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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Moderna, Robinhood, BJ's Wholesale, Coinbase & more

Cnbc · · 516 words · By Scott Schnipper
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What to know about Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Moderna, Robinhood, BJ's Wholesale, Coinbase & more

Check out some of the companies making the biggest moves midday: BJ's Wholesale — Shares gained 4% after the wholesale retailer posted better-than-expected results for the second quarter.

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What happened

Check out some of the companies making the biggest moves midday: BJ's Wholesale — Shares gained 4% after the wholesale retailer posted better-than-expected results for the second quarter.

Why it matters

BJ's earned $1.36 per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $6.09 billion.

Common ground

Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of $1.17 per share on revenue of $5.97 billion.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 24 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Moderna — The biotech stock resumed its winning ways on Friday, popping more than 10%.”
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Claim 2: “O-I Glass — The glass container manufacturer's stock jumped 10%.”
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Claim 3: “BJ's Wholesale — Shares gained 4% after the wholesale retailer posted better-than-expected results for the second quarter.”
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Web search results confirm BJ's beat earnings estimates and that shares were active, but they do not specifically confirm a '4%' gain. One source mentions a 0.7% rise in after-hours trading, which contradicts the 4% figure, but does not definitively disprove it for the full session.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comparable club sales increased 11.9% year over year during the quarter, or 3.1% excluding gasoline sales. Digitally enabled comparable sales rose 30%, with two-year stacked growth reaching 64%.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/bj-wholesale-second-quarte…
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web search NEUTRAL — Investors loaded up shares on BJ’s Wholesale Club (BJ) Thursday as the chain known for its bulk discount prices beat analysts’ earnings estimates.“Second quarter results for sales and earnings were in…
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/bj-wholesale-club-posts-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wall Street expects BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BJ) to post quarterly earnings of $1.17 per share on revenue of $5.96 billion before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro.…
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/26/08/61349488/bjs…
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Claim 4: “OSI's revenue guidance for the fiscal year ending in June 2027 also narrowly missed the Street's expectations.”
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Claim 5: “The maker of electronic systems and components reported adjusted earnings of $3.78 per share on revenue of $484.1 million, while analysts polled by FactSet sought $3.77 per share and $529.7 million.”
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Claim 6: “OSI Systems — Shares dropped almost 10% after fourth-quarter revenue fell short of expectations.”
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Claim 7: “InnovAge — The senior care services provider's stock jumped 2%.”
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Claim 8: “Ross Stores also issued third-quarter earnings guidance that outperformed estimates.”
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The claim is only supported by the CNBC cross-reference; other search results discuss different companies or general financial tools.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lowe's earnings beat analyst estimates but full year guidance falls short. Lowe's (LOW) reported fourth quarter results that beat Wall Street's expectations across the board including revenue, earning…
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/earnings-live-ross-stores-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pull up Ross Stores, and you’ll see years of historical financials, what Wall Street analysts expect for revenue and earnings in the quarters ahead, how valuation multiples have moved over time, and w…
https://www.tikr.com/blog/ross-stores-surges-on-blowout-earn…
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web search NEUTRAL — Burlington Stores crushed this guidance thanks to a strong 3.8% increase in comparable-store sales, solidly ahead of the growth rates TJX and Ross Stores posted. Total sales jumped 10.5% to $1.66 bill…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/08/29/burlington-stores-…
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Claim 9: “Shares surged nearly 177% on Wednesday after a cancer vaccine from Merck and Moderna showed positive results in a late-stage trial.”
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Claim 10: “BJ's earned $1.36 per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $6.09 billion.”
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The specific figures ($1.36 EPS and $6.09 billion revenue) are only found in the CNBC cross-reference. Other web results discuss different quarters or general company info.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc., commonly referred as BJ's, is an American regional membership-only warehouse club chain based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, operating in the eastern United States …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BJ's_Wholesale_Club
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sam's West, Inc. (doing business as Sam's Club) is a subsidiary of Walmart that operates a chain of membership-only warehouse club retail stores. Founded in 1983 as Sam's Wholesale Club, it was named …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam's_Club
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A warehouse club (or wholesale club) is a wholesale retail store, in which customers have to pay for membership and present proof of membership to complete a purchase. The clubs are able to keep price…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warehouse_club
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Claim 11: “The Boston Beer Co. — Shares dropped 3% after the maker of Twisted Tea announced that Chief Financial Officer Diego Reynoso will be leaving the company on Sept. 14.”
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Claim 12: “the White House hosted crypto leaders and urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act, a bill focused on crypto infrastructure and clearer layout on which federal agencies would regulate crypto.”
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The claim regarding the White House hosting crypto leaders and the Clarity Act is only found in the CNBC cross-reference.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the White House hosted crypto leaders and urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act, a bill focused on crypto infrastructure and clearer layout on which federal agencies would regulate crypto.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/21/stocks-making-the-biggest-mo…
