Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: PayPal — Shares gained nearly 3% after PayPal reported first quarter earnings of $1.34 per share, on an adjusted basis, on revenues of $8.35 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected per-share earnings of $1.27 on revenues of $8.05 billion. Anheuser-Busch InBev — The Budweiser parent surged more than 7% after the company reported a quarterly earnings and revenue beat. Anheuser-Busch earned 97 cents per share on revenue of $15.27 billion. Analysts expected a profit of 89 cents per share on revenue of $14.87 billion, per LSEG. Pfizer — The pharma giant reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter, giving shares a slight boost in early trading. The company earned 75 cents per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $14.45 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG expected a profit of 72 cents per share on revenue of $13.79 billion. Intel — Shares gained more than 3% after a Bloomberg report , citing sources, said Apple has held early-stage talks with Intel about using the company’s chipmaking services. The report said the iPhone maker has also had exploratory talks with Samsung Electronics. Pinterest — The image-sharing platform popped 15%. Revenue guidance for the second quarter came in at $1.13 billion to $1.15 billion, topping the $1.11 billion expected by analysts. First-quarter results also surpassed LSEG consensus estimates, with adjusted earnings landing at 27 cents per share and revenue of $1.01 billion. Palantir — Shares slid nearly 3% even though the company’s first-quarter results surpassed estimates. Adjusted earnings of 33 cents per share beat the 28 cents a share analysts had penciled in, per LSEG. Palantir’s $1.63 billion revenue also came in above expectations of $1.54 billion. — CNBC’s Lisa Kailai Han and Fred Imbert contributed reporting
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