Lockheed Martin, Quest Diagnostics, Thermo Fisher Scientific And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Thursday

U.S. stocks were lower, with the Dow Jones index dipping around 450 points on Thursday.

Shares of Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE:LMT) rose sharply after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 guidance above estimates.

Lockheed Martin reported quarterly earnings of $7.94 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $7.09 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $20.063 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $19.344 billion.

Lockheed Martin shares jumped 11.4% to $573.21 on Thursday.

Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.

• NVE Corp (NASDAQ:NVEC) shares jumped 43.8% to $124.70 after the company reported a year-over-year increase in first-quarter financial results.
• Gibo Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:GIBO) gained 33.4% to $36.74.
• Novocure Ltd (NASDAQ:NVCR) jumped 27.1% to $19.80 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 sales guidance above estimates.
• Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE:CLF) gained 18.7% to $11.22 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly sales results.
• Merlin Inc (NASDAQ:MRLN) jumped 16.6% to $3.89. Merlin and IAI signed an agreement to advance AI-powered autonomy for commercial cargo aircraft.
• Medpace Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MEDP) gained 16.5% to $615.30 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised is FY26 guidance above estimates.
• Oatly Group AB – ADR (NASDAQ:OTLY) gained 15% to $12.40.
• Imax Corp (NYSE:IMAX) gained 14.2% to $44.88 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
• United Rentals Inc (NYSE:URI) surged 12.6% to $1,166.11 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 sales guidance above estimates.
• Oceaneering International Inc (NYSE:OII) surged 10.4% to $49.64 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
• Quest Diagnostics Inc (NYSE:DGX) gained 10% to $231.36 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results and raised its FY26 guidance above estimates.
• Kaiser Aluminum Corp (NASDAQ:KALU) gained 9.6% to $180.06 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (NYSE:TMO) shares jumped 9% to $574.02 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
• Roper Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:ROP) gained 8.3% to $364.73 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 EPS guidance above estimates.
• Rtx Corp (NYSE:RTX) gained 8.2% to $210.65 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 guidance above estimates.
• Norfolk Southern Corp (NYSE:NSC) jumped 6.8% to $353.65 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
• Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) gained 6.3% to $247.68 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter sales results and raised its FY26 adjusted EPS guidance with its midpoint above estimates.

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