U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 500 points on Wednesday.

Shares of Davita Inc (NYSE:DVA) rose sharply after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates.

DaVita reported quarterly earnings of $2.87 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.32 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.416 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.356 billion.

Davita shares jumped 18.9% to $186.73 on Wednesday.

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

• Entravision Communications Corp (NYSE:EVC) gained 69.1% to $6.73 after the company reported a year-over-year increase in first-quarter financial results.
• Bloomin’ Brands Inc (NASDAQ:BLMN) gained 39.4% to $8.03 following upbeat quarterly results.
• MannKind Corp (NASDAQ:MNKD) surged 36.4% to $3.90 after the company announced that its development of a dry powder inhalation version of ralinepag with United Therapeutics will yield milestone payments and royalties.
• Flex Ltd (NASDAQ:FLEX) shares jumped 30.2% to $125.58 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales results and issued FY27 guidance above estimates.
• Hut 8 Corp (NASDAQ:HUT) rose 29.5% to $104.22 following quarterly results.
• Avalo Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:AVTX) gained 29.3% to $21.02 after the clinical-stage company delivered a Phase 2 trial win and priced a $375 million equity offering late Tuesday.
• Compass Inc (NYSE:COMP) gained 27.4% to $9.25 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter sales results and issued second-quarter sales guidance above estimates.
• Veracyte Inc (NASDAQ:VCYT) surged 19.7% to $39.48 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised its FY26 sales guidance above estimates.
• SSR Mining Inc (NASDAQ:SSRM) gained 18.1% to $33.36 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
• International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE:IFF) gained 17.8% to $83.37 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
• Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ:VECO) gained 16.5% to $57.70 after the company reported first-quarter financial results and affirmed its FY26 sales guidance with its midpoint above estimates.
• Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) surged 16.1% to $32.30 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter adjusted EPS results and issued fourth-quarter EPS guidance above estimates. The company entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with NANO Nuclear Energy.
• Geo Group Inc (NYSE:GEO) gained 16% to $21.30 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
• LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN) surged 16% to $66.84 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
• Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) gained 14.3% to $407.38 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and issued second-quarter sales guidance above estimates.
• Healthpeak Properties Inc (NYSE:DOC) surged 13.1% to $18.68 following strong quarterly earnings.
• Pan American Silver Corp (NYSE:PAAS) gained 11.4% to $56.31 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
• Corning Inc (NYSE:GLW) gained 9.9% to $178.20 after the company announced a long-term partnership with Nvidia to increase its U.S.-based optical connectivity manufacturing capacity and expand its U.S. fiber production capacity. The company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Nivida where the chip designer will buy 15 million shares.
• Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) gained 7.4% to $107.93 after the company reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 results that topped Wall Street expectations, driven by growth across its entertainment, sports and experiences businesses.

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