Ten big names roared higher last week, boasting double-digit gains and outperforming Wall Street’s major indices at its own game, with investor sentiment sparked by impressive earnings performance and upbeat outlook, among others.
Meanwhile, the Dow Jones was up by 2.2 percent, the S&P 500 grew by 1.9 percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose by 2.3 percent.
In this article, we highlight the 10 top-performing stocks last week and detail the reasons behind their gains.
To come up with the list, we focused on companies with more than $2 billion in market capitalization and 5 million shares in trading volume.
The stocks were chosen based on the highest percentage change in their share prices between October 17 and 24, 2025.
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10. Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD)
Warner Bros. grew its share prices by 16.3 percent week-on-week to hit a new all-time high as investors snapped up shares following news that it was open to other acquisition offers after thumbing down Paramount Skydance’s $60 billion bid.
On Friday alone, the stock rose to a record high of $21.57, but failed to sustain momentum after ending the day down by 0.47 percent at $21.15 apiece.
Earlier in the week, CNBC said that Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) rejected three acquisition offers from Paramount Skydance at prices from $22 to $24 per share, but noted that a sale remains under the table, and that it would expand its review of other offers.
“It’s no surprise that the significant value of our portfolio is receiving increased recognition by others in the market,” Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) CEO David Zaslav said.
“After receiving interest from multiple parties, we have initiated a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives to identify the best path forward to unlock the full value of our assets,” he added.
Listed firms Netflix Inc. and Comcast Corp. were said to be among the other bidders. On Friday, both firms dropped by 1.7 percent and 0.068 percent, respectively.
9. Lumen Technologies Inc. (NYSE:LUMN)
Lumen Technologies jumped by 17.25 percent week-on-week, as investors gobbled up shares after bagging a multi-million-dollar partnership with Palantir Technologies Inc.
Bulk of the rally was observed on Friday, with the company hitting an 11-month high after breaking past the $8 territory—a level it last touched in November last year.
In a joint statement on Friday, Lumen Technologies Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) said that it would join forces with Palantir to integrate Lumen Connectivity Fabric—a next-generation digital networking solution—into the latter’s Foundry and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP).
The partnership was aimed at supporting enterprises with their AI adoption by allowing them to move and manage data securely and quickly across multi-cloud and hybrid environments, and enhancing AI applications with reduced latency and cost, while simplifying IT complexity, among others.
“Palantir frees data, while Lumen moves it. Together, we’re uniquely positioned to enable enterprises to unlock their AI ambitions with unprecedented scale and speed,” said Lumen Technologies Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) CEO Kate Johnson.
“We share the same disruptive DNA—reimagining the foundations of our industries to help others do the same. By bringing AI into real-world operations through a connected ecosystem, we’re empowering businesses to reinvent how they operate, compete, and grow,” she added.
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