Worthington Enterprises (WOR) surged roughly 16% in premarket trading after CEO Joseph Hayek issued an upbeat outlook, highlighting robust demand for the company’s engineered ASME tanks used in liquid‑cooling systems for data centers. The industrial manufacturer also reported first‑quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that exceeded LSEG consensus estimates.
KB Home (KBH) slipped more than 1% as the homebuilder’s fourth‑quarter delivery projections fell short of expectations. Management now forecasts housing gross margins of 16‑16.6% for the current quarter, below the 17.2% target polled by LSEG analysts.
IonQ (IONQ) jumped 12% following the announcement of the industry’s first real‑time quantum error decoder. This breakthrough enables quantum error correction across operations without slowing execution speed, propelling the broader quantum sector. Rival quantum firms Rigetti Computing and D‑Wave Quantum each gained over 5.5%, while Infleqtion saw a similar rise.
Six Flags Entertainment (SIX) gained about 1% after The Wall Street Journal reported that activist hedge fund Jana Partners is urging the theme‑park operator to explore a potential sale. The push follows Jana’s disappointment with Six Flags’ recent second‑quarter earnings performance.
Maplebear, the parent company of Instacart, rose more than 3% after introducing Meta’s AI agent Muse to its grocery platform. The integration adds to Instacart’s existing AI partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, expanding the service’s AI capabilities for users.
