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