Ten stocks stood firmer on Tuesday amid a mixed broader market as investor sentiment was bolstered by the looming end of a government shutdown and more corporate earnings results.
Among Wall Street’s main indices, only the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 finished in the green, up 1.18 percent and 0.21 percent, respectively. The tech-heavy Nasdaq declined by 0.25 percent.
In this article, we focus on the 10 big names that outperformed on Tuesday alongside the reasons behind their gains. Of the 10 in the list, three companies surged to new record highs.
To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with a $2 billion market capitalization and more than 5 million shares in trading volume.
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10. Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:SUN)
Sunrun rallied for a second day on Tuesday, jumping 7.63 percent to close at $19.75 apiece as investors took path from an investment firm’s bullish comment and recommendation for its stock.
In a market note on Monday, Guggenheim Securities upgraded Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:SUN) to “buy” from “neutral,” with a $27 price target, marking a 36.7 percent upside potential from its latest closing price.
The revision was based on solid growth prospects for next year, alongside the stock’s recent weakness, which has provided an attractive entry point for investors.
Additionally, Guggenheim believed that Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:SUN) has effectively managed its business in a profoundly challenged industry, having swung to profitability in the third quarter of the year.
During the period, Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:SUN) incurred a net income attributable to shareholders of $16.5 million, reversing a $83.8 million attributable net loss in the same period last year.
Total revenues increased by 34.8 percent to $724 million from $537 million year-on-year, on the back of higher revenues from customer agreements and incentives, as well as solar energy systems and product sales.
9. XPeng Inc. (NYSE:XPEV)
XPeng rallied to a new record high on Tuesday, as investors gobbled up shares amid significant progress in its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts following a viral video that showed its humanoid robot walking so convincingly like a human.
The video, showcased by XPeng Inc. (NYSE:XPEV) CEO Xiao Peng in a conference in Guangzhou, China last week, showed its humanoid robot called Iron walking across the stage with lifelike movements, and which sparked debate among social media users about whether it was a human in disguise. The company then cut it open to prove it was a machine.
The development forms part of XPeng Inc.’s (NYSE:XPEV) vision to deploy robots in various real-life scenarios, including factory floors and retail shops.
In other news, the company also filed an application with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for the launch of new variants for its G6 SUV and X9 Ultra in line with its plans to ramp up its electric vehicle offerings.
On Monday next week, XPeng Inc. (NYSE:XPEV) is scheduled to release its financial and operating highlights for the third quarter of the year, where it is expected to post total revenue growth of 94 to 108 percent year-on-year to a range of 19.6 billion to 21 billion yuan.
Additionally, it successfully recorded 116,007 vehicle deliveries during the period, marking a 149 percent jump year-on-year. The number also fell within the company’s expectations of 113,000 to 118,000 vehicle deliveries for the period.
8. Crescent Energy Company (NYSE:CRGY)
Crescent Energy extended its winning streak to a 5th straight day on Tuesday, jumping 8.15 percent to close at $9.69 apiece amid higher oil and gas prices, while investors gobbled up shares ahead of a dividend record date.
As of writing, prices of natural gas were up by 5.23 percent at $4.57/MMBtu, while Brent and WTI—the benchmark indices for crude oil—jumped by 1.65 percent and 1.51 percent, respectively, to $65.12 and $61.04 per barrel, as a result of President Donald Trump’s sanctions against Russian oil firms over the war in Ukraine.
Additionally, the industry typically sees a pickup in power demand during the winter season over the increasing consumption from households for heating appliances.
In other news, Crescent Energy Company (NYSE:CRGY) recently announced the results of its earnings performance in the third quarter of the year, where net loss narrowed by 4 percent to $9.5 million from $9.9 million in the same period last year. Revenues increased by 16.3 percent to $866 million from $744.9 million year-on-year.
Meanwhile, common shareholders of Crescent Energy Company (NYSE:CRGY) as of November 17 are expected to receive $0.12 worth of dividends for every share held, payable on December 1, 2025.
7. Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD)
Vodafone rallied for a 5th consecutive day on Tuesday, to hit a new three-year high as investors cheered the declaration of a dividend increase for the first time in seven years.
At intra-day trading, Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD) jumped to its highest price of $12.72 before trimming a few cents to end the day just up by 8.29 percent at $12.67 apiece.
Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD) said in an updated report that it would raise its dividends by 2.5 percent for the fiscal year 2026, as a reflection of its medium-term outlook for adjusted free cash flow growth.
For the first half alone, ordinary shareholders as of November 20, and ADR holders as of November 21, are set to receive 2.25 eurocents of dividends on February 5, 2026. The amount could be converted into USD or GBP based on the average market benchmark rates.
Moving forward, the company will set its interim dividend at half of the total dividend paid for the previous year.
Also last week, Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD) announced the results of its earnings performance for the first half of fiscal year 2026. Net income dropped by 13.8 percent to 1.05 billion euros from 1.22 billion euros in the same period last year, while revenues increased by 7.3 percent to 19.6 billion euros from 18.28 billion euros year-on-year.
6. eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ETOR)
eToro extended its gains for a third straight day on Tuesday, adding 9.30 percent to close at $41.24 apiece as investor sentiment was bolstered by a strong earnings performance in the third quarter of the year.
In an updated report, eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ETOR) said net income increased by 47.5 percent to $56.8 million from $38.5 million in the same period last year. Total revenues expanded by 162 percent to $4.1 million from $1.56 million year-on-year.
“Our results reflect the strength of our diversified revenue streams across segments and geographies, robust user engagement, and disciplined cost management, a trend that has continued into October. We continue to see momentum across key performance metrics with funded accounts up 16 percent and assets under administration up 76 percent year over year, underscoring our laser focus on increasing our customer base and share of wallet,” said eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ETOR) CFO Meron Shani.
On the same day, eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ETOR) announced plans to repurchase up to $200 million worth of its shares in line with its commitment to provide greater shareholder value.
Of the total, some $150 million has already secured the approval of the Board of Directors, while another $50 million is expected to be implemented under its accelerated share repurchase agreement.
“eToro believes that its current share price does not fully reflect the company’s fundamental value, and that repurchasing shares represents a prudent allocation of capital,” eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ETOR) said.
5. Paramount Skydance Corp. (NASDAQ:PSKY)
Paramount Skydance rallied for a third day on Tuesday, jumping 9.77 percent to close at $16.74 apiece as investor sentiment was fueled by the company’s $30 billion revenue target for next year.
In an updated report, Paramount Skydance Corp. (NASDAQ:PSKY) said that the revenues would come from an expected healthy acceleration in direct-to-consumer (DTC) revenue.
“We expect 2026 adjusted OIBDA (Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization) of $3.5 billion and are increasing our run-rate efficiency target from $2 billion to at least $3 billion,” it said.
For the fourth quarter of 2025, revenues are targeted at $8.1 billion to $8.3 billion, or a growth of 1.4 percent to 4 percent year-on-year, still to be led by an expected strong DTC business, which would partially offset declines in TV media and filmed entertainment.
Last quarter, Paramount Skydance Corp. (NASDAQ:PSKY) incurred $257 million in attributable net loss, reversing a $1 million net income in the same period last year.
Revenues ended at $6.7 billion, flat from the same comparable period. Of the total, the DTC business increased by 17 percent, primarily driven by Paramount+ revenues, while the filmed entertainment business grew by 30 percent.
The TV media, on the other hand, declined by 12 percent year-on-year amid lower advertising revenues, including an 8-percentage point headwind from political spending, among others.
4. Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN)
Rivian Automotive soared to a new 52-week high on Tuesday as investors placed bets on the company’s growth prospects following a new CEO compensation package that would only be awarded upon the achievement of certain milestones.
According to Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN), the compensation committee of the Board of Directors replaced CEO RJ Scaringe’s 2021 compensation package with a new 2025 version which will only be awarded upon the achievement of a significant stock price and financial performance improvements under his leadership.
