check out the companies making headlines before the bell comcast cmcsa – the parent of nbcuniversal and cnbc reported adjusted quarterly earnings of 87 cents per share 12 cents above estimates revenue also beat forecasts as cable and broadband revenue grew and the stock jumped 3 in the premarket caterpillar cat – caterpillar shares rose 25 in the premarket after the heavy equipment maker beat bottomline estimates for the third quarter despite a slight revenue shortfall adjusted earnings came to 266 per share compared with a consensus estimate of 220 amid elevated demand in the construction industry merck mrk – the drugmaker beat estimates by 20 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of 175 per share with revenue also topping estimates on stronger sales of vaccines and cancer drugs merck rose 22 in premarket trading tempur sealy tpx – shares of the mattress company added 25 in the premarket after it reported an adjusted quarterly profit of 88 cents per share 3 cents above estimates revenue was also above analyst forecasts with a particularly strong sales increase in international markets ford f – ford surged 95 in premarket trading after it earned an adjusted 51 cents per share for the third quarter well above the 27cent consensus estimate ford also increased its fullyear guidance amid strong demand despite inventory being crimped by the worldwide chip shortage the automaker said supply chain constraints should slowly ease this quarter and throughout 2022 ebay ebay – ebay beat estimates by 1 cent with an adjusted quarterly profit of 90 cents per share and the online marketplace operators revenue also topped forecasts however the stock slid 51 in premarket action as ebay issued weaker than expected current quarter guidance servicenow now – servicenow came in 17 cents ahead of estimates with adjusted quarterly earnings of 155 per share and revenue beating analyst projects as well the provider of human resources services gave guidance that was merely in line with forecasts contributing to a 25 premarket decline in the share price wpp group wpp – wpp easily beat forecasts with its thirdquarter results and the advertising agency operator also raised its sales guidance as companies seek to take advantage of strong consumer spending with new ad campaigns wpp rallied 74 in the premarket anheuserbusch inbev bud – the company reported a surprise increase in quarterly profit and the beer brewer also raised its 2021 earnings forecast ab inbev is getting a boost from stronger beer sales particularly in brazil and its shares soared 102 in the premarket align technology algn – align surged 84 in premarket trading after it beat estimates by 27 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of 287 per share the maker of the invisalign invisible dental brace system also reported betterthanexpected revenue sleep number snbr – sleep number earned 222 per share for its latest quarter well above the 144 consensus estimate with revenue easily beating forecasts the mattress maker also issued a slightly better than expected fullyear earnings outlook and its shares surged 78 in the premarket