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Avi Kapoor

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Tronox, STAAR Surgical And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Tuesday

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U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones gaining more than 100 points on Tuesday.

Shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (NYSE:ASO) rose sharply during Tuesday's session following third-quarter results.

The company reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.14, topping the analyst consensus estimate of $1.06. Quarterly sales of $1.384 billion (+3.0% year over year) missed the Street view of $1.403 billion.

Academy Sports and Outdoors shares jumped 5% to $51.28 on Tuesday.

Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.

  • Alexander & Baldwin Inc (NYSE:ALEX) shares jumped 38% to $20.89 after the company announced it will go private in a $2.3 billion all-cash deal.
  • Diginex Ltd (NASDAQ:DGNX) surged 25.2% to $9.93. Diginex posted H2 2025 revenue of $2 million.
  • Tronox Holdings PLC (NYSE:TROX) gained 24.7% to $4.67 after the company announced it received coordinated, non-binding and conditional Letters of Support / Interest from Export Finance Australia and Export-Import Bank of the United States, respectively, for up to $600 million in limited or non-recourse financing to support the development of its rare earth supply chain.
  • Mama’s Creations Inc (NASDAQ:MAMA) jumped 18.3% to $13.23 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.
  • STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA) rose 13% to $26.58 after Alcon amended its merger agreement to acquire the company for $30.75 per share in cash.
  • Telesat Corporation (NASDAQ:TSAT) gained 12.8% to $32.35. Telesat entered into a strategic partnership with Government of Canada and MDA Space to deliver next-generation military satellite communications solution.
  • CeriBell, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBLL) rose 11.3% to $22.49 after the company announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its proprietary delirium monitoring solution.
  • Obook Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:OWLS) gained 10.8% to $7.99. OBOOK Holdings announced collaboration with Visa to launch OwlPay Cash app for remittances.
  • XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) jumped 10.1% to $33.57.
  • Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) gained 9.5% to $131.24. Teleflex announced the sale of Acute Care, Interventional Urology, and OEM businesses for $2.03 billion.
  • Nextdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NXDR) gained 9.4% to $2.0350.
  • CS Disco, Inc. (NYSE:LAW) rose 9.1% to $8.96.
  • Clear Secure, Inc. (NYSE:YOU) gained 7.8% to $35.13 after the company announced a contract with CMS to modernize identity verification on Medicare.gov beginning in early 2026.

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