Shoppers leave Costco in Fairfax, Virginia
Shoppers leave Costco in Fairfax, Virginia, January 7, 2010. REUTERS

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Limited Brands, Constellation Brands, Salesforce.com, Costco Wholesale, Netflix, Rowan Companies, Williams Companies and United States Steel.

Limited Brands Inc. (NYSE:LTD) shares gained 3.89 percent to $36.60 in pre-market trading session. The company reported a comparable store sales increase of 14 percent for the five weeks ended April 2, 2011, compared to the increase of 15 percent in the five weeks ended April 3, 2010.

Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE:STZ) shares advanced 3.04 percent to $21.00 in pre-marekt trading session. The company reported fourth quarter net income of $0.35 per share against analysts’ estimation of $0.27 per share.

Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) shares advanced 2.49 percent to $134.70 in pre-market trading session. The company stock was upgraded to “outperform” rating from “markets perform” rating at FBR Capital.

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST) shares gained 1.07 percent to $75.79 in pre-market trading session. Its March same-store sales gained 13 percent against analysts’ estimation of 7.4 percent as net sales rose 17 percent to $8.33 billion from $7.15 billion in the last month.

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) shares declined 2.06 percent to $235.02 in pre-market trading session. The stock has a 52 week low of $79.20 and 52 week high of $248.88 and has $12.69 billion market capitalization.

Rowan Companies Inc. (NYSE:RDC) shares declined 1.82 percent to $42.01 in pre-market trading session. The company plans to report earnings for its first quarter ended March 31, 2011 on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, before the opening bell.

Williams Companies Inc. (NYSE:WMB) shares declined 1.11 percent to 30.34 in pre-market trading session. The stock has a 52 week low of $17.53 and 52 week high of $31.89 and has $17.98 billion market capitalization.

United States Steel Corp. (NYSE:X) shares declined 1.08 percent to $53.99 in pre-market trading session.