Benzinga - by Lisa Levin, Benzinga Editor.
U.S. stocks traded mostly higher, with the Dow Jones gaining more than 100 points on Friday. Here are some big stocks recording gains in today’s session.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) shares gained 30.6% to $10.63 after posting better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
SunOpta Inc. (NASDAQ: STKL) climbed 22.5% to $3.50 after the company announced the sale of certain frozen fruit assets to Nature's Touch for an aggregate purchase price of $141 million and issued preliminary Q3 results.
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) rose 13.7% to $4.16 after Roth MKM upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and raised its price target from $4 to $4.40.
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) gained 13.5% to $19.06.
Coeur Mining, Inc. (NYSE: CDE) jumped 13.2% to $2.53.
Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) rose 13.2% to $12.38 after Roth MKM initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and $30 price target.
Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR) gained 9.5% to $4.61 after the company issued an operational update for the third quarter.
Mister Car Wash, Inc. (NYSE: MCW) rose 8.6% to $5.78 after Baird upgraded the stock from Neutral to Outperform and announced a $10 price target.
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) surged 8.5% to $110.50 after the company updated financial guidance for FY23 and announced Todd Vasos has been appointed CEO.
First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG) gained 8.5% to $5.34.
DRDGOLD Limited (NYSE: DRD) rose 8.2% to $9.21.
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: APLS) gained 8% to $47.39.
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE: FSM) climbed 7.8% to $2.99.
The Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR) rose 7.7% to $154.27 after the company reported third-quarter results.
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) gained 7.6% to $113.75.
MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE: MAX) rose 5.7% to $9.20.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) climbed 3.6% to $151.09 as the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter on Friday.
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) rose 3.2% to $41.03 following third-quarter earnings.
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) gained 2.3% to $42.47. Citigroup reported third-quarter FY23 net revenue growth of 9% year-over-year to $20.14 billion, beating the consensus of $19.32 billion.
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