Gainers

  • Ocera Therapeutics Inc OCRX shares jumped 68.5 percent to $1.68 after the company agreed to be acquired by Mallinckrodt PLC MNK for $1.52 per share.
  • Payment Data Systems, Inc. PYDS shares gained 42.3 percent to $3.43 after falling 6.95 percent on Wednesday.
  • AAC Holdings Inc AAC climbed 41.9 percent to $10.71 after the company posted better-than-expected Q3 earnings.
  • Xenetic Biosciences Inc XBIO shares surged 40.7 percent to $3.11 as the company reported a Sublicense deal with Shire's Baxalta for PolyXen technology.
  • Diana Containerships Inc DCIX shares rose 28.6 percent to $2.70.
  • Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. ESIO gained 28.1 percent to $20.90 as the company reported upbeat Q2 results and issued a strong Q3 forecast.
  • Almost Family Inc AFAM shares jumped 23.4 percent to $49.85.
  • Ion Geophysical Corp IO shares rose 22.4 percent to $9.55 following Q3 results. Ion Geophysical reported Q3 profit of $4.9 million.
  • DURECT Corporation DRRX surged 20.2 percent to $0.950 on upbeat Q3 earnings.
  • Westell Technologies Inc. WSTL climbed 19.8 percent to $3.39. Westell Technologies reported Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.11 per share on revenue of $17.2 million.
  • Attunity Ltd ATTU shares surged 19.2 percent to $7.83 after the company reported Q3 results and named Mark Logan as Chief Operating Officer.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. NBIX climbed 17.9 percent to $71.82 after the company reported strong results for its third quarter.
  • Resolute Forest Products Inc RFP shares rose 16.2 percent to $6.80. Resolute reported preliminary Q3 earnings of $0.26 per share on sales of $885 million.
  • SunPower Corporation SPWR gained 15.4 percent to $8.23 on strong Q3 results.
  • Amedisys Inc AMED surged 15.4 percent to $53.59. Benchmark upgraded Amedisys from Hold to Buy, while Mizuho upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy.
  • TransAct Technologies Incorporated TACT shares jumped 15.2 percent to $11.29 on better-than-expected Q3 results.
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ALNY gained 15 percent to $139.27 after the company disclosed ‘positive’ results from Phase 3 APOLLO study of patisiran.
  • Titan International Inc TWI rose 14.7 percent to $11.19 as the company posted upbeat quarterly results.
  • China Internet Nationwide Fncl Srvcs Inc CIFS shares gained 14.6 percent to $34.60 after dropping 27.05 percent on Wednesday.
  • Energy Recovery, Inc. ERII shares rose 13.9 percent to $8.74.
  • AxoGen, Inc. AXGN climbed 13.3 percent to $23.35 on narrower-than-expected Q3 loss.
  • Endeavour Silver Corp EXK rose 12.1 percent to $2.22 following Q3 results.
  • Tenaris SA (ADR) TS gained 8.3 percent to $29.63. Tenaris reported Q3 earnings of $0.09 per share on sales of $1.303 billion.
  • Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc DRNA shares gained 7.8 percent to $6.08. Boehringer Ingelheim and Dicerna reported a research collaboration to develop novel treatments for chronic liver diseases including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
  • L Brands Inc LB shares climbed 7.3 percent to $46.80 after reporting encouraging October sales data.
  • Exelixis, Inc. EXEL gained 6.8 percent to $25.88. Exelixis reported Q3 adjusted earnings of $0.26 per share on revenue of $152.5 million.


