Let’s check out the companies that are becoming a hot topic for after-hours trading. Interactive Brokers – The electronic broker’s stock fell 1% after the company’s third-quarter profit fell short of analysts’ expectations. Interactive Brokers reported adjusted earnings of 67 cents per share, slightly below the 68 cents per share expected by analysts surveyed by LSEG. However, sales exceeded expectations, coming in at $1.91 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. JB Hunt Transport Services – Shares fell more than 2% following the company’s latest quarterly results. JB Hunt earned $1.82 per share in the third quarter, falling short of the $1.89 per share that analysts had expected. Sales were also $3.68 billion, exceeding expectations of $3.57 billion. Varonis Systems – Shares of the artificial intelligence security company rose more than 2% after Proofpoint announced it would acquire the company in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $6.3 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027. Alcoa – Shares of the aluminum company rose 2% after reporting better-than-expected third-quarter profits. Excluding certain items, Alcoa earned $1.82 per share, compared with analysts’ expectations of $1.47 per share, according to LSEG. Revenue also fell short of the expected $3.79 billion of $3.7 billion.
