ROOT - Dow Gains Over 400 Points; Keurig Dr Pepper Shares Fall After Q4 Results | Benzinga
U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index jumping more than 400 points on Thursday.
The Dow traded up 1.13% to 39,048.47 while the NASDAQ rose 2.93% to 16,037.52. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 2.08% to 5,085.62.
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Information technology shares rose by 4% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, utilities shares fell by 0.4%.
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Shares of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ: KDP) fell over 3% on Thursday after the company released results for its fourth quarter.
Keurig reported fourth-quarter adjusted EPS of 55 cents, breezing past the analyst consensus of 54 cents. Quarterly revenues of $3.867 billion marginally missed the street view of $3.914 billion.
Equities Trading UP
La Rosa Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: LRHC) shares shot up 101% to $2.82 after the company disclosed that it has acquired a 100% interest in the La Rosa Realty Winter Garden franchise in Florida.
Shares of Root, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROOT) got a boost, surging 52% to $13.14 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results. Following earnings, Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded the stock from Neutral to Overweight and raised its price target from $9 to $13.
Monopar Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: MNPR) shares were also up, gaining 67% to $0.9560 after the company announced preclinical ...