18 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Wednesday

 

  • Superconductor Technologies, Inc. SCON shares climbed 68.5 percent to $3.37 after the company disclosed that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the company and its partners with a $4.5 million contract to improve HTS Wire for its Next Generation Electric Machines program.
  • Champions Oncology Inc CSBR jumped 20.2 percent to $2.32. Champions Oncology reported a Q2 GAAP loss of $0.05 per share on revenue of $4.5 million.
  • Continental Resources, Inc. CLR shares jumped 18.4 percent to $55.90. Continental Resources shares have jumped 30.06 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 5.97 percent in the same period.
  • California Resources Corp CRC shares surged 17.8 percent to $14.19 after dropping 7.66 percent on Tuesday.
  • Oasis Petroleum Inc. OAS shares jumped 17.3 percent to $13.79 after slipping 1.51 percent on Tuesday. Crude oil futures gained 7.1 percent to trade at $48.46 a barrel.
  • Sanchez Energy Corp SN shares rose 17.3 percent to $8.08 after dropping 4.31 percent on Tuesday.
  • Atwood Oceanics, Inc. ATW shares jumped 16 percent to $9.07 after dropping 5.10 percent on Tuesday.
  • Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc FMSA shares rose 15.4 percent to $9.23 after falling 4.88 percent on Tuesday.
  • Denbury Resources Inc. DNR gained 14.5 percent to $3.24 after dropping 5.03 percent on Tuesday.
  • Arbutus Biopharma Corp ABUS shares surged 13.2 percent to $3.00. Chardan Capital upgraded Arbutus Biopharma from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $3 to $4.
  • Noble Corporation NE shares rose 12 percent to $5.98 after dropping 5.15 percent on Tuesday.
  • Devon Energy Corp DVN shares gained 10.9 percent $46.76. Devon Energy shares have dropped 8.37 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 5.97 percent in the same period.
  • Weatherford International Plc WFT shares rose 10 percent to $4.76 after dropping 5.47 percent on Tuesday.
  • Splunk Inc SPLK rose 5.1 percent to $60.33 after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter and raised its FY17 revenue outlook.
  • Super Micro Computer, Inc. SMCI gained 4.3 percent to $27.23. DA Davidson upgraded Super Micro Computer from Neutral to Buy.
  • Celanese Corporation CE rose 3.2 percent to $79.61. Goldman Sachs upgraded Celanese from Neutral to Buy.
  • GoPro Inc GPRO rose 2.6 percent to $10.09 after the company announced plans to reduce workforce by 15 percent. The company estimates $24 million to $33 million charge in restructuring for the fourth quarter.
  • Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS shares gained 3.4 percent to $218.98. Deutsche Bank upgraded Goldman Sachs from Hold to Buy and raised the price target from $180.00 to $255.00.
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