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calendar_month Oct 28, 2026

Vertiv, Evercore, Brinker, GE HealthCare And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday

U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones gaining around 100 points on Wednesday.

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE:VRT) rose sharply after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 guidance above estimates.

Vertiv reported quarterly earnings of $2.21 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.83 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.313 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.760 billion.

Vertiv shares jumped 13.3% to $236.19 on Wednesday.

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

  • Ultralife Corp (NASDAQ:ULBI) jumped 145.8% to $15.61 after the company agreed to be acquired by stored energy systems and technology provider EnerSys (NYSE:ENS) in an all-cash deal valued at about $320 million.
  • Braiin Limited (NASDAQ:BRAI) jumped 52.2% to $5.05 after gaining 56% on Tuesday.
  • AxoGen, Inc (NASDAQ:AXGN) gained 23% to $46.09 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and issued FY26 revenue guidance above estimates.
  • Pacific Biosciences of California Inc (NASDAQ:PACB) gained 17.1% to $2.87.
  • Genmab A/S – ADR (NASDAQ:GMAB) climbed 16.4% to $52.00 after the company announced statistically significant, clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival and objective response with petosemtamab combination at first interim analysis in first-line R/M patients with PD-L1+ head and neck cancer.
  • Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ:WEN) gained 15.2% to $7.08 after The Wall Street Journal reported Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management has offered to buy the fast-food chain for about $1.4 billion.
  • Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE:VRT) gained 13.3% to $236.19 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 guidance above estimates.
  • Stellantis NV (NYSE:STLA) gained 12.2% to $4.67 after the company reported quarterly financial results. The CEO said that the company is on track for more than €2.4B in cost savings in 2027.
  • ICON PLC (NASDAQ:ICLR) climbed 11.7% to $204.50 after the company reported upbeat quarterly financial results and raised its FY26 sales guidance.
  • Hayward Holdings Inc (NYSE:HAYW) rose 11% to $14.46 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results and raised its FY26 guidance.
  • OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:OSW) gained 10.9% to $27.68 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results and raised its FY2026 sales guidance above estimates. Also, the company raised its quarterly cash dividend to $0.0625 per share and announced a new $100 million share repurchase program.
  • Evercore Inc (NYSE:EVR) gained 10.7% to $287.73 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
  • Brinker International Inc (NYSE:EAT) climbed 10.6% to $217.62 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results and raised its FY27 guidance.
  • SK Hynix Inc – ADR (NASDAQ:SKHY) gained 10.5% to $160.70 after the company issued third-quarter revenue results above estimates and approved KRW 20T in share repurchases.
  • ADT Inc (NYSE:ADT) rose 9.5% to $7.52.
  • Labcorp Holdings Inc (NYSE:LH) jumped 9.3% to $362.00 following strong quarterly results.
  • 10X Genomics Inc (NASDAQ:TXG) gained 9% to $85.05.
  • Ultra Clean Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UCTT) rose 8.8% to $56.02 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
  • GE HealthCare Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GEHC) gained 7.6% to $76.54 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates.
  • Fortive Corp (NYSE:FTV) gained 7.6% to $66.32 after the company reported upbeat third-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 guidance above estimates.

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