Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.
Media stocks — A handful of media and studio stocks rose Wednesday after the nearly 150-day writer strike ended. Shares of Warner Bros. DiscoveryParamount GlobalComcastDisneyNetflix
MillerKnoll
ChargePointBlink ChargingUBS initiated coverage of the electric charging stocks with buy ratings. Both stocks look well situated to capitalize on accelerating EV adoption, the firm wrote.
Costcofourth-quarter earnings beat. Costco executives noted higher store traffic and an 8% uptick in memberships year-over-year.
XPO
Mattel
Amazonfiled a long-anticipated antitrust suit against the technology giant. The shares fell 4% on Tuesday.
Levi Strauss & Co.
Guardant HealthPiper Sandler upgraded Guardant Health to overweight from a neutral rating, saying that the recent sell-off creates a “compelling opportunity” for investors.
AAR Corp
Kosmos Energy
— CNBC’s Brian Evans, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound and Hakyung Kim contributed reporting