AZZ Posts Better-Than-Expected Earnings, Joins MP Materials, WK Kellogg And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Thursday

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U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points on Thursday.

Shares of AZZ Inc. (NYSE:AZZ) rose sharply during Thursday's session as the company posted better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter.

AZZ reported quarterly earnings of $1.78 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.58 per share. The company raised its FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance from $5.50-$6.10 to $5.75-$6.25.

AZZ shares jumped 10% to $110.86 on Thursday.

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

• MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) shares jumped 49% to $44.75 after the company announced it has entered into a public-private partnership with the U.S. Department ot Defense consisting of a multi-billion dollar package of investments and long-term commitments.
• WK Kellogg Co (NYSE:KLG) gained 31% to $22.92. Ferrero announced an agreement to acquire the company for $23 per share.
• Rimini Street, Inc. (NASDAQ:RMNI) rose 25.2% to $4.9500. Rimini Street announced that on July 7, the company reached confidential settlement with Oracle to resolve long-running Rimini II case.
• Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:METC) gained 24.8% to $15.86.
• ProKidney Corp. (NASDAQ:PROK) gained 20% to $5.22 on possible continued strength after reporting positive kidney disease drug trial results yesterday. Additionally, Citigroup raised its price target on the stock from $6 to $9.
• Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE:UUUU) jumped 16.6% to $6.52.
• Newegg Commerce, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEGG) rose 16.1% to $25.23.
• USA Rare Earth, Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) gained 15.7% to $11.33.
• Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTZ) jumped 15% to $8.20.
• Opendoor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:OPEN) rose 14% to $0.8400.
• Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) gained 13.1% to $57.36 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly EPS and sales.
• United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) rose 12.3% to $90.10. Shares of airline stocks traded higher in sympathy with Delta, which beat Q2 earnings estimates.
• Aehr Test Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEHR) gained 11.4% to $14.81.
• ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE:ZTO) jumped 9.1% to $19.32.
• Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) gained 9% to $54.25. Shares of airline stocks traded higher in sympathy with Delta, which beat Q2 earnings estimates.
• Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE:CLF) rose 8.8% to $9.64.
• Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) gained 6.5% to $5.30.
• The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) gained 5.5% to $91.39.

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