36 Stocks Moving In Friday's Mid-Day Session

Gainers

  • SG Blocks, Inc. SGBX gained 98.5% to $1.27 after the company executed an agreement to own a 50% membership interest in CPF GP, which is expected to own a 302-unit multifamily project in Sullivan County, NY.
  • Tower International, Inc. TOWR shares climbed 68.9% to $30.86 after the company announced it will be acquired by Autokiniton Global for $31 per share in cash.
  • The Peck Company, Inc. PECK gained 56.9% to $8.00.
  • HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. HOOK shares rose 30.5% to $8.70 after the company reported FDA clearance of investigational new drug application for HB-201 for treatment of HPV-positive cancers.
  • Milacron Holdings Corp. MCRN shares rose 24.8% to $16.88 after the company agreed to be acquired by Hillenbrand Inc. HI in a cash and stock transaction valued at $2 billion including net debt of $686 million as of March 31.
  • Oasmia Pharmaceutical AB OASM shares rose 21.2% to $2.17 after falling 20.80% on Thursday.
  • MediciNova, Inc. MNOV rose 17.8% to $10.72 after the company announced Phase 3 clinical trial plan for MN-166 (ibudilast) in progressive MS.
  • Medigus Ltd. MDGS rose 17.7% to $2.66. after the company announced it has received its first substantial commercial order for its integrated visualization device.
  • OHR Pharmaceutical, Inc. OHRP gained 15.5% to $4.78. NeuBase Therapeutics closed merger transaction with Ohr Pharmaceutical.
  • Camber Energy, Inc. CEI shares climbed 15.4% to $3.715.
  • Uxin Limited UXIN rose 13.7% to $2.66 after the company announced it will divest its loan facilitation related business to Golden Pacer in exchange for an aggregate of $100 million cash and a certain number of shares of Golden Pacer.
  • ProQR Therapeutics N.V. PRQR surged 12.5% to $8.99.
  • RedHill Biopharma Ltd. RDHL gained 12.4% to $7.46. WBB Securities upgraded Redhill Biopharma from Buy to Strong Buy and announced a $17 price target.
  • Tenneco Inc. TEN climbed 9.4% to $9.52.
  • YRC Worldwide Inc. YRCW gained 9.2% to $3.69.
  • Loop Industries, Inc. LOOP shares jumped 8.8% to $11.97.
  • The Buckle, Inc. BKE gained 8.4% to $18.76.
  • Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. APLS rose 8.1% to $28.22. JP Morgan upgraded Apellis Pharmaceuticals from Neutral to Overweight and raised the price target from $35 to $49.
  • Infosys Limited INFY rose 6% to $11.36 after the company reported upbeat June-quarter profit and raised revenue forecast for the fiscal year.
  • Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. RYTM gained 5.6% to $21.81 after Stifel Nicolaus upgraded the company's stock from Hold to Buy.

 

Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

Losers

  • Revolution Lighting Technologies Inc RVLT shares dipped 24.9% to $0.4357 on no company-specific news, potentially after traders took profits following a 200% stock price rise yesterday. The company was recently granted an extension to remain listed on Nasdaq.
  • Energy Fuels Inc. UUUU shares tumbled 24.5% to $2.2950.
  • Illumina, Inc. ILMN fell 15.8% to $306.23 after the company reported preliminary Q2 sales below analyst estimates.
  • US Xpress Enterprises Inc USX fell 15.2% to $4.1150 after the company lowered its financial outlook for the second quarter 2019 as well as the full year.
  • SenesTech, Inc. SNES fell 13.5% to $1.3185 after the company reported a common stock offering of 3.03 million shares at $1.35 per share.
  • CannTrust Holdings Inc. CTST fell 12.5% to $2.72.
  • Soliton, Inc. SOLY dipped 11% to $18.89.
  • Hillenbrand, Inc. HI fell 10.5% to $34.78 after the company purchased Milacron Holdings for $2 billion in cash.
  • PNM Resources, Inc. PNM fell 10.3% to $123.40 after the company revised its second-quarter consolidated ongoing earnings guidance (a non-GAAP financial measure) due to milder temperatures in New Mexico.
  • Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. IIPR fell 10.3% to $123.39 after the company reported a common stock offering of 1.25 million shares.
  • Omnicell, Inc. OMCL dropped 9.6% to $67.90.
  • Boise Cascade Company BCC shares declined 8% to $24.90. Bank of America downgraded Boise Cascade from Neutral to Underperform.
  • Xcel Brands, Inc. XELB dipped 7.3% to $3.0599.
  • Wrap Technologies, Inc. WRTC shares dropped 7.1% to $4.89.
  • EMCORE Corporation EMKR fell 7% to $3.06 after the company lowered its preliminary sales guidance for the third quarter.
  • Village Farms International, Inc. VFF dropped 6.7% to $9.37.
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