Accenture Posts Upbeat Results, Joins Darden Restaurants, CarMax And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Th

U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 150 points on Thursday.

Shares of Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) rose sharply in today's session after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised FY25 revenue growth outlook.

On Thursday, Accenture reported first-quarter fiscal 2025 sales of $17.69 billion compared with the analyst consensus estimate of $17.12 billion, up 9% year-over-year in U.S. dollars and 5% in local currency.

Accenture shares jumped 7% to $372.09 on Wednesday.

Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today's session.

Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) shares jumped 68% to $12.55 after the company's Narsoplimab met pivotal trial primary endpoint.
Soho House & Co Inc. (NASDAQ:SHCO) gained 54% to $7.57 after the company received a $9.00 per share acquisition offer from a consortium backed by Executive Chairman Ron Burkle and Yucaipa. The board has formed a special committee to evaluate the proposal.
Mesoblast Limited (NASDAQ:MESO) rose 35% to $16.55. On Wednesday, the FDA approved Mesoblast's Ryoncil (remestemcel-L) as the first mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) therapy in the U.S.
Microvast Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVST) gained 21.7% to $1.3990.
Sable Offshore Corp. (NYSE:SOC) surged 20.3% to $23.63.
Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA) gained 17.8% to $14.09 after the Phase IIb Prasinezumab study showed potential in early Parkinson’s disease.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) rose 14.3% to $182.79 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter EPS and issued better-than-expected FY25 revenue outlook.
Innodata Inc. (NASDAQ:INOD) gained 14.2% to $39.09. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives initiated coverage on Innodata with an Outperform rating and announced a price target of $48.
Valneva SE (NASDAQ:VALN) gained 10.1% to $4.16. Valneva expanded Chikungunya vaccine access in Asia through partnership with Serum Institute.
Tripadvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) rose 8.8% to $14.10. Tripadvisor and Liberty TripAdvisor announced a planned merger.
Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) shares gained 4.8% to $23.98.
CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) shares rose 4.5% to $85.08 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings and sales.