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Alteryx Inc (NYSE:AYX) (The Motley Fool)
What happened: Shares of Alteryx Inc. (NYSE:AYX) surged on Thursday after the self-service data analytics software provider reported its fourth-quarter results. The company beat analyst estimates for both revenue and earnings, and it provided guidance calling for continued growth in 2018. As of 11:15 a.m. EST, the stock was up about 17%. So what: Alteryx reported fourth-quarter revenue of $38.6 million, up 55% year over year and about $2.7 million higher than the average analyst estimate.

Bloomin’ Brands Inc (NASDAQ:BLMN) (MarketWatch)
Bloomin’ Brands Inc. BLMN, +9.72% shares jumped 9% in Thursday trading after the restaurant company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat estimates. Bloomin’ Brands chains include Outback Steakhouse and Carraba’s Italian Grill. Net income totaled $16.4 million, or 17 cents per share, after a loss of $4.3 million, or 4 cents per share, for the same period last year. Adjusted EPS was 41 cents. Revenue was $1.09 billion, up from $1.00 billion last year.

Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) (CNBC)
Barclays shares surged 5 percent higher Thursday morning on positive pre-tax earnings news and the announcement that it would double its dividend for 2018. The U.K. bank’s pre-tax profit rose by 10 percent to £3.54 billion ($4.92 billion) in 2017, and customer deposits increased 2 percent to £193.4 billion. Barclays also announced a restoration of its dividend to 6.5 pence per share for 2018, more than double the last year’s full-year dividend of 3 pence. This was reflected in the price of Barclays’ shares, which were trading as high as 5.2 percent against the previous day in morning deals.

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp (NYSE:MIC) (Benzinga)
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp shares tumbled 38.3 percent to $39.32 following Q4 report. The company declared a $1.44 per share dividend but gave ’18 dividend guidance suggesting its quarterly dividend would be cut to $1 per share.





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