20 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Friday - Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET)

Yelp Inc YELP shares climbed 27.5 percent to $40.00 after the company reported upbeat Q2 results and disclosed a partnership with GrubHub Inc GRUB. Yelp announced plans to sell its Eat24 business.
Weight Watchers International, Inc. WTW shares jumped 27.2 percent to $42.14 after the company posted stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter.
Boingo Wireless Inc WIFI shares rose 25.2 percent to $18.90. Boingo Wireless reported a Q2 net loss of $0.20 per share on sales of $49.033 million.
Arista Networks Inc ANET surged 21 percent to $174.33 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its second quarter and issued a strong sales forecast for the third quarter. William Blair upgraded Arista from Market Perform to Outperform.
PDL BioPharma Inc PDLI shares rose 21 percent to $2.62. PDL BioPharma reported Q2 earnings of $0.39 per share on sales of $143.8 million.
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SPPI shares jumped 20.7 percent to $8.85 as the company posted strong quarterly results.
Adesto Technologies Corp IOTS gained 20 percent to $5.10 as the company posted strong Q2 results.
Hortonworks Inc HDP shares jumped 16.4 percent to $14.61 as the company posted a narrower-than-expected Q2 loss.
GoPro Inc GPRO surged 15 percent to $9.50 after the company posted a narrower-than-expected loss for its second quarter and issued a strong forecast for the third quarter. Raymond James upgraded GoPro from Underperform to Market Perform.
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc MDRX shares gained 14.4 percent to $13.35 as the company posted in-line Q2 earnings and issued a strong FY17 sales forecast.
Cara Therapeutics Inc CARA rose 14.3 percent to $15.20 as the company posted a lower-than-expected Q2 loss.
Etsy Inc ETSY rose 11.5 percent to $15.15. Etsy reported Q2 earnings of $0.10 per share on sales of $101.7 million.
Sorrento Therapeutics Inc SRNE shares gained 11.5 percent to $1.89. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Sorrento Therapeutics with an Outperform rating and a $7.00 price target.
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. AJRD shares climbed 11.3 percent to $26.51 as the company posted upbeat quarterly results.
Magnachip Semiconductor Corp MX shares rose 11.1 percent to $12.05. Magnachip reported Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.23 per share.
Boot Barn Holdings Inc BOOT gained 10.9 percent to $9.48. Baird upgraded Boot Barn from Neutral to Outperform.
Encore Capital Group, Inc. ECPG climbed 9 percent to $41.85 on better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
United Therapeutics Corporation UTHR shares gained 8.3 percent to $137.27 on M&A chatter. GSK, Gilead and Novartis are said to be possibly considering a deal for company.
Epizyme Inc EPZM gained 3.3 percent to $12.86 as the company posted a narrower-than-expected Q2 loss.
Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P CLMT shares rose 3.2 percent to $5.52. Calumet Specialty Products reported Q2 earnings of $0.12 per share.

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