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Here are some of the stocks on the move on Friday.
Stock gainers:
Shares of car-sharing company Getaround Inc.
GETR,
roared 88% after the company said late Thursday it plans to buy all of the assets of HyreCar Inc.
HYREQ,
for $9.45 million. HyreCar was down 53%.
First Solar Inc.’s stock
FSLR,
was up 17% to lead S&P 500 gainers after it said it would pay up to $80 million to acquire the perovskite technology company Evolar AB. Perovskite is a type of solar cell and the deal is expected to bolster First Solar’s position in thin film photovolataics, as Dow Jones Newswires reported.
Blue Bird Corp.
BLBD,
shares shot up as much as 26% after the school-bus maker ratcheted up its sales outlook, reported estimate-beating quarterly results and said a turnaround plan to cut costs was “ahead of schedule.”
News Corp
NWSA,
the parent of MarketWatch publisher Dow Jones, reported fiscal third-quarter results that beat expectations, helped by a “decidedly more positive” economic backdrop, sending shares up 10%.
Icahn Enterprises LP’s stock
IEP,
was up 7% in a rebound from recent selloffs. The company is in a battle with short seller Hindenburg Research, which has accused it of inflating asset values and questioned loans granted to Carl Icahn using his units as collateral.
BuzzFeed Inc. shares
BZFD,
rose 2.7% after the digital media company forecast adjusted metrics for the year, and said it was using more AI in its content.
Tesla Inc. shares
TSLA,
advanced 2.3%. Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted Thursday that he had hired a new CEO for his other company, Twitter. “She will be starting in ~6 weeks!” Musk said, without naming her, adding he’ll transition to executive chair and chief technology officer.
Charles Schwab Corp.’s stock
SCHW,
gained 3% after the discount brokerage said its total client assets for April rose 1% over the previous month to $7.63 trillion, and were up 5% from April 2022.
Beyond Meat Inc.’s stock
BYND,
reversed early losses to trade up 3.8%, after Mizuho analysts cut their price target to $12 from $20 after its earnings this week.
Stock decliners:
Getty Images Holdings Inc.’s stock
GETY,
slipped 1.1% after a mixed-bag first quarter, but the photo and video library service’s full-year sales forecast came in a tad above expectations.
Sanmina Corp. shares
SANM,
fell 2% after the electronics-manufacturing services provider’s results, and most but not all of its outlook, topped Wall Street expectations.
SiriusPoint Ltd.’s stock
SPNT,
tumbled 11.7% after Dan Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point disclosed in a securities filing that’s it’s no longer pursuing an acquisition of the insurer after failing to agree on price.
Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.’s stock
SPB,
slid 2.1% after the consumer brands company posted a narrower-than-expected loss for its fiscal second quarter on Friday, but sales fell below consensus estimates on weakness in the home and garden segment.
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