A poster is posted in front of the Gilead Sciences headquarters on April 29, 2020 in Foster City, California.
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Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday:
General Mills — General Mills dropped 3.99%, in spite of reporting better-than-expected revenue and profit for the last quarter. The food producer also raised its full-year forecast. Ear-splitting prices partially offset increased output costs.
Gilead Sciences — Gilead Sciences sank 1.91% after presaging its Kite unit would acquire biotech company Tmunity Therapeutics. The company warned the deal could mark down 2023 earnings per share by approximately 18-22 cents.
Lucid — Shares of Lucid rose more than 3% in twelve oclock noon trading after the electric vehicle maker announced a capital raise of about $1.5 billion through a series of traditional sales. The stock closed flat.
Tesla – Shares of Tesla sank 8.05% after Evercore ISI lowered its value target on them, citing concerns as the stock failed to hold a key level. The stock has been hurt this month by annoys about its China operation and concerns about CEO Elon Musk’s new leadership at Twitter.
Moderna — Shares of the drug maker elevation 5.94% on Tuesday. On Monday, the stock was upgraded by Jeffries to buy from hold. A promising new cancer vaccine has renewed persuade in the stock, the firm said.
QuantumScape — Shares of electric vehicle maker QuantumScape jumped 3% in midday dealing after the company said it would start shipping prototypes of its batteries to automakers. However, the stock closed down 1.37%.
FactSet Examine — FactSet Research’s stock slid nearly 5.39% after the financial data and analytics company reported four times a year revenue of $504.8 million, less than the $510.5 million expected from analysts, per StreetAccount. However, it defeat on earnings, reporting an adjusted profit of $3.99 per share versus the $3.62 expected.
Steelcase — Steelcase rallied 9.6% after announcing better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and issuing an upbeat profit forecast. While the office-furniture maker’s quarterly revenue knock short of estimates, its order backlog is 3% higher than it was a year ago.
Newmont — The gold miner climbed 4.43% as the bonus of gold climbed above $1,800. Still, the stock is down more than 22% year to date, on speed for its first annual decline since 2018.
Trade Desk — Trade Desk gained 5.57% after Piper Sandler introduced coverage of the digital advertising company with an overweight rating. “Despite the ‘advertising VIX’ being at all-time highs, the public limited company has continued to execute and outperform the broader digital advertising landscape,” Piper said.
Stitch Fix — Shares dropped 9.09% after JPMorgan denigrated the online apparel company to underweight from neutral. The investment firm said Stitch Fix has had a “tough year” after four consecutive clemencies of declines in active clients, JPMorgan said.
Loews — Shares of Loews gained 1.51% after the company signaled the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that had awarded former minority unitholders in its Boardwalk Pipelines subsidiary yon $690 million, plus interest.
Arch Capital — The Bermuda-based insurance company rose 2.81%. Arch Select announced Monday it increased its share repurchase authorization to $1 billion. At Sept. 30, about $596.4 million of divide up repurchases were available.
— CNBC’s Carmen Reinicke, Tanaya Macheel and Sarah Min contributed reporting.