{"id":15837,"date":"2025-07-17T07:38:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T07:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/15837\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T07:38:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T07:38:18","slug":"johnson-johnson-raises-fy25-forecast-joins-rigetti-computing-unity-software-brighthouse-financial-and-other-big-stocks-moving-higher-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/15837\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson &#038; Johnson Raises FY25 Forecast, Joins Rigetti Computing, Unity Software, Brighthouse Financial And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"block core-block\">U.S. stocks were slightly lower, with the Dow Jones index falling around 0.1% on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Shares of Johnson &amp; Johnson JNJ rose sharply during Wednesday&#8217;s session after the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/JNJ\/earnings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">raised its FY2025 earnings guidance.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Johnson &amp; Johnson reported a second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $2.77 per share, down 1.8% year over year, beating the consensus of $2.68. The pharmaceutical giant reported sales of $23.74 billion, up 5.8% year over year and beating the consensus of $22.85 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Johnson &amp; Johnson shares jumped 6.5% to $165.24 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Trending Investment Opportunities<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today\u2019s session.<\/p>\n<p>Smart Digital Group Limited SDM shares jumped 37.5% to $18.82.<\/p>\n<p>SharpLink Gaming, Inc. SBET rose 25.8% to $36.44 amid continued strength after the company recently provided updates on its ETH holdings and staking protocols.<\/p>\n<p>Rigetti Computing, Inc. RGTI gained 24.4% to $15.83 after the company unveiled the industry\u2019s largest multi-chip quantum computer.<\/p>\n<p>Opendoor Technologies Inc. OPEN rose 23.5% to $1.2850.<\/p>\n<p>SS Innovations International, Inc. SSII climbed 22.7% to $6.54. SS Innovations International announced it has installed over 100 SSi mantra surgical robotic systems in seven countries.<\/p>\n<p>DeFi Development Corp. DFDV rose 19.6% to $29.52.<\/p>\n<p>Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. BMNR gained 19.4% to $47.73 after a 13G filing showed Peter Thiel\u2013linked FF Consumer Growth disclosed a 9.1% stake in the company as of July 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Circle Internet Group CRCL rose 14.7% to $224.09 following a legislative reversal in Washington. The rally ignited after President Donald Trump announced he had secured the necessary support to advance a pivotal stablecoin bill just one day after it was blocked in a procedural vote.<\/p>\n<p>Joby Aviation, Inc. JOBY gained 13.3% to $15.81.<\/p>\n<p>Sify Technologies Limited SIFY jumped 11.8% to $5.40. Sify Technologies named JPMorgan Chase Bank as successor depositary for ADR program, effective July 23.<\/p>\n<p>Unity Software Inc. U gained 12% to $33.24 after Jefferies analyst Brent Thill raised the price target from $29 to $35 while maintaining a Buy rating.<\/p>\n<p>Summit Therapeutics Inc. SMMT rose 10.6% to $26.95.<\/p>\n<p>Karman Holdings Inc. KRMN shares climbed 9.7% to $53.01.<\/p>\n<p>Galaxy Digital GLXY gained 9.6% to $22.87.<\/p>\n<p>Brighthouse Financial, Inc. BHF rose 8.9% to $51.63 following a WSJ report suggesting Aquarian is nearing a deal for the company.<\/p>\n<p>Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. VCTR gained 7.7% to $68.61.<\/p>\n<p>Symbotic Inc. SYM rose 7% to $51.93 after Oppenheimer raised its price target on the stock from $35 to $54.<\/p>\n<p>Cipher Mining Inc. 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