US stocks are called mixed on Wednesday, with a notable laggard in pre-market deals being Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE:LOW), whose shares dropped 7.87% to US$88.25 in pre-market deals.
It comes as the home improvement warehouse operator reported fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) of US$0.74, which was US$0.13 worse than Wall Street consensus of US$0.87 a share.
Elsewhere, Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) added 3.38% to US$81.30 as it posted stronger-than-expected results for its fourth quarter.
Elsewhere, Analog Devices Inc (NASDAQ:ADI) shares added 0.91% in pre-market ahead of its quarterly earnings before the bell.
The group is projected to report quarterly earnings of US$1.29 per share on revenues of US$1.49bn.
L Brands Inc (NYSE:LB) nudged up 0.04% to US$ 48.20 ahead of its earnings after the bell tonight. The group is expected to report quarterly earnings at US$2.01 per share on revenues of US$4.72bn after the closing bell.