33 Stocks Moving In Wednesday's Mid-Day Session

Gainers

• Cara Therapeutics, Inc. CARA shares jumped 28.5 percent to $14.91 in reaction to a new licensing agreement with Europe-based Vifor Pharma. As part of the agreement, the biopharmaceutical company that alleviates pain licensed worldwide rights (except U.S., Japan, and South Korea) to Vifor Pharma to commercialize its KORSUVA therapy to Vifor $70 million.
• EVO Payments, Inc. EVOP rose 21.5 percent to $19.44. EVO Payments priced its IPO at $16 per share.
• Tiffany & Co. TIF jumped 16.3 percent to $118.92 after the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter and raised its FY2018 earnings guidance.
• Ralph Lauren Corporation RL shares gained 13.4 percent to $132.225 after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its fourth quarter.
• OneSmart International Edun Gr Ltd – ADR ONE shares rose 12.2 percent to $13.52
• Heat Biologics, Inc. HTBX shares gained 11.4 percent to $2.2164 after surging 12.43 percent on Tuesday.
• USA Technologies, Inc. USAT rose 10.4 percent to $13.02 after announcing pricing of public offering.
• KemPharm, Inc. KMPH gained 10.3 percent to $6.725. Janney Capital initiated coverage on KemPharm with a Buy rating.
• Heat Biologics, Inc. HTBX shares rose 10 percent to $2.1894 after climbing 12.43 percent on Tuesday.
• Lowe's Companies, Inc. LOW rose 9.5 percent to $93.92. Lowe's reported downbeat results for its first quarter on Wednesday.
• xG Technology, Inc. XGTI jumped 9.1 percent to $0.829 after the company’s subsidiary IMT Vislink received a $1.4 million order from the U.S. Air Force.
• VAALCO Energy, Inc. EGY rose 8.6 percent to $2.34 after dropping 10.04 percent on Tuesday.
• American Equity Investment Life Holding Company AEL rose 8.4 percent to $34.99. American Equity Investment Life confirmed preliminary talks related to a potential deal.
• Boxlight Corporation BOXL climbed 8.3 percent to $7.15 after falling 16.03 percent on Tuesday.
• Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CTXR gained 8.2 percent to $2.65. H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage on stock with a Buy rating.
• Immutep Limited IMMP rose 8 percent to $2.4199.
• Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. ANW shares rose 7.9 percent to $3.08.

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Losers

• Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. RRGB fell 18.3 percent to $47.325 in pre-market trading after the company reported downbeat results for its first quarter and issued a weak earnings forecast for the second quarter.
• Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc. CMTA fell 17.2 percent to $15.65 after reporting positive Phase 2 Part B data showing treatment with palovarotene significantly reduces new bone growth in patients with FOP.
• Pfenex Inc. PFNX declined 16.3 percent to $5.775. Pfenex priced its 6.8 million share offering at $5.50 per share.
• Forward Pharma A/S FWP dropped 15.5 percent to $3.50 after surging 88.18 percent on Tuesday.
• LM Funding America, Inc. LMFA shares fell 14.8 percent to $0.69.
• Ardelyx, Inc. ARDX dropped 14.3 percent to $3.90. Ardelyx priced its 12.5 million share offering at $4.00 per share.
• Sphere 3D Corp. ANY fell 13 percent to $0.47.
• Internet Gold - Golden Lines Ltd. IGLD slipped 12.8 percent to $3.00.
• Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobras EBR fell 11.4 percent to $4.44.
• Orchids Paper Products Company TIS shares dropped 10.2 percent to $5.08.
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company HPE dropped 9.6 percent to $15.735 following Q2 results.
• InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. NVIV fell 9.6 percent to $6.555.
• Container Store Group, Inc. TCS fell 9.4 percent to $7.41 after reporting weaker-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter.
• Stein Mart, Inc. SMRT declined 8.4 percent to $3.0501.
• Ability Inc. ABIL dropped 7.1 percent to $2.50.
• Target Corporation TGT shares fell 5.5 percent to $71.3324. Target reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its first quarter, while sales exceeded estimates.