10 Stocks Leaving Wall Street in the Dust

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Ten stocks boasted strong gains amid a lackluster performance in the broader market on Tuesday, as investors cheered a flurry of earnings data and a higher growth outlook, among others. Of the 10 firms, five notably jumped to fresh record highs.

Meanwhile, Wall Street’s major indices ended mixed, with the Dow Jones the sole gainer, up 0.47 percent. The S&P 500 finished flat, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped by 0.16 percent.

Indices aside, we spotlight the names of the 10 top-performing stocks on Tuesday alongside the reasons behind their gains.

To come up with the list, we picked exclusively those with a $2 billion market capitalization and 5 million shares in trading volume.

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10. Danaher Corp. (NYSE:DHR)

Danaher bounced back by 5.94 percent on Tuesday to close at $220.77 apiece after achieving an improved earnings performance in the third quarter of the year.

In an updated report, Danaher Corp. (NYSE:DHR) said net income jumped by 11 percent to $908 million from $818 million in the same period last year. Sales grew by 4.4 percent to $6.05 billion from $5.798 billion year-on-year.

For the nine-month period, net income declined by 14 percent to $2.417 billion from $2.813 billion in the same comparable period, while sales inched up by 2.27 percent to $17.73 billion from $17.3 billion year-on-year.

Danaher Corp. (NYSE:DHR) President and CEO Rainer Blair said he was encouraged by the results, driven by Danaher Business System-driven execution coupled with continued momentum in the bioprocessing business and better-than-anticipated respiratory revenue at Cepheid.

“We’re investing in breakthrough innovation, enhancing our commercial execution, and driving meaningful productivity gains across our businesses. We believe these efforts will strengthen our long-term competitive position and help to solve some of the world’s most difficult healthcare challenges,” he added.

For the full-year 2025, Danaher Corp. (NYSE:DHR) reaffirmed its guidance of $7.70 to $7.80 for adjusted diluted net earnings per common share. This assumes that non-GAAP core revenue will grow by low single digits year-on-year.

9. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM)

3M Company soared to a new all-time high on Tuesday, as investor sentiment was boosted by improved sales performance in the third quarter of the year, supported by a higher growth outlook.

During the intra-day trading, the stock climbed to its highest price of $166.82 before ending the day just up by 7.66 percent at $166.64 apiece.

In an updated report, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) said it now expects total sales to exceed its previous 2.5 percent target, reflecting adjusted organic sales growth of more than 2 percent.

Earnings per share were pegged in the range of 7.95 to $8.05, higher than the previous $7.75 to $8.

The new guidance was encouraged by an improved sales performance in the third quarter of the year, jumping 3.5 percent to $6.517 billion from $6.294 billion in the same period last year.

However, net income declined by 39 percent to $834 million from $1.372 billion year-on-year.

For the nine-month period, net sales inched up by 1.3 percent to $18.8 billion from $18.56 billion year-on-year. Net income dropped by 22 percent to $2.673 billion from $3.445 billion year-on-year.

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