Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: IBM, Walmart, Rocket Lab, Nvidia & more

by | May 21, 2026 | Financial

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Quantum stocks — Shares of quantum computing companies soared following a Wall Street Journal report that the government plans to award $2 billion in grants to nine firms. The deal also included government equity stakes, the report said. Rigetti Computing jumped 15%, D-Wave Quantum surged 17%, and Quantum Computing rallied nearly 14%. IonQ gained 8%, IBM rose 6.5% and GlobalFoundries added 13%. Walmart — The mega retailer slipped 2% after it issued a worst-than-expected outlook for the full year and its current quarter. Walmart expects adjusted earnings per share to be between $2.75 and $2.85, lower than expectations of $2.91, according to LSEG. Its first quarter adjusted EPS was in line with expectations, while tis revenue topped estimates. Rocket Lab — The space company tumbled 6% after Space X filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission to trade publicly on the Nasdaq. CNBC reported last week the company plans to kick off a roadshow to market the deal on June 8. Nvidia — The chip titan said revenue surged 85% year over year to $81.62 billion in the first quarter, exceeding the prediction of $78.86 billion from analysts polled by LSEG. Shares were little changed. Intuit — Shares sank 14% after the financial software company anno …

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