U.S. stocks were higher, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 50 points on Thursday.
Shares of Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) rose sharply during Thursday’s session after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and reaffirmed FY24 outlook.
The company reported first-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 41 cents, beating the analyst consensus of 34 cents. Quarterly revenues of $2.997 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $2.917 billion.
Hormel Foods shares climbed 12.6% to $34.72 on Thursday.
Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.
- Vertex, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERX) jumped 29.8% to $32.97 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and issued strong FY24 guidance.
- Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC) gained 26% to $11.64 following fourth-quarter results.
- C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE: AI) shares rose 24.6% to $37.00 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.
- Sterling Check Corp. ...