Losers

  • Cartesian Inc CRTN shares dipped 39.7 percent to $0.272 after the company reported the exploration of strategic alternatives. The company announced resignation of Peter Woodward as CEO and John Ferrara as CFO.
  • IMPINJ Inc PI shares dropped 32.5 percent to $22.14 after Q3 earnings. The company's Q4 guidance fell way below estimates.
  • KEMET Corporation KEM shares tumbled 29 percent to $17.62. Kemet reported preliminary Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.45 per share on sales of $301.5 million.
  • Triangle Capital Corporation TCAP shares fell 26.5 percent to $9.00 after the company posted downbeat Q3 earnings and announced plans to explore strategic alternatives.
  • Newell Brands Inc NWL dropped 26.1 percent to $30.29 as the company posted weaker-than-expected Q3 results and lowered its forecast.
  • TreeHouse Foods Inc. THS fell 25.1 percent to $49.72 as the company posted downbeat quarterly earnings and announced a $400 million buyback. The company also announced the resignation of its President Robert B. Aiken.
  • OraSure Technologies, Inc. OSUR declined 23.6 percent to $14.53. OraSure posted Q3 earnings of $0.09 per share on revenue of $42.3 million.
  • Habit Restaurants Inc HABT dropped 22.7 percent to $9.55 on downbeat quarterly earnings. Baird downgraded Habit Restaurants from Outperform to Neutral.
  • Microvision, Inc. MVIS fell 22.4 percent to $1.72 as the company announced Q3 results.
  • ARC Document Solutions Inc ARC shares tumbled 22.1 percent to $ 3.46 as the company posted downbeat quarterly earnings and lowered its FY17 guidance.
  • Cobalt International Energy, Inc. CIE dropped 21.5 percent to $ 0.785. Cobalt International Energy posted quarterly GAAP loss of $5.05 per share on revenue of $14.43 million.
  • Oclaro Inc OCLR declined 20.6 percent to $6.36, despite a Q1 earnings beat.
  • Wayfair Inc W shares dropped 19.7 percent to $59.77 after reporting downbeat Q3 results.
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) TEVA slipped 19.1 percent to $11.34 after the company reported downbeat results for its third quarter and lowered its 2017 guidance.
  • AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AMAG dropped 17.2 percent to $ 13.20. AMAG Pharmaceuticals reported a Q3 loss of $152.1 million.
  • Heska Corp HSKA slipped 17.1 percent to $80.45. Heska posted Q3 earnings of $0.40 per share on revenue of $31.4 million. The company also lowered its FY 2017 sales guidance.
  • FreightCar America, Inc. RAIL fell 15.6 percent to $16.01 after the company posted a wider-than-expected Q3 loss.
  • Tempur Sealy International Inc TPX declined 13.8 percent to $ 57.30. Tempur Sealy posted upbeat Q3 earnings, but sales missed estimates.
  • GoPro Inc GPRO dropped 12.8 percent to $9.30. GoPro reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter. However, the company issued a weak Q4 guidance, with EPS in the range of 37 cents-47 cents, well short of Wall Street's 56-cent estimate.
  • Intellia Therapeutics Inc NTLA declined 12.4 percent to $22.32. Intellia Therapeutics priced its 6.25 million share offering at $24.00 per share.
  • Cellectis SA (ADR) CLLS shares declined 11.8 percent to $26.02 after dropping 16.65 percent on Wednesday.
  • Epizyme Inc EPZM dropped 11.5 percent to $14.30. Epizyme posted a Q3 loss of $0.63 per share. RBC Capital downgraded Epizyme from Outperform to Sector Perform.
  • Community Health Systems CYH slipped 11.4 percent to $4.82 following larger-than-expected Q3 loss.
  • Symantec Corporation SYMC shares fell 11.3 percent to $28.53 after the company reported weak quarterly earnings and issued a lower guidance.
  • FireEye Inc FEYE slipped 11.2 percent to $14.53. FireEye reported a narrower-than-expected loss for its third quarter, but issued a weak guidance for the current quarter.
  • Tesla Inc TSLA shares slipped 6.2 percent to $301.34. Tesla reported a third-quarter loss of $2.92 per share. The electric carmaker delivered third-quarter sales of $2.98 billion, beating estimates by $680 million.
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