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Photronics Posts Upbeat Results, Joins Stitch Fix, Patterson Companies And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday

Benzinga ·  Dec 12 02:21

U.S. stocks were higher, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 300 points on Wednesday.

Shares of Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) rose sharply during Wednesday's session after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued first-quarter revenue guidance with its midpoint above estimates.

The company reported adjusted EPS of 59 cents, beating the Wall Street view of 52 cents. Photronics reported quarterly revenues of $222.63 million, down 2% year-over-year. Sales beat the analyst consensus of $218.00 million. The revenue grew by 6% Q/Q.

Photronics shares jumped 13.1% to $28.64 on Wednesday.

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

  • Stitch Fix, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFIX) shares jumped 47.8% to $6.80 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter EPS and sales and issued strong guidance.
  • Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) surged 34% to $30.98 after the company announced it entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Patient Square Capital.
  • Rezolve AI Limited (NASDAQ:RZLV) gained 18.6% to $2.2892.
  • Destiny Tech100 Inc. (NASDAQ:DXYZ) surged 17.3% to $71.95.
  • FIGS, Inc. (NYSE:FIGS) rose 17.3% to $6.02 following a WSJ report suggesting the company received a takeover offer from Story3 Capital Partners.
  • ReNew Energy Global Plc (NASDAQ:RNW) jumped 12.1% to $7.11 after the company announced it received $7.07 share buyout proposal from a consortium including Masdar, CPP Investments, ADIA and founder Sumant Sinha to acquire the remaining share capital.
  • Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) surged 11.6% to $6.70. Deutsche Bank analyst Michael Linenberg upgraded Frontier Group from Hold to Buy and raised the price target from $6 to $8.
  • GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) gained 10.2% to $29.68 following quarterly results.
  • Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX) jumped 7.7% to $60.57.
  • Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) rose 7.5% to $268.58. Roth MKM analyst Chip Moore initiated coverage on Powell Industries with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $312.
  • GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) gained 5.7% to $346.12 after the company issued FY24 and FY25 revenue guidance.

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