15 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Wednesday

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  • Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc ANTH shares climbed 40.1 percent to $2.06 after the company reported that blisibimod Bright-SC IgA nephropathy continued to demonstrate 48 week positive trend analysis.
  • Carver Bancorp Inc CARV shares surged 28.4 percent to $5.76. Carver Bancorp shares have dropped 0.22 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.51 percent in the same period.
  • EMCORE Corporation EMKR shares jumped 25 percent to $8.06 after the company posted upbeat Q4 results.
  • PhotoMedex Inc PHMD shares rose 19.6 percent to $3.72.
  • Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. PLAY shares surged 17.8 percent to $56.53 after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its third quarter and boosted its full year net income guidance.
  • Hooker Furniture Corporation HOFT climbed 14.2 percent to $33.51. Hooker Furniture posted Q3 earnings of $0.56 per share on revenue of $145.3 million.
  • ITUS Corp ITUS rose 9.3 percent to $5.90 after the company disclosed Cchek™ preliminary cancer patient efficacy study results.
  • Cumulus Media Inc CMLS shares gained 7.6 percent to $1.13 after the company reported an entry into a refinancing support agreement with the holders of 7.75 percent Senior Notes due 2019.
  • Western Digital Corp WDC shares gained 7.1 percent to $68.36 after the company raised its Q2 guidance. The company also disclosed that it renewed its patent cross-license agreement with Samsung.
  • Rio Tinto plc (ADR) RIO gained 4.6 percent to $41.05. Credit Suisse upgraded Rio Tinto from Neutral to Outperform.
  • Micron Technology, Inc. MU shares rose 4.5 percent to $19.91 after the company disclosed that it has completed the acquisition of Inotera Memories, Inc.
  • Mercadolibre Inc MELI climbed 4.3 percent to $164.29. Goldman Sachs upgraded Mercadolibre from Neutral to Buy.
  • Francesca's Holdings Corp FRAN shares gained 3.7 percent to $20.74. Wedbush raised the price target for Francesca's from $16 to $20.
  • Caleres Inc CAL shares rose 3.6 percent to $35.02. Susquehanna upgraded Caleres from Neutral to Positive and raised the price target from $25.00 to $40.00.
  • Oil States International, Inc. OIS gained 3.3 percent to $38.15. JP Morgan upgraded Oil States from Neutral to Overweight.
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