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Claim 13: “the digital currency on pace to end the week more than 20% higher.”
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The specific claim about being on pace to end the week 20% higher is only found in the CNBC cross-reference. Other sources provide general Bitcoin info or different time-frame predictions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, a digital asset that uses cryptography to control its creation and management rather than relying on central authorities. Originally designed as a medium of exchange, Bitc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bitcoin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Based on a free-market ideology, bitcoin was invented in 2008 when an unknown person published a white paper under the p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The bitcoin protocol is the set of rules that govern the functioning of bitcoin. Its key components and principles are: a peer-to-peer decentralized network with no central oversight; the blockchain t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin_protocol
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Claim 14: “He'll be joining Ingredion as its new finance chief.”
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Claim 15: “Broadcom — Shares are up nearly 1% after Bloomberg News reported, citing sources, that the semiconductor manufacturer was planning to raise over $60 billion in debt for a deal to support Anthropic.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim about Broadcom, debt raising, or Anthropic.
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Claim 16: “KeyBanc upgraded shares to overweight from sector weight after analysts met with management and visited one of InnovAge's centers.”
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Claim 17: “Moderna shares took a breather on Thursday as investors locked in gains and sold the stock, pushing it down almost 24%.”
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Claim 18: “Citi upgraded shares to buy from neutral and lifted its price target to $9 from $8, suggesting 41% upside from Thursday's close.”
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Claim 19: “Shares of Robinhood surged 12%, Coinbase 's stock gained more than 8% and shares of Strategy added 6%.”
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Wikipedia results provide general information about Coinbase and Robinhood but contain no data regarding specific stock price movements (12%, 8%, 6%) for a particular day or event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coinbase Global, Inc. is an American cryptocurrency exchange. It was founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam. Coinbase has over 100 million users, and is the largest U.S. based cryptocurren…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinbase
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robinhood Markets, Inc. is an American financial services company based in Menlo Park, California. It provides an electronic trading platform that facilitates trades of stocks, exchange-traded funds (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinhood_Markets
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timothy Cook Draper (born June 11, 1958) is an American venture capital investor, and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Draper University, Draper Venture Network, and Draper Associates. Since …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Draper
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Claim 20: “Ross Stores — Shares were up over 4% after the retail company posted second-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations.”
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While multiple sources confirm Ross Stores has had shares jump after earnings (6%, 8%), none of the provided evidence specifically confirms a '4%' jump for the second quarter mentioned in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — ROST in the third quarter of FY 22 has reported the adjusted earnings per share of $1, beating the analysts’ estimates for the adjusted earnings per share of 81 cents, according to the Zacks Consensus…
https://fxdailyreport.com/ross-stores-inc-nasdaqrost-beats-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ross Stores (ROST) reported upbeat fourth quarter results on Tuesday that sent shares of the discount retailer more than 6% higher in after-hours trading.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/earnings-live-ross-stores-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) shares rose more than 8% pre-market today after the company reported first-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $1.46, surpassing the analyst consensus of $1.35.
https://site.financialmodelingprep.com/market-news/fmp-ross-…
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Claim 21: “Merck last traded up 2%.”
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Claim 22: “The company also increased its earnings per share guidance for the fiscal year to $4.60 and $4.80 from $4.40 to $4.60.”
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A web search result explicitly confirms that BJ's raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $4.60-$4.80 from $4.40-$4.60.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walmart Inc. is an American multinational omnichannel retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, and g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Game Theory was an American power pop band, founded in 1982 by singer/songwriter Scott Miller, combining melodic jangle pop with dense experimental production and hyperliterate lyrics. MTV described t…
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web search NEUTRAL — BJ's raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $4.60-$4.80 from $4.40-$4.60. The new range compares with the $4.53 analyst estimate. The company maintained its outlook for comparable club sales …
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bj-wholesa…
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Claim 23: “Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of $1.17 per share on revenue of $5.97 billion.”
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The FactSet expectation of $1.17 per share is reported by both CNBC and Benzinga. Revenue expectations are very close ($5.97B vs $5.96B), effectively corroborating the analyst consensus.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation that operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. As of 2025, Costco is the third-largest retailer in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costco
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Price Rite is a chain of supermarkets found in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Based in Keasbey, New Jersey, Price Rite is owned by New…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_Rite
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The TJX Companies, Inc. (abbreviated TJX) is an American multinational off-price department store corporation, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. It was formed as a subsidiary of Zayre Corp. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TJX
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Claim 24: “Parsons — The tech provider with a focus on national security saw its shares jump 4% after Baird lifted its price target to $57 from $48 and upgraded the stock to outperform from neutral.”
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