Curious to know what's happening on the US markets in the middle of the day on Wednesday? Join us as we explore the top gainers and losers in today's session.
Shares of women’s plus-size apparel retailer Torrid Holdings (NYSE:CURV)
fell 36.4% in the morning session after the company announced a public offering of 10 million shares of its common stock by selling stockholders. The offering was priced at $3.50 per share, and the company itself will not receive any proceeds from the sale.
Investors and traders are closely monitoring the gap up and gap down stocks in today's session on Wednesday. Let's explore the market movements and identify the stocks with significant gaps.
The regular session of the US market on Tuesday is now over, but let's get a preview of the after-hours session and explore the top gainers and losers driving the post-market movements.
A company that generates cash isn’t automatically a winner.
Some businesses stockpile cash but fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their ability to expand.
Women’s plus-size apparel retailer Torrid Holdings (NYSE:CURV) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 4.9% year on year to $266 million. Next quarter’s revenue guidance of $257.5 million underwhelmed, coming in 8% below analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $0.06 per share was $0.02 above analysts’ consensus estimates.
The Russell 2000 (^RUT) is packed with potential breakout stocks, thanks to its focus on smaller companies with high growth potential.
However, smaller size also means these businesses often lack the resilience and financial flexibility of large-cap firms, making careful selection crucial.
Retailers are adapting their business models as technology changes how people shop. Still, demand can be volatile as the industry is exposed to the ups and downs of consumer spending.
This has stirred some uncertainty lately as retail stocks have tumbled by 11.8% over the past six months. This drop was worse than the S&P 500’s 2% fall.
Retailers are adapting their business models as technology changes how people shop. Still, demand can be volatile as the industry is exposed to the ups and downs of consumer spending.
This has stirred some uncertainty lately as retail stocks have tumbled by 11.1% over the past six months. This drawdown was worse than the S&P 500’s 2.9% loss.
Wall Street has issued downbeat forecasts for the stocks in this article.
These predictions are rare - financial institutions typically hesitate to say bad things about a company because it can jeopardize their other revenue-generating business lines like M&A advisory.
