Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) shares soar as much as 24% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the biopharmaceutical company said the US FDA has approved Nereus (tradipitant) for the prevention of vomiting induced by motion.
- Nike (NKE) shares rose 1.6% in postmarket trading after CEO Elliott Hill reported the purchase of about $1 million in shares.
- The S&P 500 Index is poised to end 2025 up more than 17% as the bull market continues for a third year driven by enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. The AI trade broadened out this year, as chip stocks again led the S&P 500 but were joined by the shares of companies tied to building the data centers that will power the technology. Three of the index’s top 10 performers in 2025 were data storage companies, which are among the main beneficiaries of the hundreds of billions of dollars in pledged spending by the giant AI cloud service providers known as hyperscalers. On the flip side, economic uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs weighed on the shares of consumer companies, while health-care stocks struggled with uncertainty surrounding the administration’s policies and pressure on drug prices. 

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On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Meta (META) closed 1.1% higher on a deal to buy Manus, a popular Singapore-based artificial intelligence agent with Chinese roots, in its effort to build a business around its massive AI investment. The deal values Manus at more than $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. It marks a rare US acquisition of an Asian tech company.

- Ultragenyx (RARE) shares soared 15% today. Jefferies analysts said the stock could rebound in 2026, after the shares hit a record low Monday.

- OceanFirst Financial Corp (OCFC) finished 6.6% lower, as the bank agreed to buy Flushing Financial in an all-stock deal that includes an investment agreement with PE firm Warburg Pincus, which will be represented on the company’s board.

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• Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) plans to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance Corp. after the company amended the terms of its offer. The Warner Bros. board is concerned that Paramount has yet to increase its offer, which was earlier rejected as inferior to one from Netflix Inc.
• Molina Healthcare (MOH) rises after money manager Michael Burry highlighted the health insurer’s record of strong expense ratios and underwriting results, while praising its acquisition strategy on Substack.
• Ultragenyx (RARE) climb the most intraday since August 2024, rebounding after the shares hit a record low Monday on study failure. Jefferies analysts say the stock could rebound in 2026 ahead of a late-stage data update. 

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On this episode of stock movers:

• Molina Healthcare (MOH) rises after money manager Michael Burry highlighted the health insurer’s record of strong expense ratios and underwriting results, while praising its acquisition strategy on Substack.
• Ultragenyx (RARE) climb the most intraday since August 2024, rebounding after the shares hit a record low Monday on study failure. Jefferies analysts say the stock could rebound in 2026 ahead of a late-stage data update. 
• OceanFirst (OCFC) down as the bank agreed to buy Flushing Financial in an all-stock deal that includes an investment agreement with PE firm Warburg Pincus, which will be represented on the company’s board.

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On this episode of stock movers:

• FTAI (FTAI) Aviation shares jumped on Tuesday after the company started a program to convert CFM56 engines to power new turbines built to provide energy for data centers. Production is expected to begin in 2026.
• Energy stocks including Devon Energy (DVN) rise as oil rises
• ON24 (ONTF) shares rise after the software company agreed to be bought by Cvent for a total consideration of about $400 million in cash.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:

• OceanFirst (OCFC) falls on pact to buy Flushing in All-Stock deal. The deal includes an investment agreement with PE firm Warburg Pincus, which will be represented on the company’s board.
• Molina Healthcare (MOH) rises after Michael Burry praises the health insurer and could be a target for acquisition.
• Under Armour (UAA) jumps after an amended 13G filing from Fairfax Financial Holdings shows the firm holds a 16.1% Class A equity stake, or approximately 30.45 million Class A shares.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Newmont (NEM)rose 0.8%. The world's largest gold miner was gaining in connection with a rise in prices for the precious metal, following a selloff the previous day. That wasn't helping fellow miner Freeport-McMoRan, which was down 0.7%.

- Molina Healthcare Inc. (MOH) shares rise 2.7% in premarket trading on Tuesday after money manager Michael Burry highlighted the health insurer’s record of strong expense ratios and underwriting results, while praising its acquisition strategy.

- Shake Shack (SHAK) shares were removed from Raymond James’ Analyst Current Favorites list due to “softer industry trends through 4Q.” The stock is down 43% from July highs.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Shares of Meta (META) fluctuated in early trading after the company agreed to buy Manus, a popular Singapore-based artificial intelligence agent with Chinese roots, in its effort to build a business around its massive AI investment. The deal values Manus at more than $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. It marks a rare US acquisition of an Asian tech company and the latest multibillion-dollar AI bet from Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. Meta intends to continue operating and selling the Manus service while also integrating it into its products, it said in a statement. Backed by some of China’s biggest names like Tencent Holdings Ltd., ZhenFund and HSG, Manus shot to prominence early this year not long after DeepSeek’s debut.

