U.S. stocks were mostly higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 250 points on Wednesday.

Shares of Sirius XM Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) rose sharply during Wednesday’s session after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy and raised its price target from $31 to $45.

Sirius XM shares jumped 5.5% to $29.12 on Wednesday.

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

  • First Tracks Biotherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TRAX) shares climbed 16.5% to $47.98.
  • Gitlab Inc (NASDAQ:GTLB) shares jumped 14% to $51.41 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and issued third-quarter guidance above estimates.
  • OmniAb Inc (NASDAQ:OABI) gained 11.7% to $4.96.
  • Corvex Inc (NASDAQ:MOVE) shares jumped 11.7% to $14.30.
  • Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE:DELL) gained 11.7% to $474.45 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and issued current-quarter guidance above estimates.
  • Yext Inc (NYSE:YEXT) rose 10.8% to $7.24. Yext recently reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.
  • Alumis Inc (NASDAQ:ALMS) rose 10.7% to $10.48. HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Mitchell S. Kapoor upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and cut the price target from $25 to $15.
  • Nanobiotix SA – ADR (NASDAQ:NBTX) gained 10.4% to $43.38.
  • Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:EPRX) rose 10.3% to $6.99.
  • AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares jumped 8.4% to $60.46.
  • Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Co (NYSE:SSMR) gained 8.4% to $18.20.
  • Zai Lab Ltd – ADR (NASDAQ:ZLAB) climbed 7.9% to $27.28.
  • Scribe Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SCTX) gained 7.5% to $31.18.
  • Sibanye Stillwater Ltd (NYSE:SBSW) gained 7.5% to $12.53. Sibanye-Stillwater reported a strong financial rebound on Tuesday for the first half of 2026, as adjusted EBITDA climbed to nearly $2 billion.
  • MiniMed Group Inc (NASDAQ:MMED) gained 7.5% to $24.10. MiniMed, on Tuesday, reported better-than-expected quarterly sales results.
  • Telix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TLX) jumped 7.4% to $11.65. HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Robert Burns reiterated Telix Pharmaceuticals with a Buy and maintained a $20 price target.
  • Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ:WING) surged 6.4% to $116.56.
  • Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:OLLI) rose 6.3% to $76.88 after the company posted results for the second quarter.
  • AtriCure Inc (NASDAQ:ATRC) gained 5.9% to $51.80. Needham analyst Mike Matson maintained the stock with a Buy and raised the price target from $45 to $64.
  • Telephone and Data Systems Inc (NYSE:TDS) gained 5.6% to $35.52 as the company announced it is no longer pursuing the acquisition of public shares of Array Digital Infrastructure.

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