Royal Caribbean Cruises Posts Upbeat Earnings, Joins Brighthouse Financial, Invesco, Boeing And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Tuesday

U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones index falling around 0.1% on Tuesday.

Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. RCL gained 6.2% to $251.48 following a fourth-quarter EPS beat.

Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $1.09 billion, with a margin of 29.2%. Adjusted EPS of $1.63 beat the consensus estimate of $1.50. The cruise operator reported fourth-quarter sales growth of 12.9% year-on-year to $3.761 billion, marginally missing the analyst consensus estimate of $3.765 billion.

Royal Caribbean Cruises shares climbed 6.2% to $251.48 on Tuesday.

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

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. BHF shares gained 20.3% to $61.46 following a report the company is trying to sell itself.
BlackSky Technology Inc. BKSY rose 18.8% to $15.64. Blacksky Technology was awarded a more than $100 million contract from a long-term strategic partner in the international defense sector for real-time, space-based monitoring capabilities.
Surgery Partners, Inc. SGRY shares surged 17.2% to $24.90.
Radiopharm Theranostics Limited RADX gained 12.1% to 5.48. Radiopharm Theranostics recently announced it will execute a private placement and will raise $5 million in proceeds.
Exodus Movement, Inc. EXOD climbed 8.8% to $80.54.
Crane Company CR shares gained 7.6% to $168.34 following fourth-quarter results.
Akero Therapeutics, Inc. AKRO rose 7.5% to $55.61. Akero Therapeutics announced a proposed public offering of common stock. Canaccord Genuity analyst Edward Nash maintained Akero Therapeutics with a Buy and raised the price target from $56 to $73, while Citigroup analyst Jonathan Woo maintained the stock with a Buy and raised the price target from $65 to $80.
Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. AESI gained 7% to $26.42. RBC Capital analyst Keith Mackey maintained Atlas Energy Solutions with an Outperform and raised the price target from $27 to $28.
Invesco Ltd. IVZ rose 7% to $18.99 following strong quarterly results.
Victoria’s Secret & Co. VSCO gained 5% to $39.19. Barclays analyst Adrienne Yih upgraded Victoria’s Secret from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised the price target from $51 to $53.
The Boeing Company BA rose 4.2% to $182.44 following fourth-quarter results.