VST - Louisiana-Pacific Posts Upbeat Results Joins Cricut Elanco Animal American Public Education And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday | Benzinga
U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones gaining around 70 points on Wednesday.
Shares of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) rose sharply during Wednesday's session following better-than-expected first-quarter financial results.
LPX reported net sales growth of 24% year-over-year to $724 million, beating the consensus of $688.85 million.
Louisiana-Pacific shares climbed 15% to $83.93 on Wednesday.
Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today's session.
- Cricut, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRCT) shares surged 31% to $7.25 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter GAAP EPS results.
- MaxCyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:MXCT) jumped 27.6% to $5.01 following upbeat quarterly results.
- Ameresco, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRC) climbed 27.6% to $28.47 following strong quarterly results.
- Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE:ELAN) gained 26.5% to $17.11 following strong quarterly earnings.
- American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEI) gained 23.3% to $18.71 following upbeat quarterly results.
- Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED) rose 23.3% to $63.35 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised its FY24 guidance.
- Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KD) gained 21.6% to $25.25 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results.
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