U.S. stocks were higher, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 1% on Wednesday.

Shares of Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (NASDAQ:ACHC) rose sharply during Wednesday's session after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.

Acadia Healthcare reported quarterly earnings of 7 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 6 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $821.459 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $800.065 million.

Acadia Healthcare shares jumped 23.5% to $21.27 on Wednesday.

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

• Braiin Ltd (NASDAQ:BRAI) gained 42.9% to $19.72.
• Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc (NYSE:RYAM) shares jumped 36.6% to $9.80.
• SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NYSE:SMX) gained 30.3% to $42.87.
• Sigma Lithium Corp (NASDAQ:SGML) surged 29.4% to $16.30.
• Larimar Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LRMR) gained 28.3% to $4.74. Wedbush analyst Laura Chico reiterated Larimar Therapeutics with an Outperform rating and maintained a price target of $11.
• CAVA Group Inc (NYSE:CAVA) gained 22.6% to $83.10 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
• CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CCC) jumped 21.9% to $6.17 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales results.
• Novocure Ltd (NASDAQ:NVCR) surged 21.6% to $14.28.
• Everus Construction Group Inc (NYSE:ECG) gained 20.9% to $125.90 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued FY26 sales guidance above estimates.
• Circle Internet Group Inc (NYSE:CRCL) rose 20.1% to $73.72 after reporting better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
• Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ:AXON) gained 18.9% to $526.31 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued FY26 sales guidance above estimates.
• Clear Secure Inc (NYSE:YOU) rose 18.5% to $39.68 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results.
• Photronics Inc (NASDAQ:PLAB) gained 16.4% to $44.24 following strong quarterly results.
• Klarna Group PLC (NYSE:KLAR) jumped 15.9% to $16.25. Klarna reported 55 million monthly app users as short-term debt usage rose 53% year over year.
• Resideo Technologies Inc (NYSE:REZI) gained 14.4% to $40.89 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales results and issued FY26 guidance above estimates.
• Federal Signal Corp (NYSE:FSS) surged 11.8% to $130.79 following upbeat quarterly results.
• Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ:JAZZ) gained 10.1% to $191.46 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results. Also, B of A Securities maintained a Buy rating on the stock and raised its price target from $263 to $275.
• Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LITE) rose 9% to $750.20.
• Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) gained 7.3% to $200.30.
• Thomson Reuters Corp (NASDAQ:TRI) rose 8.2% to $97.52. Thomson Reuters announced a new $600 million share repurchase program and $605 million return of capital and share consolidation transactions.
• United Therapeutics Corp (NASDAQ:UTHR) gained 8.2% to $512.25 following better-than-expected quarterly earnings.

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