Gainers
- ChemoCentryx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCXI) surged 109.2% to settle at $50.43 on Thursday after the company, and Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), announced an agreement under which Amgen will acquire the company for $52 per share in cash.
- Onion Global Limited (NYSE: OG) jumped 90.6% to close at $0.7624 on Thursday.
- InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: NVIV) shares surged 81% to close at $8.00 on Thursday after gaining over 12% on Wednesday.
- Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: NERV) gained 75.4% to close at $4.70.
- Missfresh Limited (NASDAQ: MF) shares climbed 51.7% to close at $0.1746 after dropping 7% on Wednesday.
- NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE: NNVC) climbed 48.4% to close at $3.65 after the company announced it has begun drug development to combat Monkeypox virus.
- ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: CNET) jumped 44.4% to close at $0.83. ZW Data Action Technologies recently collaborated with Forbes Global Alliance to build the Forbes China Group Digital Collection Platform to launch NFT Products and jointly operate the platform data.
- Yellow Corporation (NASDAQ: YELL) rose 42.2% to close at $6.70 after the company swung to a profit for the second quarter.
- Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GBT) gained 41.4% to close at $47.99 following a report suggesting the company is attracting takeover interest. According to a Bloomberg report, citing people familiar with the matter, some large pharmaceutical companies are looking into a potential deal.
- Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) climbed 40% to settle at $5.74 as the company reported pricing of $12 million upsized offering.
- Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNA) shares jumped 38.1% to settle at $0.1560 after gaining around 9% on Wednesday.
- Greenpro Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: GRNQ) gained 37.7% to close at $2.41 after climbing around 14% on Tuesday after climbing 28% on Wednesday.
- Quhuo Limited (NASDAQ: QH) rose 37.6% to close at $0.45.
- Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: FRGE) jumped 33% to close at $6.05. Forge Global is expected to report Q2 financial results on August 11, 2022.
- Legacy Housing Corporation (NASDAQ: LEGH) jumped 30.4% to close at $17.62 after the company late Wednesday re-stated Q1, Q2 and Q3 interim financial statements for FY21.
- GeoVax Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOVX) jumped 30.3% to close at $3.57. Geovax Labs posted a Q2 loss of $0.21 per share.
- GreenLight Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ: GRNA) shares rose 27.6% to close at $4.16 after jumping over 25% on Wednesday. Samsung (LON:0593xq) Biologics and the company recently announced the completion of the first commercial-scale engineering run for the companies' mRNA production partnership.
- Waitr Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: WTRH) jumped 26.9% to settle at $0.4288.
- Society Pass Incorporated (NASDAQ: SOPA) jumped 26.2% to close at $2.36 after reporting 2Q 2022 and 1H 2022 financial results.
- Exicure, Inc. (NASDAQ: XCUR) shares gained 25.6% to close at $2.50 after climbing around 27% on Wednesday.
- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCRX) rose 23.2% to close at $13.74 after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 EPS and sales results. The company also announced the FDA has lifted its partial clinical hold on the BCX9930 program.
- Immunic, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMUX) gained 23.1% to close at $4.79 following Q2 results.
- PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (NYSE: PAGS) gained 22.9% to close at $15.03.
- TTM Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTMI) rose 22.4% to close at $16.53 following upbeat Q2 results.
- Altice USA, Inc. (NYSE: ATUS) surged 21.5% to close at $11.75 following strong quarterly sales.
- Amesite Inc. (NASDAQ: AMST) gained 20.9% to close at $0.52.
- Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: PT) jumped 18.5% to close at $1.2201.
- Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELOX) jumped 18.8% to close at $0.2642.
- Precigen, Inc. (NASDAQ: PGEN) jumped 18.4% to settle at $2.12.
- Digital Brands Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DBGI) rose 16.7% to close at $0.14. Digital Brands Group, last month, received a determination letter from the Nasdaq stating that the Company has not regained compliance.
- MercadoLibre , Inc. (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:MELI) rose 16.2% to close at $1,034.83 following better-than-expected quarterly results.
- Molecular Data Inc. (NASDAQ: MKD) rose 16.1% to close at $0.7080.
- Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ: INSM) jumped 15.2% to close at $25.06 following narrower-than-expected Q2 loss.
- Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STAF) jumped 15% to settle at $3.68.
