Comcast, Molina Healthcare, STMicroelectronics And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Thursday

U.S. stocks were lower, with the Dow Jones falling over 200 points on Thursday.

Shares of Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:CMCSA) rose sharply after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results.

Comcast posted adjusted earnings of 79 cents per share, beating market estimates of 73 cents per share. The company's quarterly sales came in at $31.457 billion versus expectations of $30.425 billion.

Comcast shares jumped 6.7% to $31.32 on Thursday.

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

• Maase Inc (NASDAQ:MAAS) gained 22.2% to $12.59 after the company announced the launch of Stars Distributed Intelligent Computing Center Project.
• United Rentals Inc (NYSE:URI) shares jumped 18.9% to $954.41 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 sales guidance.
• Helen of Troy Ltd (NASDAQ:HELE) gained 18.1% to $23.34 following upbeat quarterly results.
• Texas Instruments Inc (NASDAQ:TXN) gained 16.3% to $274.72 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and issued second-quarter guidance above estimates.
• Goosehead Insurance Inc (NASDAQ:GSHD) gained 15% to $52.46 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
• Equipmentshare.Com Inc (NASDAQ:EQPT) jumped 14.8% to $24.68.
• PENN Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) gained 14.4% to $16.89 following strong quarterly results.
• Quantumscape Corp (NASDAQ:QS) gained 14.3% to $8.36 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly EPS results.
• West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (NYSE:WST) surged 13.5% to $311.54 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised FY26 guidance above estimates.
• Molina Healthcare Inc (NYSE:MOH) gained 11.7% to $171.00 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly adjusted EPS results.
• Applied Digital Corp (NASDAQ:APLD) rose 11.2% to $36.05 after the company announced it has entered into a lease agreement with a new U.S. based high investment-grade hyperscaler at its 430 MW AI Factory campus, Delta Forge 1.
• Mobileye Global Inc (NASDAQ:MBLY) shares rose 10.8% to $8.76 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results, raised FY26 revenue outlook and authorized $250M stock buyback.
• STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE:STM) gained 9.7% to $49.23 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter sales results and issued second-quarter sales guidance above estimates.
• Churchill Downs Inc (NASDAQ:CHDN) jumped 8.1% to $96.18 following upbeat earnings.
• Firstcash Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:FCFS) surged 8% to $222.01 following strong quarterly results.
• Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ:HAS) rose 7.8% to $97.76 after the company reported better-than-expected preliminary first-quarter revenue.
• ON Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ:ON) gained 7.3% to $95.49.

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