Today's Morning Movers and Top Ratings: CRWD, PFE, PYPL, DEO and More

$Pfizer(PFE.US)$ 's stock increased by 1.27% as the pharmaceutical giant upped its profit forecast for the year following higher-than-expected sales of its COVID vaccine and antiviral medication.

$Tesla(TSLA.US)$ shares saw a modest gain of 0.74%, even though the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a recall of over 1.8 million of the company's vehicles in the United States due to a risk of software failure that may fail to detect an unlatched hood.

$JetBlue Airways(JBLU.US)$ 's stock climbed 4.22% after the airline reported an unexpected profit for the second quarter and revealed plans to further reduce costs.

$PayPal(PYPL.US)$ shares jumped 6.36% as the payments company lifted its full-year adjusted profit forecast for the second time, anticipating sustained consumer spending during the back-to-school and upcoming holiday seasons.

$BioNTech(BNTX.US)$ 's stock rose by 1.87% after the biotech firm's cancer drug candidate showed a significant improvement in response rates in patients with advanced melanoma in a Phase 2 trial.

$BP PLC(BP.US)$ ADRs increased by 1.14% after the oil company reported strong financial results for the second quarter, raised its dividend by 10%, and confirmed the continuation of its share buyback program at $1.75 billion quarterly.

$Merck & Co(MRK.US)$ 's stock dropped 1.78% following the pharmaceutical company's reduction of its full-year earnings outlook, largely due to one-time charges related to its acquisition of EyeBio, a company focusing on eye disease drugs.

$CrowdStrike(CRWD.US)$ shares tumbled 3.89% on news that Delta Air Lines had retained high-profile lawyer David Boies to seek damages after an outage led to widespread computer crashes and thousands of flight cancelations. Despite this, Delta's shares moved up by 0.7%.

$Diageo(DEO.US)$ ADRs fell sharply by 6.91% after the beverage company reported its first sales dip since the pandemic began, with sales in Latin America and the Caribbean experiencing a particularly steep decline.

$Symbotic(SYM.US)$ 's stock plummeted 20.71% as the robotics company projected revenue and adjusted core profit for the current quarter that would fall below analysts' expectations.