Valmont Industries Posts Upbeat Q1 Results, Joins UnitedHealth Group, Quest Diagnostics And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Tuesday

U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones gaining over 300 points on Tuesday.

Shares of Valmont Industries Inc (NYSE:VMI) rose sharply as the company upbeat first-quarter results and raised FY2026 GAAP EPS guidance.

Valmont Industries reported quarterly earnings of $5.51 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.67 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.029 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $995.284 million.

Valmont Industries shares jumped 11% to $455.04 on Tuesday.

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

• POET Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:POET) shares jumped 23.2% to $10.58.
• Navitas Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ:NVTS) gained 18.4% to $15.63.
• Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) shares jumped 16.9% to $17.48. Traders on social media are circulating the stock has a high short interest.
• BRBI BR Partners S A (NASDAQ:BRBI) gained 15.3% to $16.51.
• Avis Budget Group Inc (NASDAQ:CAR) surged 13.7% to $692.71.
• Solid Power Inc (NASDAQ:SLDP) jumped 13.6% to $3.86.
• York Space Systems Inc (NYSE:YSS) gained 12.1% to $43.11.
• Maxlinear Inc (NASDAQ:MXL) gained 12.1% to $35.54.
• AEVEX Corp (NYSE:AVEX) shares rose 11.9% to $37.51 after the company recently debuted on the NYSE.
• UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) gained 10.1% to $356.00 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and issued FY26 EPS guidance above estimates.
• Lucid Group Inc (NASDAQ:LCID) rose 9.3% to $7.37 after Uber disclosed a 11.52% stake in the company.
• D.R. Horton Inc (NYSE:DHI) gained 7.7% to $165.12 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
• Quest Diagnostics Inc (NYSE:DGX) surged 6.4% to $209.00 following upbeat quarterly earnings.

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