Against the current: Markets slid, yet Universal Display Corporation, Curaleaf Holdings, Inc., Science Applications International Corporation went up and made this list of yesterday's top mid cap stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as S&P 500 lost 1.79% and ended the session at 3,999. Dow Jones slipped 1.4% and closed at 33,947.
While price action maintains a negative bias, United States ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (Nov) came out at 56.5, while a consensus of analysts was expecting 53.3.
Even though markets fell yesterday, some mid cap stocks managed to go up. Have a look at these top gainers.
Universal Display | +5.71% at $119.12
The lighting company topped out at $120.07 having ended yesterday at $119.12. However, despite early momentum, the stock gave up its gains to now trade at $119.12. Daily trading volume (914,921 shares) was above the current multiday average of 349,985.
Science Applications International Corporation | +4.3% at $113.96
An influx of buyers helped the space mission integrator to end the session higher around $113.96, while establishing a $112.23 to $117.94 session range yesterday. Daily trading volume (989,798 shares) increased, making up 308% of the 21-day average (320,852).
Science Applications International Corporation released its quarterly earnings report yesterday, beating analysts estimates. The company reported earnings of 1.9 per share on revenue of $1.91 billion, topping estimates of 1.74 per share on revenue of $1.87 billion. Since the release of its earnings report, Science Applications International Corporation gained 4.3%.
Curaleaf | +4.41% at $7.57
Curaleaf ended Friday at $7.25. yesterday it went up to $7.9 only to drop back, yet still managed to close at $7.57. Daily trading volume (964,541 shares) increased, making up 207% of the 21-day average (464,960).