Hospira, Carnival, Walt Disney Are Big Movers

Stock quotes in this article: AYI , CCL , DIS , HSP , NILE , WSM  

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE

Hospira Inc., up $1.95 at $28.28

The maker of drug delivery systems and devices said it will eliminate 10 percent of its work force as it restructures.

McCormick & Co., down $3.18 at $30.26

The spices company said its annual sales growth will come in at the lower end of previous forecasts of 2 percent to 4 percent.

Acuity Brands Inc., down 56 cents at $23.13

A Robert Baird analyst cut earnings estimates for the lighting company due to delays in nonresidential construction.

Carnival Corp., down 48 cents at $22.83

Lower fuel prices and cost cutting helped the cruise operator raise its profit 10 percent in its fiscal first quarter.

Walt Disney Co., down 63 cents at $18.29

Goldman Sachs downgraded the company to "neutral" from "buy," arguing shares are overvalued compared with peers.

H&R Block Inc., down 84 cents at $16.54

A UBS analyst cut his full-year profit estimates for the tax preparer, blaming weak client growth in February and March.

Williams-Sonoma Inc., unchanged at $11.19

Quarterly profit fell 90 percent as the home decor chain closed stores, but adjusted results beat Wall Street forecasts.

NASDAQ

Blue Nile Inc., down 57 cents at $29.04

A Citi Investment Research analyst raised his price target on the jeweler due as competitors have been exiting the market.

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