Walt Disney, Cisco Systems among big market movers

NEW YORK—Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE

Walt Disney Co., up $1.02 at $34.75

Profit rose 22 percent for the entertainment conglomerate on greater theme park attendance, despite the recent writers strike.

Sprint Nextel Corp., up 35 cents at $26.65

It will form a $14.55 billion wireless broadband company with Clearwire Corp., with backing from Google, Intel, Comcast and others.

Aqua America Inc., down 53 cents at $17.46

The water utility said higher costs and a tepid economy caused it to miss first-quarter profit estimates and an analyst downgraded the shares.

Motorola Inc., down 24 cents at $10.02

Billionaire Carl Icahn raised his stake in the mobile communications firm ahead of its planned split into two public companies.

Total SA, down $1.43 at $83.64

Record-high oil prices lifted first-quarter profit for the world's fourth-largest oil and gas company by 18 percent.

NASDAQ

Cisco Systems Inc., down 45 cents at $25.88

After losing nearly $50 billion in market value in the past six months, the network equipment maker posted profit above analyst expectations.

Foster Wheeler Ltd., up 72 cents at $67.10

The engineering and construction firm said a steep improvement in its power plant unit helped first-quarter profit jump 20 percent.

UAL Corp., down 29 cents at $13.86

The United Airlines operator has altered a $1.5 billion credit facility partially to counteract record-high fuel prices.