15 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Friday

  • Rennova Health Inc RNVA shares jumped 55.8 percent to $3.21. Rennova Health shares have climbed 194.29 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 19.49 percent in the same period.
  • Stellar Biotechnologies Inc SBOT shares rose 25.4 percent to $2.17.
  • BioScrip Inc BIOS shares surged 19.5 percent to $1.74 after the company posted strong Q4 results and announced a private placement of $5 million in common stock.
  • Alphatec Holdings Inc ATEC shares rose 16.4 percent to $4.54. Alphatec shares have surged 25.00 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 19.49 percent in the same period.
  • Habit Restaurants Inc HABT shares climbed 12.9 percent to $15.57 after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 earnings.
  • Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc AUPH climbed 11.3 percent to $5.04 after surging 22.10 percent on Thursday.
  • Entravision Communication EVC shares rose 10.8 percent to $6.15. Entravision Communications reported Q4 earnings of $0.08 per share on revenue of $70.29 million. The company acquired Headway and named Jeffery Liberman as COO.
  • Snap Inc SNAP climbed 8.8 percent to $26.62 after gaining 44 percent during its first day of trading on Thursday. Nomura initiated coverage of Snap with a Reduce rating and a price target of $16, while Susquehanna initiated coverage on the stock with a Neutral rating and a $22.00 price target.
  • AdvanSix Inc ASIX shares rose 8.2 percent to $29.17. AdvanSix posted a Q4 loss of $0.81 per share on sales of $259 million.
  • Diversicare Healthcare Services Inc DVCR shares surged 8 percent to $10.35. Diversicare reported Q4 earnings of $0.23 per share on revenue of $135 million.
  • Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd PME shares gained 5.1 percent to $4.54 after gaining 2.86 percent on Thursday.
  • GNC Holdings Inc GNC shares gained 4.5 percent to $8.32 as Dealreporter reported that KKR has been looking at a potential deal for GNC.
  • Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. LXRX shares rose 4.4 percent to $15.73 after the company reported a narrower-than-expected loss for its fourth quarter.
  • Big Lots, Inc. BIG gained 3.6 percent to $54.14 after the company reported reported upbeat earnings for its fourth quarter.
  • Caleres Inc CAL rose 2.7 percent to $30.79. Morgan Stanley upgraded Caleres from Equal-Weight to Overweight.
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