SoFI Up, HSBC Down: Upside, Downside Movers in the Morning

Avatar photo Doug Kass on October 27, 2026

Upside

– $MFIC +23% (ARCC agrees to acquire it for $10.88 per share in cash and stock, valuing the transaction at about $2.6B)

– $INIO +14% (record Q3 results and FY26 revenue and EBITDA outlooks were raised)

– $CLS +12% (Q3 beat, FY26 outlook raised and initial 2027 guidance called for 90% revenue growth on accelerating AI-infrastructure demand)

– $SOFI +11% (record Q3 revenue and EBITDA, strong member growth and a raised FY26 outlook)

– $FER +9.9% (no clear fresh catalyst identified; unusually large, liquid move ahead of 9M results after the U.S. close)

– $RCL +5.3% (Q3 beat, bookings remained strong and the full-year profit outlook was raised)

– $CRDO +4.3%, $SKHY +3.2%, $COHR +2.7%, $AMKR +3.6%, $LITE +2.6%, $AVGO +2.9% (AI-chip and optical-connectivity names rise as the CLS outlook reinforces accelerating hyperscaler demand)

– $JCI +4.3% (Q4 beat and the FY27 profit outlook topped expectations)

– $SPGI +3.8% (FY26 outlook raised and a strategic review of Capital IQ businesses was launched)

– $NBIS +3.7%, BE +3.3%, CRWV +3.6%, VRT +2.2% (AI-infrastructure names gain after CLS said customer demand forecasts continue strengthening into 2027 and 2028)

– $NCLH +2.2%, CCL +2.7% (cruise peers rise after RCL beat expectations and raised its full-year profit outlook)

– $CDNS +1.8% (Q3 beat, FY outlook raised, backlog reached a record $8.2B and a $2.5B buyback was added)

– UPS +1.8% (Q3 beat and FY26 revenue and profit forecasts were raised as shipment mix and cost reductions improved)

Downside

– $XYL -8.5% (Q3 update disappointed, with investors focusing on softer revenue expectations)

– $WSO -8.3% (Q3 profit missed expectations)

– $HSBC -6.7% (Q3 revenue and pretax profit missed expectations, outweighing a new $1B buyback)

– $HLT -4.4% (Q3 earnings beat, but revenue missed and the raised RevPAR outlook was not enough for elevated expectations)

– $SHW -3.8% (Q3 results and outlook disappointed as housing-linked demand remained soft)

– $ONON -3.3% (no clear fresh catalyst identified; unusually large, high-volume premarket decline)

– $MAR -2.0% (hotel peer slips in sympathy with HLT after its revenue miss)

Upside, Downside Movers in the Morning

Avatar photo Doug Kass on October 7, 2026

Upside

– $LPCN +40% (Health Canada approves TLANDO for testosterone replacement therapy)

– $APUS +9.4% (extends a high-volume rally tied to the BlockAssure agreement to build and operate the AssureChain insurance network)

– $PENG +4.3% (Q4 beat and FY27 sales and EPS outlook topped prior guidance and Street expectations on accelerating AI-infrastructure demand)

– CNQ +1.6%, APA +1.2%, OXY +1.0%, COP +1.0% (oil producers rise as crude climbs back above $100 a barrel)

Downside

– $CRBU -42% (launches a strategic-alternatives review, discontinues two allogeneic CAR-T programs and plans substantial workforce reductions)

– $BULL -30% (bipartisan House panel report says structural China ties pose national-security and US-user-data risks)

– $STM -5.4%, $TER -3.0%, $ASML -3.0%, $AMAT -2.7%, $LRCX -3.0%, $MU -2.8% (chip stocks fall in the risk-off technology tape as oil-driven inflation concerns pressure rate-sensitive growth shares)

– $BMNR -5.0%, $CRCL -4.0%, $MSTR -3.8%, $COIN -3.1%, $HOOD -3.0% (crypto-linked stocks fall as digital-asset prices weaken)

– $AAOI -4.8%, $CIEN -3.8%, $MTSI -3.0%, $COHR -3.2%, $GLW -3.3% (AI-networking and optical winners pull back after sharp recent rallies as technology exposure is reduced)

– $DB -4.7%, $SAN -4.2%, $HSBC -3.9%, $NWG -3.5%, $BCS -3.3% (European-bank ADRs fall as oil-driven inflation and sovereign-bond stress deepen fiscal concerns, with UK lenders also facing budget-tax fears)

– $STZ -3.9% (quarter beat, but adjusted FY guidance was merely reiterated and beer depletions declined)

– $BE -3.8%, $CEG -3.5%, $EME -1.9% (AI-power and data-center infrastructure winners give back part of recent gains amid the broader risk-off rotation)