U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 50 points on Wednesday.

Shares of Powell Industries, Inc. POWL rose sharply during Wednesday's session after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results.

Powell Industries posted GAAP earnings of $2.75 per share, beating market estimates of $1.77 per share. The company's quarterly sales came in at $255.108 million versus expectations of $201.447 million, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

Powell Industries shares jumped 23.2% to $176.16 on Wednesday.

Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today's session.

  • Rocky Brands, Inc. RCKY shares jumped 31.6% to $33.93 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
  • TransMedics Group, Inc. TMDX shares climbed 28% to $120.26 after the company raised its 2024 guidance.
  • Surmodics, Inc. SRDX rose 27.2% to $32.69 following strong quarterly results.
  • CareDx, Inc CDNA shares gained 23.4% to $9.59. CareDx is expected to report financial results for the first quarter 2024 after the closing bell on Thursday, May 9.
  • TG Therapeutics, Inc. TGTX rose 21.7% to $16.64 following a first-quarter revenue beat and increased 2024 Briumvi US net product revenue outlook.
  • New York Community Bancorp, Inc. NYCB jumped 20% to $3.1887 following quarterly results.
  • Bio-Techne Corporation TECH rose 20.1% to $75.89 following upbeat quarterly results.
  • Inari Medical, Inc. NARI shares gained 19.1% to $44.47 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter sales results and issued FY24 revenue guidance above estimates.
  • LendingClub Corporation LC surged 18% to $8.87.
  • A10 Networks, Inc. ATEN climbed 17.7% to $15.38 following better-than-expected quarterly results.
  • Pinterest, Inc PINS gained 17.5% to $39.29 following strong first-quarter earnings and upbeat second-quarter guidance.
  • Root, Inc. ROOT shares gained 17.2% to $81.66 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results.
  • LendingClub Corporation LC rose 17.2% to $8.82 following upbeat earnings.
  • UFP Technologies, Inc. UFPT gained 13.8% to $234.34 following upbeat earnings.
  • Stagwell Inc. STGW rose 13.1% to $6.73 following upbeat earnings.
  • The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. CHEF gained 11.5% to $36.89 following strong quarterly earnings.
  • Garmin Ltd. GRMN climbed 11% to $160.40 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and affirmed FY24 adjusted EPS and sales guidance, which is above estimates.
  • Amcor plc AMCR gained 10% to $9.84 after the company reported mixed third-quarter financial results and updated guidance.
  • Trinity Industries, Inc. TRN rose 9.4% to $28.48 following upbeat earnings.
  • Axos Financial, Inc. AX surged 9.3% to $55.31 following better-than-expected earnings.
  • Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. AXTA gained 9.2% to $34.32 following better-than-expected quarterly results.
  • Carpenter Technology Corporation CRS climbed 8.1% to $92.61 on strong quarterly earnings.
  • DuPont de Nemours, Inc. DD rose 8.1% to $78.39 as the company reported a first-quarter fiscal 2024 sales decline of 3% year-over-year to $2.931 billion, beating the consensus of $2.813 billion.
  • Clean Harbors, Inc. CLH gained 8% to $204.59 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
  • DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. DOCN gained 7.7% to $35.38 after it was announced the stock will join the S&P SmallCap 600.
  • LivaNova PLC LIVN gained 7.4% to $59.86 after the company posted upbeat quarterly earnings and raised FY24 forecast.
  • United Therapeutics Corporation UTHR gained 6.2% to $248.95 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
  • Lemonade, Inc. LMND shares rose 6% to $18.26 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised its FY24 revenue guidance above estimates.

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