Symbotic, DouYu International, Sezzle And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Thursday

Author: Avi Kapoor | January 16, 2025 10:24am

U.S. stocks were lower, with the Dow Jones index falling almost 100 points on Thursday.

Shares of Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) rose sharply during Thursday's session after the company disclosed a deal to acquire Walmart Inc.'s (NYSE:WMT) Advanced Systems and Robotics business.

The acquisition's total consideration is $200 million in cash and Symbotic will pay Walmartup to $350 million in additional contingent consideration in future periods dependent upon the quantity of APD systems ordered.

Symbotic shares jumped 17.7% to $31.48 on Thursday.

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

DouYu International Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:DOYU) shares jumped 28.6% to $15.80 as the company appointed Simin Ren as Co-CEO and declared a special cash dividend.
Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) gained 20.4% to $312.60 after the company announced it expects to exceed its previously provided 2024 revenue and income guidance.
Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API) shares surged 18% to $4.7188.
Rezolve AI Limited (NASDAQ:RZLV) shares gained 16.8% to $2.8150.
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE:SPIR) gained 15.8% to $16.00.
ImmunityBio, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBRX) shares surged 11.7% to $2.6700. ImmunityBio reported submission of applications for ANKTIVA + BCG to EMA and MHRA.
HUYA Inc. (NYSE:HUYA) rose 11% to $3.3650.
BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BBAI) shares jumped 10% to $3.7320 after the company announced a CEO transition.
Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE:ACHR) shares rose 7.7% to $9.47. Needham analyst Chris Pierce reiterated Archer Aviation with a Buy and maintained a price target of $11.
Ingram Micro Holding Corporation (NYSE:INGM) gained 7.1% to $22.17 after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised its price target from $25 to $27.
Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) rose 5.4% to $225.51 after Hindenburg Research, which previously issued a short report on the stock, announced it will close down.
Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) gained 4.5% to $186.55.