18 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Friday

  • LMI Aerospace, Inc. LMIA shares jumped 48.7 percent to $13.66 after the company agreed to be acquired by Sonaca Group for $14 per share in an all-cash transaction.
  • Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp AAPC shares surged 43.6 percent to $28.50. Atlantic Alliance Partnership shares have surged 77.17 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 21.82 percent in the same period.
  • TOP SHIPS Inc TOPS shares climbed 35 percent to $4.05 after surging 37.61 percent on Thursday.
  • iFresh Inc IFMK shares jumped 31.4 percent to $22.00.
  • MoSys Inc. MOSY shares rose 18 percent to $2.68. MoSys shares have jumped 228.99 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 21.82 percent in the same period.
  • Arista Networks Inc ANET surged 17.3 percent to $117.45 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter and issued a strong outlook for the current quarter.
  • Cohu, Inc. COHU jumped 16.8 percent to $15.93 on upbeat quarterly results.
  • China XD Plastics Co Ltd CXDC shares rose 13 percent to $4.57 after the company reported the receipt of preliminary non-binding "going private" proposal for $5.21 per share in cash by buyer consortium led by Mr. Jie Han.
  • Universal Electronics Inc UEIC climbed 11 percent to $70.00 after the company posted in-line quarterly earnings.
  • Real Goods Solar, Inc. RGSE shares gained 10.3 percent to $2.21 after the company issued a business update.
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Co CTB climbed 10.3 percent to $41.60 on stronger-than-expected quarterly results.
  • Timkensteel Corp TMST jumped 10.2 percent to $19.52 after the company reported results for its fourth quarter.
  • Unilever N.V. (ADR) UN rose 10 percent to $46.53 after the company was named as an acquisition target. According to the Financial Times, the American giant Kraft Heinz Co KHC confirmed it has offered to acquire Unilever for £112 billion, or roughly $139 billion. The Financial Times added that Unilever declined the proposal, but Kraft Heinz is willing to work with Unilever to reach an agreement.
  • Unilever plc (ADR) UL shares gained 9.6 percent to $46.64 after Kraft Heinz Co KHC made a comprehensive proposal to Unilever.
  • TrueCar Inc TRUE shares rose 9.1 percent to $14.46 after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 results and issued a strong sales forecast.
  • Cognex Corporation CGNX climbed 9.1 percent to $76.86 after reporting strong Q4 results.
  • Airgain Inc AIRG shares gained 5.8 percent to $15.80 after the company posted upbeat Q4 earnings.
  • Workday Inc WDAY rose 3.6 percent to $88.61. Piper Jaffray upgraded Workday from Neutral to Overweight.
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