Check out the companies making the biggest moves before the bell: AeroVironment — The drone maker slid more than 4% on the back of a fiscal second-quarter earnings miss. AeroVironment earned 44 cents per share, well below an LSEG estimate of 78 cents per share. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store — The restaurant stock dropped 8% on first-quarter revenue missed expectations. Cracker Barrel posted a top line result of $797 million for the period, while analysts’ polled by LSEG expected $802 million. GE Vernova — Shares of the energy giant jumped 8% after it said 2025 revenue was trending toward the higher end of its guidance. The company also doubled its quarterly dividend to 50 cents per share from 25 cents per share. GameStop — The video game retailer and meme stock fell 6% after the company posted its third-quarter results. GameStop earned an adjusted 24 cents per share on revenue of $821 million. Revenue was lighter than one analyst’s estimate expecting north of $900 million. Blue Owl Capital — The alternative asset manager gained 3% following a Raymond James upgrade to strong buy from market perform. “We think redemption risk is manageable as OWL appears likely to honor all requests, which would remove an overhang on the stock,” analyst Wilma Burdis wrote. EchoStar — The satellite communications stock rose more than 5% following an upgrade to overweight by Morgan Stanley. “As a seller of spectrum, SATS shares are either immune or stand to benefit from rising competition among US wireless carriers, creating a unique risk/reward relative to the broader industry,” analysts at the bank said.
