Benzinga - by Avi Kapoor, Benzinga Staff Writer.
Shares of STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) rose sharply during Thursday’s session after the company issued strong preliminary first-quarter net sales guidance.
STAAR Surgical shares jumped 13.3% to $44.30 on Thursday.
Here are some other stocks moving in today's mid-day session.
Gainers
- TC Biopharm (Holdings) Plc (NASDAQ: TCBP) shares climbed 130.1% to $2.9790. TCBP announced execution of non-binding letter of intent for acquisition of NK Platform Technologies.
- Allurion Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ALUR) gained 70% to $2.8801 after the company announced the commercial availability of its Virtual Care Suite in the United States. Also, Chardan Capital initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and announced a $5 price target.
- Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: TVGN) shares climbed 40.6% to $3.58. Tevogen Bio, on Wednesday, appointed Tapan V Shah as Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Development.
- HWH International Inc. (NASDAQ: HWH) gained 38.8% to $2.1765.
- Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADL) rose 36.3% to $2.2899 after the company announced interim data from the randomized phase 2 clinical trial of CAN-2409 in non-metastatic prostate cancer.
- MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGNX) climbed 27.8% to $17.47. MacroGenics announced TAMARACK study data will not be presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.
- E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: EJH) gained 27% to $2.22.
- Reliance Global Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RELI) gained 24.6% to $0.46 after the company reported FY23 earnings.
- Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP) rose 22.5% to $47.12 after the company posted better-than-expected results for its second quarter.
- Vast Renewables Limited (NASDAQ: VSTE) gained 22.3% to $8.81.
- Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPWH) gained 21.3% to $3.7950 following a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss.
- Gorilla Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: GRRR) jumped 19% to $0.8729 after the company reported a year-over-year increase in FY23 sales results.
- Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE: LEVI) shares rose 18.3% to $22.10 after the company reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter and boosted its 2024 earnings guidance.
- NOVONIX Limited (NYSE: NVX) gained 15.4% to $2.83.
- Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ZETA) climbed 14.8% to $12.09 after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised its price target from $12 to $17.
- Graphjet Technology (NASDAQ: GTI) gained 13.3% to $8.17
- MaxLinear, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXL) gained 11.8% to $24.22. MaxLinear is expected to release its financial results for the first quarter 2024 after the closing bell on April 24, 2024.
- Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EIGR) gained 9.7% to $1.81. Eiger Biopharmaceuticals said on April 2, it received a notice from the Nasdaq that the company’s common stock will be delisted from Nasdaq.
- Destiny Tech100 Inc. (NASDAQ: DXYZ) shares gained 8.8% to $29.39 after jumping 27% on Wednesday.
- Addex Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ: ADXN) shares rose 8.2% to $16.76. Addex Therapeutics shares gained 18% on Wednesday after the company and funds affiliated with Perceptive Advisors announced the launch of Neurosterix..
- MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR) gained 7.4% to $1,724.42 amid a rise in Bitcoin.
- Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH) climbed 7% to $126.86.
- HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE: HUBS) gained 6% to $664.51 following a report suggesting Alphabet is in talks with advisors about a potential offer for the company.
- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB) climbed 4% to $2.9223 after the company reported fourth-quarter results and issued FY25 guidance.
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Losers- eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFTR) shares dipped 80.7% to $3.1801. The company announced topline results from the primary analysis of the randomized Phase 2 KICKSTART trial of tomivosertib combined with pembrolizumab in non-small cell lung cancer.
- Keyarch Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: KYCH) fell 34.5% to $5.94.
- View, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIEW) fell 29.4% to $0.3601. View shares fell on Wednesday after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Achilles Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: ACHL) declined 27% to $0.88 after the company reported fourth-quarter financial results. The company announced interim Phase I/IIa data on the use of clonal neoantigen reactive T cells from the CHIRON study in advanced unresectable or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and the THETIS study in recurrent or metastatic malignant melanoma.
- KWESST Micro Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: KWE) fell 24.4% to $0.85 after the company announced a proposed US public offering.
- AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXTI) fell 22.2% to $3.85. Traders circulated J Capital short report.
- XTI Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: XTIA) fell 20.9% to $3.64 after gaining 31% on Wednesday.
- DigiAsia Corp. (NASDAQ: FAAS) fell 20% to $5.37.
- Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) declined 17.5% to $83.40 after the company reported weak third-quarter results and cut its FY24 outlook.
- Selina Hospitality PLC (NASDAQ: SLNA) dipped 17.5% to $0.0811.
- Casa Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASA) declined 16.3% to $0.0460. Casa Systems said the company and some units entered into asset purchase agreement with Lumine providing for sale and purchase of debtors' Cloud/Ran APA assets.
- Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTRA) fell 15.2% to $0.1390. Kintara Therapeutics recently entered a merger agreement with TuHURA Biosciences.
- Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) fell 13.5% to $2.3095 after the company reported the launch of proposed underwritten public offering of common shares.
- GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. (NYSE: GCTS) fell 13.1% to $5.96.
- SolarMax Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMXT) dipped 10.9% to $11.75.
- LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I (NASDAQ: LGVC) shares tumbled 10.2% to $9.97. LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I shares gained 3% on Wednesday after the company announced shareholders approved the previously announced business combination with Nuvo.
- ARCA biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABIO) fell 8.9% to $2.96. ARCA Biopharma shares jumped 90% on Wednesday after the company and Oruka Therapeutics announced a merger agreement.
- Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST) fell 8.9% to $3.9850 after the company filed for an up to $250 million mixed shelf offering.
- OneMedNet Corporation (NASDAQ: ONMD) shares fell 8.6% to $0.97. OneMedNet shares jumped 34% on Wednesday after the company completed a securities purchase agreement to provide up to $4.54 million in funding.
- Rent the Runway, Inc. (NASDAQ: RENT) fell 8.6% to $5.37.
- Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) fell 8.2% to $12.40 following a report suggesting the Ellison-led bid would require the company to raise new equity.
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