Why These 5 Stocks Surged on Wednesday

2. Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS) surged 5.2% after the company’s adjusted EPS from continuing operations for Q3 of $0.99 was ahead of the consensus of $0.88. Revenue for the period was $2.2 billion versus the consensus of $2.1 billion. Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies was long more than 1.2 million shares of Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS) at the end of June.