- Arcosa, Inc. (NYSE: ACA) jumped 14.9% to close at $58.93 after reporting upbeat Q2 results.
- Ashford Inc. (NYSE: AINC) gained 14.5% to close at $16.00 following Q2 earnings.
- Exela Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: XELA) rose 14.4% to close at $1.67 after the company announced an update on its capital deployment strategy. Exela Technologies says the company has purchased $70 million of face value 2026 Senior Secured Notes at a discount with funds raised from equity. This will be the first contribution to the company's STS ("Serve the Shareholders") initiative.
- Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (NYSE: WMS) jumped 13.6% to close at $136.82 after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 EPS and sales results and issued FY23 sales guidance above estimates.
- Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFM) gained 13.5% to settle at $30.83 following better-than-expected quarterly results.
- Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII) climbed 13.3% to close at $28.82 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
- Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL) rose 13.2% to settle at $3.85 after the company reported preliminary traffic figures for July 2022.
- Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: AMPE) rose 11.4% to settle at $0.1152 after dipping around 34% on Wednesday.
- Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) rose 10% to settle at $88.90 after the company announced a partnership with BlackRock (NYSE:BLK).
- ATI Inc. (NYSE: ATI) gained 8.1% to close at $27.40 after reporting strong quarterly results.
- Benitec Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: BNTC) gained 8% to close at $0.8544.
- Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) gained 7.5% to close at $4.74 following upbeat Q2 results.
- Installed Building Products, Inc. (NYSE: IBP) rose 6.8% to close at $104.52 following Q2 results.
- Synthetic Biologics, Inc. (NYSE: SYN) gained 6.1% to close at $1.57. Synthetic Biologics recently announced a $3 million private placement of convertible preferred stock.
- Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HII) gained 4.6% to close at $228.81 as the company reported a second-quarter sales and service revenue increase of 19.3% year-over-year to $2.662 billion, beating the consensus of $2.62 billion.
- Novo Nordisk (CSE:NOVOb) A/S (NYSE: NVO) gained 4.6% to close at $104.47. Novo Nordisk reported Q2 sales of DKK41.27 billion, +25% Y/Y (+15% on a constant currency basis).
- Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYRS) rose 3.3% to close at $0.9086. The European Medicines Agency issued a positive opinion on Syros Pharmaceuticals’ application for orphan drug designation for tamibarotene for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
Losers
- Timber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: TMBR) shares tumbled 44.4% to close at $0.0960 on Thursday after the company announced a public stock offering of approximately 66.67 million shares at $0.12 per share.
- Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSDT) fell 35.4% to settle at $1.02 after surging 145% on Wednesday.
- SiTime Corporation (NASDAQ: SITM) declined 34.9% to close at $136.40. SiTime posted upbeat quarterly results, but lowered its forecast for the year.
- Lixiang Education Holding Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: LXEH) dropped 34.3% to close at $2.86.
- Enveric Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENVB) shares fell 34.2% to close at $8.62 after jumping 106% on Wednesday. Enveric Biosciences recently announced an $8 million registered direct offering and private placement.
- Pagaya Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PGY) dipped 34.2% to settle at $17.69 as the stock pulled back following its recent surge. The stock has seen continued volatility after the company completed its SPAC merger agreement last month.
- Leafly Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFLY) fell 33.3% to close at $3.40.
- Vapotherm, Inc. (NYSE: VAPO) fell 31.6% to close at $1.75 after the company reported Q2 EPS results down year over year and worse-than-expected Q2 sales results. Additionally, multiple firms downgraded the stock following the company's Q2 earnings results.
- AMTD IDEA Group (NASDAQ: AMTD) fell 31.2% to close at $4.30 after dropping over 10% on Wednesday.
- Quoin Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ: QNRX) dipped 29% to settle at $14.06 after surging 360% on Wednesday.
- Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) fell 28.4% to settle at $12.97 following weak quarterly earnings.
- Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) fell 28.4% to close at $2.30 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 sales results.
- AMTD Digital Inc. (NYSE: HKD) fell 27.3% to close at $800.00 on possible profit taking after the stock surged over the last few trading days.
- U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NASDAQ: USPH) fell 26.9% to close at $92.72 following weak quarterly results.
- Connexa Sports Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXA) dipped 26% to close at $1.08.
