Take a look at the businesses making headlines earlier than the bell: Palantir — The inventory jumped 11% following the AI-powered software program supplier’s fourth-quarter earnings beat . Palantir reported adjusted earnings of 25 cents per share, versus the 23 cents anticipated from analysts polled by LSEG. Income was $1.41 billion, topping the $1.33 billion consensus estimate. Merck — Shares fell round 1% after the pharma large issued a modest 2026 outlook , as the corporate will get set to lose some drug patent protections and face competitors from generic variations. The corporate expects income to vary between $65.5 billion and $67 billion for the yr. Analysts polled by LSEG anticipated income round $67.6 billion. PepsiCo — The snack and beverage large reported fourth-quarter earnings and income that beat analyst expectations . Nonetheless, shares have been down round 1% as the corporate sees volumes declining. Pfizer — Shares dipped 1% even after Pfizer reaffirmed a modest outlook, overshadowing a beat on quarterly earnings and income. PayPal — The digital funds firm fell greater than 16% after an earnings and income miss together with a change in CEO. The corporate’s board introduced Enrique Lores will grow to be president and CEO on March 1, changing Alex Chriss. “Whereas some progress has been made in a lot of areas over the past two years, the tempo of change and execution was not according to the Board’s expectations,” stated PayPal in a press launch . PayPal’s inventory is down greater than 40% previously yr. Woodward — The maker of aerospace and industrial merchandise surged greater than 15% after posting first quarter outcomes that exceeded expectations, in addition to a wider-than-expected EBITDA margin. Woodward posted earnings of $2.17 per share on revenues of $996 million. Analysts polled by LSEG had anticipated per-share earnings of $1.65 on revenues of $893 million. It additionally posted an EBITDA margin of 20.9%, higher than the 18.9% estimate. NXP Semiconductors NV — The Dutch maker of semiconductors dropped 5%. NXP Semiconductors beat expectations on the highest and backside traces, however posted automotive income of $1.88 billion that was weaker than the $1.89 billion anticipated by analysts polled by StreetAccount. Non-GAAP gross margin of 57.4% additionally fell wanting the 57.5% StreetAccount consensus estimate. Rambus — The maker of memory-interface chips tumbled about 9% after Rambus posted fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of 68 cents per share, according to the LSEG consensus estimate. Alternatively, income of $190 million exceeded the forecasted $188 million. DaVita — The healthcare supplier specializing in kidney care rallied greater than 11% after posting fourth-quarter earnings and income that topped forecasts. DaVita posted earnings of $3.40 per share, on an adjusted foundation, beating the consensus expectation of $3.24 per share, in keeping with FactSet. Income of $3.62 billion additionally exceeded the $3.51 billion anticipated by analysts. — CNBC’s Michelle Fox, Davis Giangiulio and Fred Imbert contributed reporting