18 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Tuesday

  • Eyegate Pharmaceuticals Inc EYEG shares surged 63.4 percent to $2.68 as the company reported a licensing agreement with Valeant.
  • Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc BLPH shares rose 32.6 percent to $1.43. Bellerophon Therapeutics shares have dropped 52.42 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 20.85 percent in the same period.
  • Community Health Systems CYH shares jumped 31.7 percent to $9.09 after reporting upbeat Q4 results. Mizuho upgraded Community Health from Underperform to Neutral.
  • Tronox Ltd TROX shares jumped 26.5 percent to $18.25. Tronox announced plans to acquire Cristal's TiO(2) businessa and also agreed to sell Alkali Business. Tronox posted a Q4 loss of $0.14 per share on revenue of $548 million.
  • Ashford Inc AINC shares climbed 25.8 percent to $60.50. Ashford Hospitality Trust proposed to acquire FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated FCH for a total consideration of $9.27 per share.
  • Nova Lifestyle Inc NVFY shares surged 20.6 percent to $1.52.
  • Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc LL shares jumped 19.6 percent to $18.37 after the company reported a narrower-than-expected loss for its fourth quarter.
  • Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc PLKI shares surged 19.2 percent to $78.79. Restaurant Brands International Inc QSR is said to be close to a deal to acquire Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, according to sources as reported by Reuters said on Monday.
  • Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. APOP shares climbed 19 percent to $6.94 after the company reported positive results from its clinical trial of ApoGraft.
  • EXACT Sciences Corporation EXAS shares surged 16.6 percent to $23.21 after the company reported a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss
  • Lumos Networks Corp LMOS gained 16 percent to $17.66 as the company agreed to be acquired by EQT Infrastructure for $18.00 per share in cash.
  • Vermillion, Inc. VRML shares rose 16 percent to $2.03.
  • Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. DGAS shares surged 15.5 percent to $30.20 after the company agreed to be acquired by Peoples Gas for $30.50 per share in cash.
  • Star Bulk Carriers Corp. SBLK shares rose 14 percent to $9.42. Deutsche Bank upgraded Star Bulk Carriers from Hold to Buy.
  • Golden Ocean Group Ltd GOGL shares climbed 10.3 percent to $6.47 after gaining 0.95 percent on Friday.
  • Kingstone Companies Inc KINS rose 7.3 percent to $14.65 after gaining 3.80 percent on Friday.
  • Xcerra Corp XCRA rose 6 percent to $8.80 after the company posted strong Q2 results.
  • Meritor Inc MTOR gained 5.8 percent to $16.64. KeyBanc upgraded Meritor from Sector Weight to Overweight.
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