U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Dow Jones gaining more than 400 points on Friday. Here are some big stocks recording gains in today’s session.

  • Willdan Group, Inc. WLDN surged 27.6% to $16.55 following strong Q3 results. Willdan was also awarded an $11 million contract with Azusa Unified School District.
  • TransMedics Group, Inc. TMDX jumped 25.8% to $56.79 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 EPS and sales results. The company also raised its FY22 sales guidance above analyst estimates.
  • Digimarc Corporation DMRC gained 22.8% to $17.99 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 adjusted EPS and sales results.
  • DMC Global Inc. BOOM rose 21.6% to $23.80 following upbeat quarterly results.
  • Cambium Networks Corporation CMBM jumped 20.5% to $23.18 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 EPS and sales results.
  • Vir Biotechnology, Inc. VIR rose 20.2% to $26.21 after the company reported a year-over-year increase in Q3 EPS and revenues.
  • XPeng Inc. XPEV gained 19.5% to $8.20. XPENG completed RMB964 million debut issuance of auto leasing carbon-neutral asset-backed securities on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Shares of Chinese companies traded higher following a report suggesting China could make changes to its COVID policy and may lift COVID flight suspensions.
  • Yamana Gold Inc. AUY surged 17.7% to $4.8050. Agnico Eagle Mines - Pan American Silver offered around $5 billion to buy Yamana Gold.
  • Block, Inc. SQ rose 17.7% to $63.46 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 EPS and sales results.
  • Gold Fields Limited GFI gained 17.6% to $8.59. Agnico Eagle Mines - Pan American Silver offered around $5 billion to buy Yamana Gold.
  • Insulet Corporation PODD rose 17.1% to $298.90 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 EPS and sales results. The company also raised its FY22 revenue growth expectations.
  • Exact Sciences Corporation EXAS gained 17% to $37.85 after the company raised its FY22 revenue guidance.
  • TimkenSteel Corporation TMST surged 16.4% to $18.98 following Q3 results.
  • Adient plc ADNT gained 16.1% to $38.60 after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 results.
  • NIO Inc. NIO jumped 15.3% to $11.45. Shares of Chinese companies traded higher following a report suggesting China could make changes to its COVID policy and may lift COVID flight suspensions.
  • Americold Realty Trust, Inc. COLD gained 14.7% to $27.51 following Q3 results.
  • MasTec, Inc. MTZ surged 14.6% to $84.76 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 EPS and issued revenue guidance above estimates.
  • Sibanye Stillwater Limited SBSW rose 14.5% to $9.61.
  • Universal Display Corporation OLED gained 14.4% to $102.93 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 results.
  • DoorDash, Inc. DASH rose 14.1% to $54.33 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 sales results.
  • BlackLine, Inc. BL gained 13.8% to $55.80 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 results.
  • Alcoa Corporation AA surged 12.8% to $42.52.
  • Kemper Corporation KMPR rose 12.5% to $55.81. Raymond James upgraded Kemper from Market Perform to Outperform.
  • MercadoLibre, Inc. MELI jumped 11.7% to $972.89 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 EPS results.
  • Fox Factory Holding Corp. FOXF gained 11.1% to $89.54 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 results.
  • Prudential plc PUK jumped 10% to $20.63.
  • Starbucks Corporation SBUX gained 9.5% to $92.69 as the company posted upbeat results for its fourth quarter on Thursday.
  • Lufax Holding Ltd LU rose 7.2% to $1.5001 after declining around 10% on Thursday.
  • Microchip Technology Incorporated MCHP rose 6.6% to $63.38 after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 EPS and sales results. The company also issued Q3 EPS and sales guidance above analyst estimates.
  • Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA rose 6.1% to $ 69.15. Alibaba Group plans to power 20% of its operations with its homebrew CPUs by 2025, the Register reported.
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