Netflix, Block, CoreWeave, Rocket Lab And Dell: Why These 5 Stocks Are On Investors' Radars Today

Major U.S. indices closed mixed on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average edging up 0.03% to 49,499.20, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.5% to 6,908.86 and the Nasdaq dropped 1.18% to 22,878.38.

Investors were jittery as U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 4,000 to 212,000 in the third week of February, coming in below estimates of 215,000.

These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day.

Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)?

Netflix (NFLX) shares rose by 2.31%, closing at $84.61. The stock reached an intraday high of $86.50 and a low of $82.80, with a 52-week range between $134.12 and $75.01. The stock spiked nearly 8.5% to $91.76 in the after-hours trading.

Netflix Inc. (NFLX) said it declined to raise its offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. after the target's board deemed a rival bid from Paramount Skydance a superior proposal. Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters stated that matching the higher offer was no longer financially attractive and that the deal was not essential to Netflix's (NFLX) strategy.

The decision to walk away ended takeover discussions and signaled a focus on financial discipline rather than entering a bidding war.

Block Inc. (XYZ)?

Block’s stock surged 4.99%, closing at $54.53, with an intraday high of $54.80 and a low of $51.80. The stock’s 52-week high and low are $82.50 and $44.27, respectively. Shares of the Jack Dorsey-led company jumped by 23.14% to $67.15 in extended trading.

Block reported fourth-quarter earnings of $0.65 per share, in line with estimates, while revenue of $6.25 billion narrowly missed expectations of $6.28 billion.

The company also announced plans to cut its workforce by more than 40%, reducing headcount from over 10,000 employees to under 6,000, affecting more than 4,000 roles, a move that sent shares up about 23% in extended trading.

CoreWeave Inc. (CRWV)?

CoreWeave’s stock dipped by 0.39%, closing at $97.63. It hit an intraday high of $100.75 and a low of $95.02, with a 52-week range from $187 to $33.52. The stock fell 8.79% to $89.05 in the after-hours session.

CoreWeave (CRWV) reported fourth-quarter revenue of $1.57 billion, more than doubling year over year and topping estimates of $1.55 billion, while posting an adjusted loss of $0.56 per share, wider than the expected $0.50 loss. The company ended the quarter with a revenue backlog of $66.8 billion, operating expenses of $1.66 billion, and $3.13 billion in cash and cash equivalents.

The mixed results highlighted continued strong demand for its AI-focused cloud services, even as losses exceeded expectations.

Rocket Lab Corp. (RKLB)?

Rocket Lab (RKLB) shares climbed 3.49%, closing at $72.65. The stock’s intraday high was $72.74, with a low of $68.81, and a 52-week range of $99.58 to $14.72. The shares fell 4.3% to $69.50 in extended trading.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) reported fourth-quarter revenue of $179.65 million, topping estimates of $178.47 million, while posting a loss of $0.09 per share, narrower than the expected $0.10 loss. The company completed seven launches in the quarter, bringing its 2025 total to 21 missions with a 100% success rate, and ended the period with a record $1.85 billion backlog and $828.66 million in cash.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) guided first-quarter revenue of $185 million to $200 million versus estimates of $184.98 million and projected an adjusted EBITDA loss of $21 million to $27 million, while targeting the first launch of its Neutron rocket for later in 2026.

Dell Technologies, Inc. (DELL)?

Dell’s stock fell by 1.64%, closing at $121.45, with an intraday high of $126 and a low of $120.31. The stock’s 52-week high and low are $168.08 and $66.25, respectively. The stock shot up nearly 11.5% to $135.40 in the after-hours session.

The Michael Dell-led company reported fourth-quarter earnings of $3.89 per share, beating estimates of $3.53, while revenue rose to $33.38 billion from $23.93 billion a year earlier, topping expectations of $31.73 billion.

Dell projected fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS of $12.90 versus estimates of $11.59 and revenue of $138 billion to $142 billion compared with expectations of $125.54 billion, sending shares higher in extended trading.

Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings show that Netflix Stock has a Momentum in the 9th percentile and Value in the 15th percentile.

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This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Shivdeep Dhaliwal

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