Knight-Swift Transportation Posts Upbeat Earnings, Joins TAL Education, LSI Industries, GE Aerospace And

U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 100 points on Thursday.

Shares of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX) rose sharply during Thursday's session as the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted earnings results.

Knight-Swift reported quarterly earnings of 36 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 33 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.86 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.88 billion.

Knight-Swift Transportation shares gained 5% to $57.77 on Thursday.

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

Precigen, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGEN) shares surged 20.3% to $1.3600. HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Swayampakula Ramakanth reiterated Precigen with a Buy and raised the price target from $4 to $6.
Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVLV) rose 15.4% to $3.7149 as the company provided a positive update on strategic metrics for the three-month period ending December 31, 2024.
MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS) climbed 15.4% to $1.8350.
TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) gained 15.3% to $10.53 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.
LSI Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:LYTS) shares jumped 15% to $22.73 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results.
OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS) gained 13.8% to $192.43 following upbeat quarterly results.
Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) shares rose 11.3% to $11.04.
MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE:HZO) jumped 9.7% to $30.67 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly adjusted EPS results.
Blaize Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BZAI) shares gained 9.5% to $6.92.
GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) gained 9.1% to $205.55 following better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) rose 8.4% to $53.68 following strong quarterly sales.
Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) gained 7.5% to $197.19. Guidewire Software will replace Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in the S&P MidCap 400, effective prior to opening of trading on Jan. 27.