Gainers
- Blue Water Vaccines, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWV) shares jumped 79.5% to $4.57 after the company announced it plans to explore the potential development of a novel monkeypox vaccine using its norovirus shell and protrusion virus-like particle platform.
- Hill International, Inc. (NYSE: HIL) shares rose 61.5% to $2.81 after Global Infrastructure Solutions (GISI) and the company announced an agreement to merge in an all-cash transaction valued at $173 million.
- JE Cleantech Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: JCSE) shares jumped 54% to $3.50 after jumping over 20% on Tuesday.
- Eargo, Inc. (NASDAQ: EAR) rose 46.3% to $2.9550 after climbing 77% on Tuesday. Eargo recently said Q2 EPS results were down year over year.
- Cassava Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAVA) gained 40.4% to $28.37 after a form 4 filing showed Director Sanford Robertson purchased 100,000 shares at an average price of $20.69.
- Vinco Ventures, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBIG) shares rose 31.9% to $1.4908. Vinco Ventures shares jumped around 59% on Tuesday after Nasdaq resumed trading in the stock.
- Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NASDAQ: BBBY) rose 24% to $25.59 on continued momentum amid an uptick in retail investor attention on social media.
- Laird Superfood, Inc. (NYSE: LSF) gained 21.7% to $2.7399 after the company confirmed the receipt of an unsolicited offer from EF Hutton to acquire all of the company's outstanding common stock for $3 per share in cash.
- LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: LX) jumped 21.6% to $2.4199 after the company late Tuesday reported Q2 results.
- Stabilis Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLNG) rose 17.7% to $5.40. The company recently posted upbeat quarterly sales.
- Akumin Inc. (NASDAQ: AKU) gained 17.6% to $1.0850.
- Cogent Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: COGT) rose 16.5% to $16.50. Cogent Biosciences recently posted a Q2 loss of $0.71 per share.
- ATA Creativity Global (NASDAQ: AACG) gained 16% to $2.46. ATA Creativity Global recently posted a Q2 loss of $0.05 per share.
- TDH Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETZ) jumped 15.8% to $3.57.
- Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LBPH) gained 15.5% to $4.98.
- Qilian International Holding Group Limited (NASDAQ: QLI) jumped 13.4% to $1.52.
- Kubient, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBNT) jumped 13% to $1.0852. Kubient recently reported worse-than-expected Q2 EPS and sales results.
- Reneo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPHM) gained 12.5% to $3.51. Reneo Pharmaceuticals recently posted a Q2 loss of $0.50 per share.
- FaZe Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: FAZE) rose 8.3% to $14.42 after gaining 12% on Tuesday. The company reported Q2 results on Monday.
- BlackLine, Inc. (NASDAQ: BL) gained 8% to $74.69.
- Kirkland's, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIRK) gained 7.7% to $5.70.
- Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) rose 6.9% to $141.88 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its third quarter and raised its FY22 guidance.
- Scienjoy Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: SJ) shares dipped 25.6% to $3.26.
- Embark Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: EMBK) fell 25.1% to $12.40. Embark Technology reported the completion of reverse stock split.
- Sonder Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SOND) declined 23.1% to $1.96.
- Blueprint Medicines Corporation (NASDAQ: BPMC) fell 22.5% to $53.11 after the company announced top-line results from the registrational Part 2 of the PIONEER clinical trial of AYVAKIT in patients with non-advanced systemic mastocytosis.
- Artelo Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARTL) shares dipped 22% to $4.96. Artelo Biosciences shares jumped 46% on Tuesday after the company announced the publication of pre-clinical results of its FABP inhibitor platform.
- Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (NASDAQ: SDIG) shares fell 21.8% to $2.4950 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 sales results.
- Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLU) tumbled 21.6% to $6.14 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 EPS. Piper Sandler lowered its price target on the stock from $14 to $11.
- PAVmed Inc. (NASDAQ: PAVM) dropped 21.2% to $1.5606 after the company issued business update and preliminary Q2 financial results. Lake Street maintained PAVmed with a Buy and lowered the price target from $7 to $5.
