Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Compass, General Electric, Shell, Pinterest and more

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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday.

Constellation Brands — The spirits producer slipped 2% despite posting earnings and revenue for the previous quarter that beat expectations. Constellation Brands did, however, report losses in its cannabis business and said it would divest some of its wine offerings to The Wine Group.

Compass — Shares surged 10% after Insider reported Vista Equity Partners is considering a deal that would take the real estate technology company private.

General Electric — General Electric's stock shed 1.2% amid news that the company is firing 20% of its onshore wind workforce in the U.S.

Conagra — Conagra's stock traded 3.3% lower despite a top and bottom line beat in its recent fiscal quarter. The food producer also reaffirmed its outlook for the year.

Shell — Shares of the energy producer fell 4.1% after the company warned that it expects lower refining margins and weaker earnings from natural gas trading. Shell also cited higher costs for delivering fuel.

Silvergate Capital — Shares fell 6.1% after Wells Fargo double downgraded the crypto bank stock to underweight from overweight, citing deposit outflows because of sharply falling cryptocurrency prices.

Pinterest — Shares of the vision board company jumped more than 4% after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to buy from neutral. The analyst said he came away from a recent meeting with senior Pinterest management with increased confidence in user growth and monetization on the platform.

Take-Two Interactive — The gaming company added 2.5% after Goldman Sachs upgraded Take-Two to a buy rating, saying the recent pullback in the stock create a good entry point for investors.

AbbVie — The biotech stock