Gainers

  • Zosano Pharma Corp ZSAN shares climbed 52.4 percent to $8.32 as the company reported the Issuance of a new US patent covering M207 as an acute treatment for migraine.
  • Vectrus Inc VEC shares jumped 27 percent to $34.75 as the company posted better-than-expected quarterly results and issued a strong FY18 outlook.
  • Verona Pharma plc VRNA gained 16.5 percent to $16.50 after the company disclosed 'positive' top-line data from Phase 2a trial with RPL554 in cystic fibrosis patients.
  • Nektar Therapeutics NKTR shares rose 15.6 percent to $97.69 as the company posted a narrower-than-expected Q4 loss.
  • Dragon Victory International Limited LYL shares rose 14 percent to $3.66.
  • Ambarella Inc AMBA gained 10.2 percent to $50.34 after the company reported upbeat quarterly earnings.
  • SpartanNash Company SPTN climbed 10.1 percent to $18.68. SpartanNash appointed Matthew Mannelly and Gregg Tanner as new independent members to the company’s Board of Directors. BMO Capital upgraded SpartanNash from Market Perform to Outperform.
  • Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc CNAT gained 7.4 percent to $5.57. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Conatus Pharmaceuticals with an Outperform rating.
  • ICU Medical, Incorporated ICUI surged 7.1 percent to $238.90. ICU Medical reported Q4 earnings of $2.98 per share on revenue of $370.1 million.
  • Gap Inc GPS rose 7 percent to $33.68 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter and issued a strong FY18 forecast.
  • PRGX Global Inc PRGX gained 6.7 percent to $8.00 following Q4 results.
  • Microsemi Corporation MSCC rose 4.5 percent to $67.19. Microchip Technology MCHP announced plans to acquire Microsemi for $68.78 per share in cash.
  • SG Blocks, Inc. SGBX rose 3.7 percent to $3.92. SG Blocks reported 2017 loss of $1.95 per share on sales of $5.06 million.
  • Splunk Inc SPLK shares rose 3.4 percent to $96.84 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter and issued a strong sales forecast.

Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

Losers

  • Atlas Financial Holdings Inc AFH shares dipped 41.5 percent to $11.00 after the company issued weak FY 2018 forecast.
  • Tenax Therapeutics Inc TENX shares tumbled 25.2 percent to $7.93 after jumping 128.45 percent on Thursday.
  • Engility Holdings, Inc. EGL shares declined 20.9 percent to $21.61. Engility reported Q4 GAAP loss of $1.62 per share on sales of $464.8 million.
  • Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. BW fell 18.5 percent to $4.95. Babcock & Wilcox reported a Q4 loss of $0.95 per share on sales of $408.1 million.
  • Ascent Capital Group, Inc. ASCMA declined 18.3 percent to $5.45.
  • Tyme Technologies Inc TYME dropped 15.3 percent to $2.35. Tyme Technologies priced its 9 million share offering of common stock at $2.25 per share.
  • Foot Locker, Inc. FL fell 15.3 percent to $38.84 after the company posted downbeat quarterly sales.
  • Whitestone REIT WSR shares dropped 12.8 percent to $10.81 after reporting downbeat quarterly earnings.
  • Sierra Oncology Inc SRRA shares dipped 11.4 percent to $2.18. Sierra Oncology reported a proposed public offering of common stock.
  • Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. APEN shares fell 10 percent to $6.11 following Q4 results.
  • Vista Outdoor Inc. VSTO slipped 9.8 percent to $15.49.
  • Radius Health, Inc. RDUS dipped 9 percent to $34.15 as the company posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss.
  • Pure Storage Inc PSTG shares declined 7.3 percent to $20.21 following Q4 results.
  • eHealth, Inc. EHTH dropped 7 percent to $15.14. eHealth reported Q4 adjusted loss of $0.93 per share on sales of $43.76 million.
  • JD.Com Inc(ADR) JD fell 6.8 percent to $43.09 as the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter.
  • VMware, Inc. VMW fell 6.5 percent to $116.10 following Q4 results.
  • Opko Health Inc. OPK slipped 5 percent to $3.02 after reporting downbeat quarterly results.
  • Omeros Corporation OMER slipped 5 percent to $9.34 following weaker-than-expected Q4 results.
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