44 Stocks Moving In Wednesday's Mid-Day Session

Gainers

  • Aerohive Networks, Inc. (NYSE:HIVE) jumped 39% to $4.4350 after Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXTR) announced plans to acquire Aerohive for $4.45 per share in cash.
  • Acasti Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:ACST) rose 15.7% to $1.2150 on continued strength after a bullish blog post was published on Seeking Alpha on Tuesday.
  • Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:INO) shares gained 14.3% to $2.88. Inovio reported completion of enrollment of VGX-3100 Phase 3 trial (REVEAL 1) for the treatment of HPV-related cervical pre-cancer.
  • Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) rose 14.2% to $37.32 after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its third quarter.
  • Genocea Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNCA) gained 14% to $4.00.
  • MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGI) rose 12.7% to $2.58.
  • Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED) gained 12.4% to $3.53.
  • Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) shares rose 11.8% to $3.6878 in sympathy with a 10% rise in the price of Bitcoin this morning. Strength in the crypto space may also be linked to the recent announcement of Facebook's Libra.
  • Marathon Patent Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA) shares rose 11.6% to $2.98 in sympathy with a 10% rise in the price of Bitcoin this morning.
  • Ensco Rowan plc (NYSE:ESV) gained 11.6% to $8.49 after reporting cash tender offers and consent solicitations.
  • SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE:SNX) rose 11.1% to $102.22 after reporting a second-quarter earnings beat.
  • Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) rose 11% to $11.94.
  • CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE:CVM) gained 10.6% to $7.95.
  • Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:GO) surged 10.4% to $33.88.
  • Seadrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) shares jumped 10% to $3.9050.
  • Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) jumped 8.1% to $2.8530.
  • Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLUB) gained 7.8% to $2.2950.
  • AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI) rose 7.7% to $3.8450.
  • Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) rose 7.5% to $44.17.
  • UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) gained 6.7% to $177.74 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 EPS and sales results. The company also issued its FY19 EPS and sales guidance above analyst estimates.
  • KBS Fashion Group Limited (NASDAQ:KBSF) rose 6.2% to $2.4000 after falling 5.83% on Tuesday.
  • ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) rose 5.4% to $63.00 after Mizuho upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $74 to $80.
  • Corteva, Inc. (NYSE:CTVA) gained 4.8% to $29.00 after the company announced a $1 billion stock buyback and declared its first dividend of $0.13 per share.

 

Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

Losers

  • OncoCyte Corporation (NYSE:OCX) fell 37.7% to $2.4826 after the company announced it will need more time to complete its ongoing CLIA Validation study of DetermaVu.
  • Gemphire Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:GEMP) shares declined 24.4% to $0.96 after the company announced trial results evaluating gemcabene in NASH patients. Three of five patients showed decreases in TG levels while one patient discontinued treatment.
  • Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (NYSE:RCUS) shares dipped 20.5% to $7.53.
  • Care.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRCM) dropped 19.1% to $11.40. Craig-Hallum downgraded Care.com from Buy to Hold.
  • SSLJ.com Limited (NASDAQ:YGTY) fell 19.1% to $1.9329.
  • Eros International Plc (NYSE:EROS) dipped 18.8% to $ 1.77.
  • Cemtrex, Inc. (NASDAQ:CETX) fell 16% to $1.94 after dropping 29.57% on Tuesday.
  • Fuling Global Inc. (NASDAQ:FORK) tumbled 11.6% to $1.9801.
  • Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBT) dropped 11.4% to $55.34 after the company reported a $200 million common stock offering of 3.375 million shares.
  • Moxian, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOXC) dropped 10.6% to $2.44.
  • Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ:PHUN) shares fell 10.2% to $2.9450 after the company announced its 'Phun' utility tokens are now available in international markets.
  • Immunic, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMUX) dropped 9.9% to $11.89.
  • BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB) fell 9.5% to $7.51. BlackBerry reported better-than-expected Q1 earnings and sales results.
  • Pyxus International, Inc. (NYSE:PYX) shares dipped 9.5% to $15.43.
  • ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRV) fell 9% to $4.17 after dropping 7.66% on Tuesday.
  • Pareteum Corporation (NASDAQ:TEUM) dipped 8.6% to $2.2950.
  • AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) shares fell 7.1% to $57.00 after reporting fourth-quarter results. The company reported fiscal Q4 revenue decreased 23% from last year and fiscal Q4 gross margin decreased 27% from last year.
  • Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILA) fell 5.9% to $17.01 after the company announced the pricing of $350 million of 2% convertible senior notes.
  • Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) fell 5.6% to $34.58. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Rollins from Hold to Sell and lowered the price target from $36.5 to $25.
  • Qudian Inc. (NYSE:QD) dropped 5.4% to $8.01 after the company announced a $250 million offering of convertible senior notes.
  • General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) fell 4.1% to $51.51. General Mills posted upbeat earnings for its fourth quarter, while sales missed views.

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