Stocks making the biggest moves midday: SMCI, CBRL, HOOD, FDXF
Check out some of the companies making the biggest moves midday: Trucking companies — Freight stocks sold off in reaction to Amazon saying it will open its less-than-truckload shipping services to companies outside its own network, posing a threat to industry incumbents. FedEx Freight Holding and Old Dominion Freight Line both slumped 5%; XPO dropped 4%; and Saia and ArcBest each fell 3%. Amazon itself dipped 2%. Super Micro Computer — The AI server maker plunged 18% after setting plans to raise $7 billion through the sale of equity- and equity-linked securities to help cover the cost of hardware component purchases. Chip stocks — Semiconductor companies continued their recent decline, with Micron Technology dropping 4%, Advanced Micro Devices falling almost 5% and Broadcom shedding 5%. Devon Energy — The oil and gas explorer rallied more than 6% after Evercore ISI raised Devon to outperform after what it called the company’s “better-than-expected mid-month update.” Devon management on Tuesday updated investors on its outlook following the purchase of Coterra Energy in early May for about $58 billion. Cracker Barrel — The Southern country-themed restaurant chain soared 24% after raising its full-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance. Cracker Barrel also reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of 29 cents per share on $797.4 million in revenue, topping expectations. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected a loss of 48 cents per share and revenue of $776.7 million. Casey’s General Stores — The convenience store and gas station chain surged 14%. Casey’s posted better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results, FactSet said, helped by rising fuel margins and prepared food and dispensed beverage sales ahead of last year. Fiscal 2027 EBITDA was forecast to grow 8%-10%. Gambling stocks — DraftKings climbed 5%, Rush Street Interactive rose more than 4%, Flutter Entertainment and SGHC Ltd. added 3% and Penn Entertainment advanced nearly 3%. DraftKings management told a Jefferies investor conference that it’s confident of no material revenue cannibalization from prediction markets, and anticipated the World Cup will drive engagement and prediction volume in the second half, FactSet said. Robinhood Markets — The financial services trading platform jumped 5% after saying late Tuesday that total platform assets rose 9% in May compared with April, and 48% from the year-earlier period. CEO Vlad Tenev wrote in a social media post that Robinhood received regulatory approval to serve as an underwriter of initial public offerings. Oscar Health — The New York-based health insurer added 3% after Barclays upgraded Oscar to overweight Wednesday, saying it “offers the most direct leverage to a potential multi-year re-rating, alongside a margin recovery cycle as repricing actions take hold.” Cava — The fast-casual restaurant chain was upgraded at UBS to buy from hold on its “compelling growth story.” The stock climbed 6%. BILL Holdings — The cloud-based software provider dropped 4% to a 52-week low. Truist downgraded BILL to hold and slashed its 12-month price target to $38 from $45 previously. Gold miners — Gold miners fell alongside futures contracts for delivery of gold in August, which dropped 2%. Anglogold Ashanti tumbled nearly 6%, while Harmony Gold Mining fell more than 2% and Gold Fields lost more than 4%. Hecla Mining shed 2% and NovaGold Resources lost 3%. — CNBC’s Michelle Fox, Lisa Kailai Han and Jordan Novet contributed reporting