“Vesting of the options tied to stock price under the 2025 CEO Award would reflect nearly $153 billion in incremental stockholder value compared to the company’s current market capitalization, based on the exercise price and the stock price hurdles applicable to the 2025 CEO Award. The financial performance goals are tied to the company achieving various levels of positive adjusted operating income and positive cash flow from operations,” Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) said.
Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) added that the new award was designed to retain and motivate Scaringe to execute on the critical next phase as it progresses towards its technology roadmap and launch of the R2, which the committee believes supports the best interests of the company and its stockholders.
3. Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ:VTRS)
Viatris rallied for a third day on Tuesday, jumping 10.13 percent to close at $11.20 apiece after reaffirming its growth targets at the recently concluded UBS Healthcare Conference.
According to the company, it targets to return this year worth $1 billion of capital to shareholders by way of dividend distribution and share repurchases.
Year-to-date, Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ:VTRS) has successfully returned more than $920 million of capital to shareholders, which included $500 million in share repurchases.
Earlier this month, Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ:VTRS) provided its revenue growth guidance for full-year 2025, raising it to a range of $13.9 billion to $14.3 billion from the $13.5 billion to $14 billion previously.
Adjusted EBITDA was also upgraded to a range of $4 billion to $4.2 billion, from $3.89 billion to $4.19 billion earlier.
In the third quarter of the year, Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ:VTRS) swung to a net loss of $128.2 million from a $94.8 million net income in the same period last year. Revenues were flat at $3.7 billion.
2. Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CWAN)
Clearwater jumped by 10.25 percent on Tuesday to close at $18.40 apiece, as investors resorted to bargain-hunting after falling to a 52-week low last week.
From November 7 to 11, Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CWAN) recouped its gains after falling to a 52-week low of $15.73 on November 6.
This followed its third-quarter earnings performance on November 5, where it nosedived to a $10.3 million attributable net loss from a $3.6 million attributable net income in the same period last year.
Revenues, on the other hand, jumped by 77 percent to $205 million from $115.8 million in the same comparable period, beating its guidance of $203 million to $204 million.
For the full-year period, Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CWAN) expects revenues to end at $730 million to $731 million, or an implied year-on-year growth of 62 percent.
In the fourth quarter alone, revenues are targeted at a range of $216 million to $217 million, or a year-on-year growth of 71 to 72 percent.
“Q3 was our first quarter as an integrated company and we demonstrated strong execution and financial performance, with quarterly revenue of $205.1 million, up 77% year-over-year. Our single instance, single security master architecture allows Gen AI models and agents to learn very quickly, helping us drive very strong growth in unit economics,” said Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CWAN) CEO Sandeep Sahai.
1. uniQure NV (NASDAQ:QURE)
uniQure soared by 17.93 percent on Tuesday to close at $30.84 apiece as investors repositioned portfolios ahead of two healthcare conferences this week.
In an updated report, uniQure NV (NASDAQ:QURE) said that it would participate in the Guggenheim 2nd Annual Healthcare Innovation Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, November 12, as well as the Stifel 2025 Healthcare Conference in New York on Thursday, November 13.
On Monday, uniQure NV (NASDAQ:QURE) announced the results of its earnings performance in the third quarter of the year, where it widened its net loss by 81 percent to $80.5 million from $44.4 million in the same period last year.
Total revenues jumped by 61 percent to $3.7 million from $2.29 million year-on-year, on the back of a $1.5 million increase in license revenues, which offset a decrease in collaboration revenues.
Also in the third quarter, uniQure NV (NASDAQ:QURE) reported positive topline data from the pivotal phase 1/2 study for its AMT-130 treatment candidate for Huntington’s disease.
Based on its latest results, enrolled patients who were given the treatment saw a significant 75 percent slowdown in disease progression without any serious adverse reactions.
Last month, the company met with the Food and Drug Administration to discuss its plan to submit a Biologics License Application. However, the agency appeared lukewarm on the results.
The company said it has yet to receive a formal notice from the FDA, but said that it is working closely with the agency to discuss measures to move forward.
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