- Shares of Tesla (TSLA) rebounded in the premarket session after the company published a compilation of analyst estimates for vehicle deliveries to its website, with averages for the current quarter more pessimistic than those gathered by Bloomberg. By Tesla’s count, analysts on average expect the company to deliver 422,850 cars in the fourth quarter, down 15% from a year earlier. That compares with a Bloomberg-compiled average of 445,061 vehicles, a 10% drop.

-One-month at-the-money implied volatility in EQT Corp. rose to 33.1% from 31.8%.Three-month implied volatility is in the 23rd percentile for the last 12 months. The shares were up 1.3%, within 1 standard deviation of the 20-day moving average. Combination of a large increase in implied volatility and a relatively small move in the underlying stock took place 18 times since Dec. 28, 2022. Stock rose 0.1% on average in the next trading session. The put-call volume ratio in the company's options is 5.65, compared with the average over the past year of 0.88. The three-month 90-110 skew is 1.94 (a high skew value indicates more demand for downside protection versus demand for upside participation).

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Shares of Meta (META) fluctuated in early trading after the company agreed to buy Manus, a popular Singapore-based artificial intelligence agent with Chinese roots, in its effort to build a business around its massive AI investment. The deal values Manus at more than $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. It marks a rare US acquisition of an Asian tech company and the latest multibillion-dollar AI bet from Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. Meta intends to continue operating and selling the Manus service while also integrating it into its products, it said in a statement. Backed by some of China’s biggest names like Tencent Holdings Ltd., ZhenFund and HSG, Manus shot to prominence early this year not long after DeepSeek’s debut.
- Shares of Tesla (TSLA) rebounded in the premarket session after the company published a compilation of analyst estimates for vehicle deliveries to its website, with averages for the current quarter more pessimistic than those gathered by Bloomberg. By Tesla’s count, analysts on average expect the company to deliver 422,850 cars in the fourth quarter, down 15% from a year earlier. That compares with a Bloomberg-compiled average of 445,061 vehicles, a 10% drop.
- The artificial intelligence trade is moving, and investors seeking cutting-edge ways to play it are snapping up technology “pick-and-shovel” stocks as massive cloud service providers pour billions into new data centers. Data storage companies dominated the S&P 500 Index in 2025, with Sandisk Corp. shares soaring almost 580% to make them the benchmark’s best performer, with Western Digital Corp. in second and Seagate Technology Holdings Plc in fourth. Meanwhile, AI-linked power providers and cable and fiber producers such as Amphenol Corp., Corning Inc., NRG Energy Inc. and GE Vernova Inc. were among the Top 25.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:   

- Shares of Tesla (TSLA) rebounded in premarket trading after the company published a compilation of analyst estimates for vehicle deliveries to its website, with averages for the current quarter more pessimistic than those gathered by Bloomberg. By Tesla’s count, analysts on average expect the company to deliver 422,850 cars in the fourth quarter, down 15% from a year earlier. That compares with a Bloomberg-compiled average of 445,061 vehicles, a 10% drop.   

- Silver and gold mining stocks are higher ahead of the US market open as the precious metals rebound, with gainers including Hecla (HL), Coeur (CDE), and Barrick (B). Silver recovered some losses after its biggest one-day drop in more than five years, with a lingering supply shortage keeping the metal on track for a monthly gain of about a third, while gold edged up after its steepest drop in two months. Tighter margin requirements and technical indicators signaling an overstretched rally both contributed to the selloff, with thin market liquidity exacerbating recent price swings.   

- Shares of Meta (META) fluctuated in the early session after the company agreed to buy Manus, a popular Singapore-based artificial intelligence agent with Chinese roots, in its effort to build a business around its massive AI investment. The deal values Manus at more than $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. It marks a rare US acquisition of an Asian tech company and the latest multibillion-dollar AI bet from Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. Meta intends to continue operating and selling the Manus service while also integrating it into its products, it said in a statement. Backed by some of China’s biggest names like Tencent Holdings Ltd., ZhenFund and HSG, Manus shot to prominence early this year not long after DeepSeek’s debut.

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