas Instruments (TXN) up 10.2%. Conversely, ASGN Inc (ASGN) fell 25.2% after disappointing Q1 results. Overall, several stocks experienced significant movements in pre-market trading, reflecting varied investor reactions to earnings reports and guidance updates.

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