Nvidia

(NVDA) rose 8.1% in premarket trading after the graphics chip maker reported second-quarter revenue of $13.5 billion, smashing estimates of $11.2 billion. Data-center revenue soared 141% to $10.32 billion. Adjusted earnings of $2.70 a share also easily beat expectations of $2.08.

Nvidia

said it expects third-quarter revenue of $16 billion on the midpoint of its range, well above analysts’ consensus of $12.6 billion. CEO Jensen Huang credited a dramatic shift toward adoption of artificial intelligence for the robust results.

Snowflake

(SNOW) earned earned 25 cents a share on an adjusted basis throughout the second quarter, higher than forecasts of 10 cents, while revenue of $674 million rose 36% and likewise topped estimates. Product revenue throughout the period was $640.2 million. For the fiscal third quarter,

Snowflake

said it expects product revenue of $670 million to $675 million versus forecasts of $675 million. The company maintained its product revenue forecast for the fiscal yr of $2.6 billion. Snowflake shares rose 3.7%.

Splunk (SPLK) reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of 71 cents a share, easily surpassing analysts’ estimates. Revenue throughout the period rose 14% to $910.6 million, while cloud revenue jumped 29% to $445 million.

Splunk

said it expects third-quarter evenue of between $1.02 billion and $1.035 billion, topping analysts’ estimates of $982 million. Shares of the software company rose 13%.

Autodesk

(ADSK) posted second-quarter adjusted profit and revenue that topped Wall Street forecasts. The software company’s stock rose 5.8%. Coming into the session,

Autodesk

has risen 9% this yr.

Boeing

(BA) was down 1.8% in premarket trading. Supplier

Spirit AeroSystems

said it was aware of a quality issue on some models of the 737 fuselage that it makes but would proceed to deliver units to

Boeing
.
Aerospace giant Boeing told the Seattle Times there wasn’t an “immediate safety of flight issue” but that it is going to “affect a wide selection of undelivered 737 MAX airplanes, each in production and in storage.” Boeing said it expected “lower near-term 737 MAX deliveries while this required work is completed.”

Spirit AeroSystems

fell 3.4%.

U.S. Steel

(X) declined 3.9% after Esmark, the steel service center that was one amongst the bidders vying for the steel maker, dropped out of the race. Esmark ended its $35 all-cash bid for

U.S. Steel
,
with the alternative being influenced by the United Steel Staff’ support for a bid from 

Cleveland-Cliffs

 (CLF).

AMC Entertainment

(AMC) was falling 2% in premarket trading. The movie-theater chain 10-for-1 reverse stock split is effective Thursday.

Nike

(NKE) was up 0.6% in premarket trading. Shares of the athletic apparel giant fell 2.7% on Wednesday, extending the stock’s losing streak to 10 sessions.

Guess

(GES) jumped 18% after second-quarter adjusted earnings on the retailer beat analysts’ expectations and revenue rose 3% to $664.5 million, also higher than forecasts. The company said it expects third-quarter revenue to increase between 2.5% and 4.5%.

Earnings reports are expected Thursday from

Intuit

(INTU),

Workday

(WDAY),

Marvell Technology

(MRVL),

Dollar Tree

(DLTR),

Ulta Beauty

(ULTA),

Affirm

(AFRM),

Gap

(GPS), and

Nordstrom

(JWN).

Write to Joe Woelfel at joseph.woelfel@barrons.com