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.
8. RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX)
RTX Corporation rallied to a new all-time high on Tuesday, adding 7.67 percent to close at $173.04 apiece as investor sentiment was fueled by a double-digit jump in third-quarter earnings, coupled with a higher growth outlook for the full-year period.
In an updated report, RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) said net income jumped by 30 percent to $1.918 billion from $1.472 billion in the same period last year, while sales increased by 12 percent to $22.478 billion from $20.089 billion year-on-year.
Amid the strong results, RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) raised its full-year sales guidance to $86.5 billion to $87 billion, from the $84.75 billion to $85.5 billion previously.
“Strong execution in the third quarter enabled us to deliver double-digit organic sales growth across all three segments and our sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year adjusted segment margin expansion,” said Chairman and CEO Chris Calio.
He said that the company would focus on executing its $251 billion backlog, alongside investing in next-generation products and services that meet the needs of its customers.
7. Oscar Health Inc. (NYSE:OSCR)
Oscar Health grew for a second day on Tuesday, adding 7.88 percent to end at $21.77 apiece as investors welcomed its launch of a new menopause health plan and AI tools to support its customers and medical practitioners.
In a statement, Oscar Health Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) said it partnered with Elektra Health, a leading virtual menopause care provider, for the launch of HelloMeno, a new insurance product aimed at helping 2.3 million women over 45 years old take control of perimenopause and menopause.
Priced $900 annually, the new product would cover free consultations, behavioral visits, laboratory tests, and medications, among others.
Additionally, Oscar Health Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) announced a new AI agent called Oswell to provide on-demand support to doctors and members.
Oscar Health Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) said Oswell is capable of pulling data from medical records and plan benefit documents to help members understand medications, explain common test results, check drug interactions, get prescription refills, review symptoms, and provide questions to ask their doctors, among others.
6. Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ:GLXY)
Galaxy Digital propelled to a new all-time high on Tuesday following its return to profitability, surging by as much as 1,600 percent in the third quarter of the year.
During the intra-day trading, Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ:GLXY) jumped to a new high of $45.92 before paring gains to finish the day just up by 8.1 percent at $42.86 apiece.
In an updated report, Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ:GLXY) swung to a net income of $505 million, a whopping 1,615-percent improvement from a $33.3 million net loss in the same period last year. Revenues soared by 231 percent to $28.4 billion from $8.57 billion year-on-year.
According to the company, the strong performance was bolstered by record volumes in its digital asset trading operations.
For the high-performance computing (HPC) business, Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ:GLXY) said it remains on track to deliver the first phase of its critical IT load capacity commitment to CoreWeave in the first half of 2026, covering a total of 133 MW.
Additionally, CoreWeave exercised its final option to access an additional 133 MW of critical IT load from the Helios data center, bringing its total commitment to the full 800 MW of the campus’s maximum power capacity.
5. Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (EOSE)
Eos Energy snapped a three-day losing streak on Tuesday, jumping 8.59 percent to close at $16.30 apiece, as investors cheered its new partnership with Talen Energy Corp. for the development of a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Pennsylvania.
In a statement, Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (EOSE) said that the new deal was aimed at supporting the growing energy demand of the artificial intelligence sector.
Under the agreement, the firms would jointly identify and develop multiple storage projects across Talen’s existing assets—including potential sites in Pennsylvania at or near operating Talen plants and retired fossil fuel plants.
“Our collaboration with Talen marks a significant milestone for Eos and the broader Pennsylvania energy ecosystem,” Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (EOSE) CEO Joe Mastrangelo.
”By pairing Talen’s operational expertise and infrastructure with Eos’ safe, scalable zinc-based storage technology, we’re demonstrating how American innovation can strengthen grid resiliency, address a national security imperative, and power the next generation of digital infrastructure with urgency,” he added.
4. Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD)
Warner Bros climbed to a new all-time high on Tuesday, jumping 10.97 percent to finish at $20.33 apiece as investors gobbled up shares following announcements that it was exploring a sale, albeit rejecting a nearly $60 billion offer from Paramount Skydance.
In intra-day trading, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) jumped to its highest price of $20.58 before paring gains to end the day just up by 10.97 percent at $20.33 apiece.
Citing sources privy to the matter, Reuters said that Paramount Skydance offered to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) at $24 per share—a value which the latter’s board rejected.
Earlier in June, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) announced that it would split into studio-centric and cable-focused units by 2026 to separate its growing streaming business from its lagging cable network unit.
Reuters said the firm was considering a range of options, including its planned separation, a deal for the entire company, or separate transactions for its Warner Bros or Discovery Global businesses.
It would also explore an alternative separation structure that would see the merger of Warner Bros and a spinoff of Discovery Global.
3. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL)
Halliburton extended its winning streak to a third consecutive day on Tuesday, jumping 11.58 percent to end at $25.24 apiece, as investors cheered its optimistic outlook from international oilfields in the fourth quarter of the year, despite a dismal earnings performance in the past quarter.
“In the international market, our value proposition is winning with customers, we are demonstrating differentiated performance both on and offshore, and our growth engines are on track,” said Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) President and CEO Jeff Miller.
For the third quarter of the year, Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) saw its attributable net income dwindle by 97 percent to $18 million from $571 million in the same period last year.
Revenues dipped by 1.7 percent to $5.6 billion from $5.697 billion year-on-year, as revenues from completion and production decreased by 2.3 percent, while that of drilling and evaluation ended flat.
Looking ahead, Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) said it took steps to deliver estimated savings of $100 million per quarter, reset its 2026 capital expenditures, and idled equipment that no longer meets its expectations.
“We are committed to returning cash to shareholders, maintaining cost and capital discipline, and investing in differentiated technologies that drive long-term performance,” Miller said.
2. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)
General Motors jumped to a new all-time high on Tuesday, after beating analyst earnings expectations in the third quarter of the year.
In intra-day trading, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) soared to its highest price of $67.55 before paring gains to end the day just up by 14.86 percent at $66.62 apiece.
During the past quarter, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) logged $2.8 in adjusted earnings per share, beating the $2.31 as expected by analysts.
Revenues also stood at $48.59 billion, flat from the same period last year, but exceeded the $45.27 billion as analysts projected.
Net income attributable to shareholders declined by 56 percent to $1.327 billion from $3.056 billion in the same comparable period.
For the full-year 2025, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) lowered the high-end guidance for attributable net profit, now at a range of $7.7 billion to $8.3 billion, versus the $7.7 billion to $9.5 billion as expected previously. Adjusted EBIT, on the other hand, was raised to $12 billion to $13 billion from the $10 billion to $12.5 billion prior.
The firm said its updated guidance reflected an improved tariff outlook for the rest of the year.
1. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE:FUN)
Six Flags surged by 17.73 percent on Tuesday to close at $25.63 apiece as investor sentiment was fueled by the acquisition of a significant stake by activist investor, Jana Partners, in partnership with Taylor Swift’s fiancé, Travis Kelce, and two other executives.
In a statement on Tuesday, Jana Partners said it struck a deal with Kelce, consumer executive Glenn Murphy, and technology executive Dave Habiger to acquire a 9-percent stake in Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE:FUN).
According to Jana, the acquisition was aimed at engaging with the firm’s Board of Directors on opportunities to enhance shareholder value.
For his part, Kelce said that he is a Six Flags fan and grew up going to its parks with family and friends.
“The chance to help make Six Flags special for the next generation is one I couldn’t pass up,” he said.
In other news, Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE:FUN) recently welcomed Jonathan Brudnick to the Board of Directors.
Effective on October 17, Brudnick will serve as a Class III Director for the term ending in 2027 and as a member of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
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