- Unity Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBX) declined 20% to $1.0950 after the company announced a $25 million common stock offering.
- Kidpik Corp. (NASDAQ: PIK) shares fell 19% to $2.0500 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 sales results.
- Nerdy, Inc. (NYSE: NRDY) declined 18.6% to $3.0512. Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) maintained Nerdy with a Neutral and raised the price target from $3 to $3.5.
- Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: FEDU) dipped 18% to $14.51.
- Singular Genomics Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMIC) declined 17.6% to $3.31 after UBS downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral and lowered its price target from $10 to $4.50.
- BioAtla, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCAB) dropped 17.7% to $9.76.
- Palisade Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALI) fell 17% to $0.1716. Palisade Bio dosed first patient in its Phase 3 study evaluating lead asset LB1148 to accelerate the return of bowel function in adult patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery.
- Iterum Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: ITRM) declined 15.8% to $0.2316. Iterum Therapeutics on Tuesday announced August 17, 2022 as date of 1-for-15 reverse share split.
- I-Mab (NASDAQ: IMAB) fell 15.5% to $6.73. I-Mab disclosed in an SEC filing that AbbVie Inc (NYSE: NYSE:ABBV) would discontinue the global Phase 1b study of lemzoparlimab combination therapy with azacitidine and venetoclax in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myelocytic leukemia (AML).
- Enovix Corporation (NASDAQ: ENVX) dipped 15% to $21.20.
- Everspin Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRAM) dropped 15% to $7.43.
- Krispy Kreme, Inc. (NASDAQ: DNUT) fell 14.6% to $12.39 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 EPS and sales results and issued FY22 adjusted EPS and sales guidance below estimates.
- Membership Collective Group Inc. (NYSE: MCG) dropped 14.6% to $6.98 after the company lowered FY22 sales forecast.
- FlexShopper, Inc. (NASDAQ: FPAY) fell 14.3% to $2.1598.
- Latham Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWIM) dipped 14.2% to $6.70.
- The Children's Place, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE) fell 14.2% to $47.15 after the company reported a year-over-year drop in Q2 sales.
- Arvinas, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARVN) fell 13.8% to $45.19.
- HyreCar Inc. (NASDAQ: HYRE) declined 12.3% to $1.14. HyreCar recently posted a Q2 loss of $0.20 per share.
- Amyris, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRS) fell 12% to $3.23.
- Endo International plc (NASDAQ: ENDP) fell 11.6% to $0.3271. Endo International filed for bankruptcy after reaching a $6 billion deal with some of its creditors as the company sought to settle opioid-related lawsuits.
- Farfetch Limited (NYSE: FTCH) dipped 10.7% to $8.92.
- The RealReal, Inc. (NASDAQ: REAL) fell 10.5% to $3.0150 after jumping 22% on Tuesday.
- Opendoor (NASDAQ:OPEN) Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) declined 9.7% to $5.13.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (NASDAQ: NYSE:TEVA) dropped 9.6% to $9.98.
- ZipRecruiter, Inc. (NYSE: ZIP) fell 9.6% to $17.93.
- Tuesday Morning Corporation (NASDAQ: TUEM) fell 8.4% to $0.3152. Tuesday Morning recently reported CFO transition.
- Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) declined 7.8% to $39.53. Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine was granted expanded provisional approval in New Zealand as a first and second booster for adults.
- Sanofi (EPA:SASY) (NASDAQ: SNY) fell 7.6% to $41.42 after the company announced it is discontinuing the global clinical development program of amcenestrant following the recommendation of an Independent Data Monitoring Committee.
- Snap Inc . (NYSE: NYSE:SNAP) dropped 7.1% to $11.72.
- Lyft , Inc. (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:LYFT) declined 7% to $18.00.
- Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) fell 6.3% to $102.35. Shares of software companies traded lower amid a rise in treasury yields, which weighed on growth stocks.
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