33 Stocks Moving In Wednesday's Mid-Day Session

Gainers

  • Inpixon INPX shares climbed 91.7 percent to $1.53 following news of a deal to buy Locality Systems.
  • ATA Inc. ATAI shares climbed 35.8 percent to $2.8799 after the company's stock continued momentum from an increase of over 100% in yesterday's trading session following news of the company entering into preliminary agreements to acquire a leading Chinese service provider.
  • Global Brass and Copper Holdings Inc BRSS surged 25.2 percent to $43.32 after the company announced a definitive merger agreement with Wieland-Werke AG at $44 per share in cash.
  • Safe-T Group Ltd SFET gained 22.1 percent to $3.2000 after the company announced plans to acquire a business proxy network solution provider, NetNut, for $9.7 million in cash and stock.
  • IZEA Worldwide Inc IZEA gained 21.8 percent to $1.23 after reporting first-quarter bookings of $7.8 million, up 18 percent year over year.
  • Avinger Inc AVGR shares gained 20.2 percent to $1.10 after the company received FDA clearance for its Pantheris SV device.
  • Amyris, Inc. AMRS shares rose 12.3 percent to $3.9881. Amyris received notification of deficiency from the Nasdaq related to delayed annual report on Form 10-K.
  • Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. NM gained 11.1 percent to $4.3315.
  • Marrone Bio Innovations Inc MBII rose 9.9 percent to $1.56 after the company announced Regalia Maxx received label approval from Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency.
  • Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. SRNE gained 9.2 percent to $4.4650 after the company announced positive topline results in a discovery trial of a potential non-dopaminergic approach to controlling Parkinson's motor symptoms with Resiniferatoxin Intrathecal Administration.
  • MediciNova, Inc. MNOV gained 8.1 percent to $10.63.
  • First Solar, Inc. FSLR climbed 7.3 percent to $60.22 after Goldman Sachs added the stock to its Conviction Buy list and raised the price target from $64 to $75.
  • Levi Strauss & Co. LEVI rose 6.1 percent to $23.20 after reporting first-quarter earnings of 37 cents per share, up from $(0.05) year over year. Sales came in at $1.434 billion, up from $1.344 billion year over year. The company sees 2019 adjusted EBIT margin flat to slightly up, with sales growth in the mid-single-digit range.
  • Simulations Plus, Inc. SLP rose 6 percent to $21.14 after reporting stronger-than-expected earnings for its second quarter.
  • Tata Motors Limited TTM gained 6 percent to $15.64 after the company reported that its March global wholesales increased by 32 percent compared to the previous month, despite this being a 5 percent decrease year-over-year.
  • Tempur Sealy International, Inc. TPX climbed 5.8 percent to $62.90 after multiple analysts said the departure of the Mattress Firm CEO would be beneficial for the company.
  • Guardant Health Inc GH gained 5.8 percent to $70.00 after Bank of America upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $81 to $84.
  • Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. ZAYO gained 5.6 percent to $31.09 following a media report the company will be acquired by Digital Colony Partners.
  • Novavax, Inc. NVAX rose 5.4 percent to $0.5799 after reporting the company will present RSV maternal immunization program phase 3 data at the World Vaccine Congress.
  • Globant S.A. GLOB gained 5 percent to $80.15 after Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of the stock with an Overweight rating, according to media reports.

 

Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

Losers

  • Helius Medical Technologies Inc HSDT shares dipped 63.8 percent to $2.2499 after the FDA declined the company's request for its De Novo classification and 510(k) clearance of the PoNS device.
  • Outlook Therapeutics, Inc. OTLK shares tumbled 46.1 percent to $1.7000. Outlook Therapeutics priced its 10.34 million share offering at $2.75 per share.
  • Wave Life Sciences Ltd. WVE dropped 16.4 percent to $34.92 after the company announced it would delay the data readout timeline on its Huntington's Disease trial.
  • PAR Technology Corporation PAR dropped 14 percent to $21.48 after the company announced a proposed offering of $60 million of senior convertible notes.
  • Calix Inc CALX shares fell 11.3 percent to $7.01 after the company cut its Q1 guidance figures.
  • Sibanye Gold Limited SBGL fell 10.5 percent to $4.08 after the company announced it intends to raise $120 million to cover its debt from share sales.
  • PolarityTE, Inc. PTE dropped 10.1 percent to $9.44. PolarityTE priced its common stock offering for approximately $27.5 million total.
  • Niu Technologies NIU fell 8.3 percent to $11.44 after declining 7.22 percent on Tuesday.
  • Homology Medicines, Inc. FIXX dropped 7.5 percent to $21.80. Homology Medicines priced its 5.55 million share public offering of common stock at $22.50 per share.
  • Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. ESTA shares dipped 6.7 percent to $22.82 after Block & Leviton LLP started an investigation of the company for violations of federal securities laws following the posting of a financial red flags article on Seeking Alpha.
  • Zynex, Inc. ZYXI fell 6.3 percent to $4.9001.
  • Lyft, Inc. LYFT shares tumbled 5.9 percent to $63.48 after competitor Uber said it plans to sell $10 billion of stock in a May IPO.
  • WD-40 Company WDFC fell 5.5 percent to $162.87. WD-40 reported upbeat earnings for its second quarter, while sales missed estimates. The company reaffirmed 2019 earnings and sales guidance.
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