A sign is posted in front of a Broadcom office on June 03, 2021 in San Jose, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.VMware — The cloud services company slid 2.6%, a day after giving a mixed second-quarter report. While VMware surpassed expectations for earnings per share, it missed on revenue. Lululemon Athletica — The stock popped 5.2% after the athletic apparel retailer reported an earnings beat following Thursday’s close. Fiscal second-quarter earnings per share came in at $2.68, versus the $2.54 expected from analysts polled by Refinitiv. Revenue was $2.21 billion, topping estimates of $2.17. Lululemon also upped its guidance for the year.  Broadcom — The chip stock lost 5% after the company issued fiscal fourth-quarter revenue guidance that was slightly below Wall Street estimates amid concerns about competition in the networking chip space. Broadcom did report better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the latest quarter, however.Papa John’s — The pizza chain climbed 2% following a Wedbush upgrade to outperform from neutral. The firm said shares were too cheap.PagerDuty — The stock declined 6.7% after PagerDuty issued third-quarter earnings guidance that missed analyst expectations. The company expects earnings per share between 13 and 14 cents for the quarter, below a StreetAccount consensus of 15 cents per share. Baird also downgraded PagerDuty to neutral from outperform, saying its shares are in the “penalty box.”A-Mark Precious Metals — Shares of the precious metals trading company soared 12.2% in midday trading after the company posted its latest quarterly results and announced a $1 per share special dividend. Revenue totaled $3.16 billion, exceeding expectations of $2.31 billion. The company’s earnings per share came out at $1.71, however, which was lower than analysts’ expectations of $1.76, according to StreetAccount.Dell Technologies — Dell Technologies surged …
