Los Angeles, CaliforniaJan. 11, 2023Flights prepare to take off at LAX on Jan. 11, 2023 after an FAA computer problem. Carolyn Cole | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Cognizant — Shares of Cognizant rose 8% after the IT company raised its fourth-quarter revenue guidance. It also named Ravi Kumar S as CEO and a member of the board, effective immediately. Kumar was previously president of Infosys.American Airlines — Shares rose more than 7% after the airline boosted its revenue and profit estimates for the fourth quarter. American Airlines, which reports earnings Jan. 26, cited strong demand and high fares for the hike in estimates.Logitech International — The keyboard and mouse maker fell more than 16% after Logitech announced preliminary results that showed declining sales and earnings. For the quarter ending Dec. 31, Logitech said it expects net sales to be down more than 20% year over year in U.S. dollars. Operating income is projected to fall more than 30%. CEO Bracken Darrell said in statement that a slowdown in enterprise sales was partly to blame for the results.Disney — Shares of Disney rose 4.1% after the company announced Mark Parker, the executive chairman of Nike, as its new chairman. In addition, the company opposed Nelson Peltz of Trian as he pushes for a seat on the board, igniting a proxy battle.Hewlett Packard Enterprise — The IT giant fell 2.3% following its acquisition of startup Pachyderm, a startup that delivers software to automate reproducible machine learning pipelines that target large-scale AI applications. Separately, Evercore ISI downgraded the stock Thursday to in line from outperform.KB Home — Shares of the homebuilding stock slipped 2.8% after earnings fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. The homebuilder reported earnings per share of $2.47, well be low a StreetAccount …
