{"id":2661,"date":"2026-01-16T16:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/nvo-rf-gev-vst-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:58:00","slug":"nvo-rf-gev-vst-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/nvo-rf-gev-vst-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"NVO, RF, GEV, VST and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<div data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\">\n<p><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ArticleBody-extraData\"><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ArticleBody-extraData\"><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"xyz-data\">Check out some of the companies making headlines in midday trading: Novo Nordisk \u2014 The maker of the Wegovy obesity treatment jumped more than 4% as sales of its oral weight loss treatment got off to a strong start. In the first week of its launch, about 1.3% of Wegovy prescriptions were for the oral version. Regions Financial \u2014 Shares of the Birmingham, Ala.-based regional bank fell nearly 3% after it reported disappointing fourth-quarter earnings. Regions earned 57 cents per share excluding items. That was below the 61 cents per share prediction from analysts surveyed by FactSet. Energy stocks \u2014 The Trump administration is pushing for technology companies to bankroll power plants amid a rise in energy-guzzling data centers. Companies tied to electric utility infrastructure rose, including GE Vernova and Bloom Energy , which both gained about 6%, and Quanta Services , which advanced about 5%. Independent power producers, however, tumbled, with Constellation Energy dropping nearly 10% and Vistra falling 7%. Micron Technology \u2014 The chipmaker climbed more than 5% after board member Mark Liu revealed in a securities filing that he bought $7.8 million of stock at market prices. The purchases were notable as Micron shares have already skyrocketed more than 246% over the past 12 months. AST SpaceMobile \u2014 Shares soared nearly 13% after AST SpaceMobile was picked as a primary contractor for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency&#8217;s SHIELD program, part of the Trump administration&#8217;s Golden Dome. AST, which is developing a low-Earth satellite broadband system, will work in a number of areas on the project. AMCR \u2014 The Swiss packaging company&#8217;s American Depositary Receipts dropped about 6% on the New York Stock Exchange after it completed a 1-for-5 reverse stock split. ImmunityBio \u2014 The biotech company jumped 28%, adding to a 30% rally in the previous session sparked by strong guidance for its bladder cancer drug Anktiva. ImmunityBio expects full-year revenue for the drug to jump 700%. Worthington Steel \u2014 The Columbus, Ohio-based maker of hot- and cold-rolled steel rose 3% after agreeing to buy Germany&#8217;s Kloeckner &amp; Co. , a metal processor, for an enterprise value of $2.4 billion. Coupang \u2014 Shares rose about 2% after Deutsche Bank upgraded the Korean retail giant to buy, saying most of the regulatory uncertainty has been priced in. QXO \u2014 Shares fell 5% after the roofing products maker announced it would sell $750 million in common stock. PNC Financial Services \u2014 The Pittsburgh-based bank rose 3% after posting better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and offering promising guidance. PNC reported revenue of $5.96 billion versus an LSEG consensus estimate of $5.89 billion. Earnings of $4.88 per share also exceeded a forecast of $4.22 per share. PNC also put its total revenue growth by the end of 2026 at roughly 11%, topping the 8.7% estimated by analysts. Honeywell \u2014 The industrial giant ticked nearly 2% higher after receiving an upgrade to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan. The bank said investors should buy the stock as Honeywell moves forward with its planned break-up. \u2014 CNBC&#8217;s Fred Imbert and Scott Schnipper contributed reporting<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out some of the companies making headlines in midday trading: Novo Nordisk \u2014 The maker of the Wegovy obesity treatment jumped more than 4% as sales of its oral weight loss treatment got off to a strong start. 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