- 8x8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT) dropped 22.3% to close at $4.36. MKM Partners initiated coverage on 8x8 with a Neutral rating and announced a price target of $5.5.
- MMTec, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTC) dipped 22.3% to close at $4.00 after dropping over 34% on Wednesday.
- United Fire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UFCS) fell 21.7% to close at $25.29 following weak quarterly sales.
- Atento S.A. (NYSE: ATTO) dipped 21.5% to close at $6.75 following Q2 results.
- Aris Water Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: ARIS) fell 20.8% to close at $17.66 after the company reported Q2 results and announced acquisition of the assets of Delaware Energy Services, LLC.
- Cuentas Inc. (NASDAQ: CUEN) dipped 20.7% to settle at $0.7152 after the company announced a private placement priced at-the-market valued at approximately $3 million.
- Ocwen Financial Corporation (NYSE: OCN) dropped 20.1% to close at $28.15 following earnings miss.
- Ostin Technology Group Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: OST) fell 20% to settle at $1.9750.
- MSP Recovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPR) dipped 19.4% to close at $1.66.
- InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: INFU) fell 19.3% to close at $8.01 following Q2 results.
- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG) tumbled 19.3% to settle at $56.33 after reporting quarterly results.
- DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) dropped 19.3% to settle at $4.23 following Q2 results.
- Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: LQDT) declined 18.9% to close at $18.17 following Q3 results.
- YETI Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: YETI) fell 18.8% to close at $44.16 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 EPS and sales results and cut FY22 adjusted EPS guidance.
- Kaspien Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: KSPN) fell 18.7% to close at $5.04.
- Ball Corporation (NYSE: NYSE:BALL) fell 18.6% to settle at $59.28.
- Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT) fell 17.6% to close at $8.83 as the company reported upsize and pricing of secondary offering of 13,000,000 shares of common stock by selling stockholders and repurchase of common stock.
- Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (NYSE: LPI) dropped 17.6% to settle at $66.46 following Q2 results.
- Myomo, Inc. (NYSE: MYO) fell 17.5% to close at $1.70. Myomo posted a Q2 loss of $0.42 per share.
- Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSCS) fell 17.4% to close at $2.71 after gaining around 90% on Wednesday.
- DXC Technology Company (NYSE: DXC) dropped 17% to close at $26.15 following downbeat quarterly results.
- Fortinet, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) fell 16.3% to close at $52.61 after the company issued in-line guidance and slightly lowered its FY22 service revenue outlook.
- MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) dropped 15.2% to settle at $10.64 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 adjusted EPS results.
- Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNDM) fell 15% to settle at $58.60. Tandem Diabetes Care posted a Q2 loss of $0.24 per share.
- Perficient, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRFT) fell 15% to close at $93.08 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 sales results and issued Q3 and FY22 sales guidance below estimates.
- Revolve Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVLV) shares fell 13.8% to close at $26.68 following downbeat Q2 results.
- Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED) fell 13.7% to close at $148.05 after the company lowered its FY22 forecast.
- Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) dipped 13.7% to close at $7.16 following Q3 results.
- Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) dropped 13.6% to settle at $50.66 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 EPS and sales results and issued FY22 adjusted EPS and sales guidance below estimates.
- American Rebel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AREB) fell 13.2% to close at $0.8680 after climbing over 58% on Wednesday.
- Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE: NYSE:NBR) dropped 13.1% to settle at $115.64 following Q2 results.
- Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY) fell 12.3% to close at $11.58 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 EPS and issued guidance below estimates.
- U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: USX) dropped 12.2% to settle at $2.89 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 EPS results.
- BrightView Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BV) declined 11.7% to settle at $11.51 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q3 EPS results.
- Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) fell 10.7% to close at $69.08.
- MediaCo Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: MDIA) fell 10.1% to settle at $5.08 after jumping 49% on Wednesday.
- Meihua International Medical Technologies Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: MHUA) fell 9.8% to close at $4.51 after dropping 29% on Wednesday.
- Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID) fell 9.7% to settle at $18.56 following weak quarterly sales.
- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) fell 6.9% to close at $92.44.
- The Clorox Company (NYSE: NYSE:CLX) fell 4.7% to close at $137.76 following downbeat quarterly sales.
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