Pre-market Movers For April 28 (AAPL, MRK, PFE, BP, TOT, AET, BMY, F, WHR, COH)

(RTTNews) - Gainers:

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is up over 1 percent to $134.78 as its second quarter results topped Wall Street expectations. iPhone sales during the quarter improved 40 percent from the year-ago quarter, but declined 18 percent on a sequential basis. The company guided third quarter revenue in-line with analysts' estimate. Apple increased its share repurchase authorization to $140 billion and quarterly dividend by 11 percent.

Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) is rising 4 percent to $59.60 as the company's first quarter results topped Street view. The company has raised its full-year 2015 non-GAAP earnings per share outlook, while lowered its earnings guidance on a GAAP basis. The company also announced that heart safety trial of its diabetes drug Januvia (sitagliptin) met its primary endpoint.

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) is gaining two-tenths of a percent to $34.65 as its non-GAAP earning per share and revenues were above Wall Street expectations. Meanwhile, the company trimmed its 2015 guidance to reflect the negative impact of recent changes in foreign exchange rates.

UK-based oil giant BP Plc. (BP) is up 2 percent to $43.91 and French peer Total SA (TOT) is rising 2 percent to $54.55. The companies reported lower profit for the first quarter, as oil prices declined sharply from the previous year. However, results reflected stronger overall refining environment.

Aetna, Inc. (AET) is up 2 percent to $109.00 as the company raised its full-year operating earnings per share guidance. The company's first quarter operating earnings per share topped Street view, while revenue missed the consensus estimate.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) is up nearly 2 percent to $66.25 as its first quarter results were above Street view. The company lifts its low end of its non-GAAP earnings per share guidance range, but below analysts' estimate.

Decliners:

Ford Motor Co. (F) is down six-tenths of a percent to $15.80 as the automaker's first quarter earnings declined from the year-ago quarter and missed Street view. Ford raised its first-quarter dividend by 20 percent and also reconfirmed its 2015 pre-tax profit guidance.

Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) is falling 6 percent to $185.00 as its first quarter results missed analysts' estimates. The company also lowered its full-year earnings forecast to reflect the impact of unfavorable currency and a weakened demand environment in Brazil.

Coach, Inc. (COH) is down 5 percent to $40.25. The company's third quarter profit plummeted from the year-ago quarter, while its adjusted earnings per share just managed to come above Street view. Net sales for the quarter decreased 15 percent and also missed market view.