Morning Market Movers

Conversant

shares surged 30.40% to $34.83 after Alliance Data Systems

announced its plans to buy Conversant for $35 per share. China Green Agriculture

shares climbed 22.81% to $2.80 after the company reported Q4 earnings of $0.11 per share. ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance

rose 17.97% to $115.00 after the company reported upbeat second-quarter results and raised its outlook. Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings

shares gained 14.24% to $6.90 after the company reported stronger-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results. Ascent Solar Technologies

jumped 6.35% to $3.52 as the company regained compliance with the NASDAQ minimum bid price rule. Alliance Data Systems

gained 2.88% to $260.15 after the company announced its plans to buy Conversant for $35 per share. Alliance Data projected the deal to add $0.50 per share to core earnings in the first year. Hertz Global Holdings

shares climbed 2.23% to $28.37. Hertz Global averted a proxy contest with Carl C. Icahn for control of its board by agreeing in principle to name three directors approved by the activist investor.