After-market Movers For Sept 26 (NKE, UA, ACN, NKTR, JCP)

(RTTNews) - Gainers:

Nike, Inc. (NKE) gained 6 percent to $74.84. The company's first quarter earnings and revenues were higher than in the prior year period and topped Wall Street view. Its peer Under Armour, Inc. (UA) rose 2 percent to $80.60.

Decliners:

Accenture plc (ACN) declined 4 percent to $72.94. The company's fourth quarter profit improved from the prior year period and matched Street view. Revenues came above the consensus estimate. At the same time, the company guided its first quarter revenues below analysts' expectation.

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) plunged 24 percent to $10.45 following the release of its preliminary results from a Phase 2 study of NKTR-181 for the treatment of moderate-to-severe chronic pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Of the 295 patients that entered the study, 3 percent of patients were unable to achieve meaningful pain relief, while 18 percent of patients discontinued treatment and a total of 213 patients achieved an average 40 percent reduction in pain.

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP) was down 4 percent to $9.96. The company announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of 84.0 million shares of its common stock. The Company intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.