Premarket trading Thursday was driven by earnings reports from three hot stocks that did not quite live up to expectations. Close does not count, apparently.

Here is what to expect when four of these companies report quarterly earnings late Thursday or Friday morning. The fifth surprised with its announcement on Thursday morning.

Wednesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Activision Blizzard, Carnival, Citigroup, Coherent, DraftKings, Foot Locker, FREYR Battery, Leslie's, Lumentum, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Pinterest, Shopify, Trade Desk and UnitedHealth.

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Carvana stock dived after it announced that it would report second-quarter earnings early. Then the shares soared once the company announced a second surprise.

Before U.S. markets open on Thursday, two mining companies, an airline and the world's largest chip manufacturer will report quarterly results.

IBM, Netflix and Tesla are among companies expected to post quarterly results late Wednesday.

Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Alphabet, Apple, Aramark, AT&T, Chewy, Etsy, Fisker, Frontier Communications Parent, Leslie’s, Meta Platforms, Netflix, Nvidia, PACCAR, Progressive, Tesla, Twilio and Wells Fargo.

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