18 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Thursday

AEP Industries AEPI shares jumped 44.2 percent to $111.00. Berry Plastics Group, Inc. BERY and AEP Industries reached a definitive deal by which the former would buy the latter in a cash and stock transaction worth about $765 million.
Guess?, Inc. GES shares climbed 24.1 percent to $18.49 after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings and raised earnings forecast for FY 2017. However, the company missed analysts’ sales estimates.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. VNDA shares rose 23 percent to $14.46. Vanda Pharmaceuticals shares have gained 6.14 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has climbed 16.48 percent in the same period.
Chembio Diagnostics Inc CEMI shares surged 13.5 percent to $6.97 as the company reported that it has been awarded up to $13.2 million U.S. government contract to develop and commercialize point-of-care tests for Zika virus.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. JBSS rose 11.3 percent to $50.52. John B. Sanfilippo & Son reported Q4 earnings of $0.64 per share on revenue of $231.5 million.
Tilly's Inc TLYS shares gained 9.3 percent to $7.74 after the company posted better-than-expected quarterly results. B. Riley upgraded Tilly's from Neutral to Buy.
Horizon Global Corp HZN shares gained 8.9 percent to $16.85. Horizon Global agreed to acquire Westfalia-Automotive and Terwa.
Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation NYMX shares climbed 8.6 percent to $4.83 after the company posted successful new long-term fexapotide placebo crossover study results.
Nomad Foods Limited NOMD shares climbed 5.6 percent to $10.44. For the three months ended June 30, 2016, Nomad Foods posted a loss of €0.04 per share, versus a loss of €4.41 per share, in the three months ended June 30, 2015.
Primoris Services Corp PRIM gained 5.6 percent to $19.59. Seaport Global upgraded Primoris Services from Neutral to Buy.
Tiffany & Co. TIF rose 5.4 percent to $72.60 as the company produced mixed results for the second quarter. While its earnings came in above the estimates, sales missed expectations. The company maintained its full year revenue and EPS forecast.
Micron Technology, Inc. MU gained 5.2 percent to $16.32. Nomura Securities reiterated a Buy rating and increased price target on Micron from $16 to $20.
Workday Inc WDAY shares gained 4.5 percent to $83.20. Workday reported a wider-than-expected loss for its second quarter, but sales exceeded analysts’ expectations. The company also issued a weak revenue outlook for the current quarter.
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (USA) BLDP rose 4.3 percent to $2.08 as the company reported that its unit Protonex has unveiled clean energy fuel cell propulsion systems for civilian unmanned vehicles.
NQ Mobile Inc (ADR) NQ rose 4.2 percent to $4.47 following announcement of FL Mobile divestment.
Burlington Stores Inc BURL shares rose 3.4 percent to $81.20 as the company reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings.
Sanderson Farms, Inc. SAFM shares rose 2.7 percent to $97.75 as the company posted better-than-expected Q3 earnings.
Mylan NV MYL rose 2.1 percent to $44.04. Mylan, announced on Thursday an initiative in which it will cover up to $300 of out-of-pocket expenses through the use of a savings card. Mylan's announcement effectively reduced by 50 percent the cost exposure for many patients who were previously paying the full list price for the EpiPen.

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