NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of the following companies made notable moves in Monday’s U.S. trading:
Humana Inc.’s HUM, -0.21% shares leaped 5.7% after the managed-care provider hiked its 2011 profit outlook and offered a better 2012 forecast than some anticipated.
Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s MNTA, +0.00% shares rallied almost 21% after its federal-court victory Friday temporarily stopping rivals from selling a generic form of its anti-clotting drug.
Standard Register Co.’s SR, -0.17% shares gained almost 8% after the document-services company on Friday reported a higher profit in the third quarter.
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s AUXL, -0.38% shares dropped 9.6% after the company reported a third-quarter loss.
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.’s DWA, +0.37% shares dropped 7.8%. The Los Angeles Times reported the film studio’s “Puss in Boots” movie opening this weekend marked its poorest market debut in five years.
Honda Motor Co.’s HMC, -1.09% U.S.-listed shares fell 8.1% after the Japanese auto maker reported a sharp decline in quarterly profit. Read more on Honda’s second-quarter results as well as no forecast for fiscal 2012.
First Solar Inc.’s FSLR, -0.34% shares stumbled 7.8% after Merrill Lynch reportedly downgraded it to underperform from buy.
National Penn Bancshares NPBC, -0.10% declined 6.5% after a Janney Capital Markets analyst cut his rating on its stock to neutral from buy.
NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s NPSP, +1.11% shares plunged more than 33% after the drug maker reported results from a study of its experimental treatment for short bowel syndrome.
Panasonic Corp.’s PC, -0.35% U.S.-listed shares skidded 8.6% after the Japanese consumer electronics maker projected a bigger yearly loss than previously estimated.
Yahoo Inc.’s YHOO, +0.98% shares shed 5.6% following a Bloomberg report that the internet-search engine would likely sell its Asian assets instead of selling itself.