Block Inc. Up, DJT Down: Upside, Downside Movers in the A.M.
Upside
– $ALIT +23% (Q3 exceeded expectations for a third straight quarter and the full-year outlook was raised)
– $DUOL +20% (bookings beat, daily-user growth accelerated to 29% and full-year guidance was raised)
– $CPSH +19% (record Q3 revenue, margin expansion and the first tungsten-alloy order from a defense contractor)
– $HELE +16% (received a non-binding $37-per-share cash acquisition proposal)
– $RIOT +15% (signed a 910-MW AI-campus lease carrying approximately $28 billion of initial-term contract value)
– $OUST +13% (record Q3 revenue rose 50%, the Q4 outlook was strong and Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded to Overweight)
– $FTCI +12% (Q3 revenue rose 25% sequentially, backlog reached roughly $640 million and Q4 guidance implies 46% sequential growth)
– $NVTS +12% (Q3 beat, double-digit sequential Q4 growth was guided and two brokers upgraded to Buy)
– $HL +11% (Q3 profit increased and production guidance was revised as precious-metal prices rallied)
– $XYZ +9.7% (Q3 beat across key metrics, the 2026 outlook was raised and initial 2027 targets topped expectations)
– $OSCR +9.6%, $MOH +5.8%, $HCA +6.1%, $CNC +4.9% (health insurers and hospital operators rise after the Democratic sweep improved prospects for healthcare spending and ACA support)
– $CDE +7.2%, $AG +6.7%, $PAAS +6.3%, $EQX +6.7% (precious-metals miners rise as gold and silver jump on dollar weakness and lower yields)
– $CSIQ +7.1%, $FSLR +7.3%, $RUN +7.0% (solar names rally after the Democratic sweep improved expectations for renewable-energy policy support)
– $SAN +6.6%, $DB +6.9%, $ING +5.7%, $LYG +5.0%, $HSBC +5.4% (European bank ADRs rise amid a post-election rotation into lenders and a weaker dollar)
– $NVO +5.3% (adjusted Q3 profit beat and the full-year sales and operating-profit outlook was raised on stronger GLP-1 demand)
– $ANET +4.5% (Q3 revenue surged 59% and substantially exceeded guidance, with a strong Q4 outlook)
– $EW +3.5% (Truist upgrades to Buy after positive PROGRESS trial results expanded the TAVR opportunity)
– $CPNG +2.6% (constant-currency sales beat guidance, Q4 margins are expected to improve and Citi upgraded to Buy)
– $MCD +2.2% (Q3 profit beat as international strength offset sluggish US sales)
Downside
– $DOX -36% (FY27 guidance was far below expectations as a dispute with a major customer threatens revenue; Oppenheimer downgraded)
– $NRIX -33% (partner discontinued the Phase 1 STAT6-degrader trial and terminated the program, eliminating related milestones and royalties)
– $FIS -22% (Q3 EPS missed despite a revenue beat, while the CFO departure added uncertainty)
– $TBLA -21% (Q3 revenue missed and Q4 and full-year sales guidance came in well below consensus)
– $CIFR -14% (KBW downgraded to Market Perform as election results increased regulatory and permitting risk for data-center expansion)
– $FIX -14%, CRWV -6.6%, VST -8.7%, VRT -6.8%, GEV -6.5%, ALAB -6.8% (AI-infrastructure and power names fall on fears of tighter data-center oversight, permitting delays and reduced buildout)
– $DDOG -12% (Q3 beat, but the Q4 revenue guide was only in line and implied sharp growth deceleration versus elevated expectations)
– $NICE -12% (Q3 beat, but margins compressed sharply, revenue guidance was merely reiterated and a 5% workforce reduction was announced)
– $SWKS -12% (first combined outlook following the Qorvo transaction disappointed as handset softness outweighed expected synergies)
– $DJT -11% (positions tied to Trump’s political fortunes unwind after Democrats swept both chambers of Congress)
– $SEDG -9.1% (Q3 EPS beat, but Q4 revenue guidance was far below consensus)
– $HUT -8.2%, $CLSK -11%, $IREN -5.6% (digital-infrastructure names fall as Democratic victories in key states raise risks to planned data-center capacity)
– $GEO -6.7%, $CXW -5.0% (private-prison operators fall as the Democratic sweep threatens immigration-enforcement spending expectations)
– $TSLA -4.6% (Musk-linked shares absorb a political-risk premium after Democratic victories, including a Texas governor upset)
– $LMT -4.2%, $NOC -3.2%, $RTX -3.1% (defense names fall on expectations that a Democratic Congress may constrain planned military-spending growth)
– $TOST -3.6% (strong operating metrics were offset by mixed EPS headlines and the announced CFO departure)
– $CVS -3.5% (earnings beat and guidance rose, but the anticipated breakup announcement triggered a sell-the-news reaction amid execution and star-rating concerns)
