Midday movers: Palo Alto Networks, Ziprecruiter, Wingstop and more

By Liz Moyer

Investing.com -- Stocks were trading higher at midday on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes from earlier this month. Here are the midday movers for Feb. 22.

• Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ:PANW) shares were up 11.8% after the company boosted its outlook for the fiscal year and reported better-than-expected adjusted earnings per share and sales for the fiscal second quarter.
• Ziprecruiter Inc (NYSE:ZIP) shares fell 25% after it provided guidance for the first quarter that indicated revenue is expected to fall 21% from the same period last year. Companies are cutting back their recruiting budgets amid economic uncertainty.

• Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ:WING) shares rose 8% after the restaurant chain reported stronger-than-expected same-store sales and beat expectations for the fourth quarter as costs fell because chicken wing prices are lower than one year ago.

• Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares were up 1.5% after the e-commerce giant closed its $3.9 billion purchase of One Medical, a primary care provider. Amazon is making a push into health care under CEO Andy Jassy.

• La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE:LZB) shares rose 16% after the furniture maker beat forecasts for adjusted earnings per share and revenue in the recent quarter. The company sees current-quarter revenue coming in ahead of expectations amid a restructuring.