Thursday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks

Orlando, FL 5/3/12 (StreetBeat) -- Shares of the following companies made notable moves in U.S. trading Thursday:

Gainers

Teradata Corp. (NYSE: TDC +4.95%) shares rose 5.3% Thursday. Earlier, the company reported strong first-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates, as the firm revised its 2012 outlook modestly higher.

Kensey Nash Corp. (Nasdaq: KNSY +32.20%) shares jumped 32%. Dutch life-sciences company Royal DSM NV agreed to acquire the biomedical company for about $337 million in cash, at a premium of about 33%.

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (NYSE: SNI +6.31%) shares were up 6.4% Thursday after the parent of cable channels Food Network and HGTV reported first-quarter results that easily surpassed most forecasts on strong ad sales.

Decliners

Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC -5.24%) shares were down 7.3% Thursday on a first-quarter revenue figure that fell short of most analysts’ estimates. Miller Tabak cut its rating on the cable-television operator to neutral from buy, thouugh the company reported a gain in basic-video customers during the period, in contrast to peers Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA +0.08%) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC -0.64%), the two largest U.S. cable companies.

Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: PRU -8.16%) shares dropped 8.1%. Late Wednesday, financial results showed the company swinging to a first-quarter loss on charges relating to currency fluctuations and derivative impacts, mostly related to the Japanese yen’s decline against the U.S. dollar.

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Some LargeCap Stocks to Keep an Eye on Today

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday's session are Cisco Systems Inc., Macy's Inc. and Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

Cisco (NYSE: CSCO) is expected to report fiscal first-quarter earnings of 40 cents a share, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research.

Macy's (NYSE: M) is forecast to post earnings of 3 cents a share in the third quarter.

Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) is estimated to report a profit of $1.67 a share in the fiscal second quarter.

Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) is expected to report earnings of $1.18 a share in the fiscal second quarter.

After Tuesday's closing bell, International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) reported it swung to a fiscal fourth quarter profit but not enough to satisfy Wall Street estimates.

Watch List

Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) announced a $1 billion share buyback program.

General Growth Properties Inc. said it emerged from bankruptcy and will launch an initial public offering.

Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) said that it was launching a secondary offering of shares owned by a Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) affiliate.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF) swung to a second-quarter loss of 22 cents a share on debt charges.

MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) said it narrowed its third-quarter loss as it paid off claims on mortgage-backed securities.

Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: PRU) said it restored its annual dividend to 2007 levels.

Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) said its third-quarter loss widened, but narrowed on a per-share basis since the electric car maker went public, as sales slipped.