{"id":4387,"date":"2026-05-18T18:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-regn-d-mbly-vik\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:42:05","slug":"stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-regn-d-mbly-vik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-regn-d-mbly-vik\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks making the biggest moves midday: REGN, D, MBLY, VIK"},"content":{"rendered":"<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 the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Dominion Energy \u2014 Shares popped more than 9% after NextEra Energy announced a deal to acquire the company in an all-stock transaction. NextEra said the combination of the two companies will create the world&#8217;s largest regulated electric utility business. NextEra shares were down about 5%. Viking Holdings \u2014 The cruise line&#8217;s stock rose nearly 2% after an upgrade from Wells Fargo to overweight. The firm cited stronger-than-expected bookings and resilient demand despite fears associated with the ongoing Iran war. Advanced bookings for 2027 already have risen 31% from the prior year, Wells Fargo said. Viking stock has outperformed other cruise lines since the Middle East conflict began. Mobileye \u2014 Shares of the maker of advanced driver assistance technology fell almost 8% after shares were initiated at an underperform rating at Jefferies. The analyst, who has a $8 price target for the stock, warned Mobileye is facing heightened competitive pressure and is already pricing in upside from improved autonomy systems. Cognizant Technology Solutions \u2014 Shares of the artificial intelligence tech services provider rose nearly 7% after the company doubled its share repurchase target for this year. Cognizant now plans to buy back about $2 billion of its own stock in 2026. Boston Scientific \u2014 Shares rose more than 3% on plans for a $2 billion accelerated stock repurchase plan. The medical devices company also made a $1.5 billion investment in a privately held heart valve business, MiRus. The deal enables Boston Scientific to reenter the market for transcatheter aortic value replacement. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals \u2014 Shares fell more than 10% after the drugmaker&#8217;s treatment for a skin cancer missed goals in a late-stage trial. Macy&#8217;s \u2014 The department store shares rose about 1% after a regulatory filing revealed Berkshire Hathaway initiated a small position in the company, valued at roughly $55 million at the end of the first quarter. The stake is very small for the conglomerate, so many speculated it was bought by investment lieutenant Ted Weschler, who manages 6% of the equity portfolio. Bio Rad Laboratories \u2014 The stock jumped 11% following a Wall Street Journal report that activist Elliott Investment Management has built a sizable stake in the company. However, the exact size of the stake and Elliott&#8217;s vision for the company were not detailed in the report. Delta Air Lines \u2014 Shares were up more than 1% after a regulatory filing showed Berkshire Hathaway took a sizable stake in the airline, at a total of $2.6 billion . It comes six years after Warren Buffett moved Berkshire&#8217;s entire equity portfolio out of airlines. ServiceNow \u2014 The software company&#8217;s shares jumped 6% following Bank of America reinitiating coverage of the stock with a buy rating. ServiceNow will likely benefit from AI, not be replaced by it, the bank wrote. Ford Motor \u2014 Shares were recently down about 1%, but the stock spiked in early trading after Ford Energy and EDF power solutions North America announced a five-year agreement to produce up to 4gigawatt hours of direct current Block Battery energy storage systems annually. Ford Energy is a subsidiary of the company, and deliveries as part of the agreement are expected to begin in 2028. \u2014 CNBC&#8217;s Christina Cheddar Berk, Nick Wells and Yun Li 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 the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Dominion Energy \u2014 Shares popped more than 9% after NextEra Energy announced a deal to acquire the company in an all-stock transaction. NextEra said the combination of the two companies will create the world&#8217;s largest regulated electric utility business. 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