10 Stocks Outperform Wall Street Indices on Wednesday

The stock market ended on a mixed note on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones the sole loser during the session, as investor caution persisted amid confusing tariff policies from President Donald Trump.

The Dow Jones dropped by 0.43 percent, while in contrast, the S&P and Nasdaq finished in the green territory, albeit the S&P inched up by only 0.01 percent, and the Nasdaq ended higher by 0.26 percent.

On Wednesday, Trump raised hopes for another month of delay for the imposition of tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, while signaling a 25-percent reciprocal tariff on European cars and goods.

Meanwhile, ten companies defied the broader market pessimism, posting modest to strong gains during the day.

To come up with Wednesday’s top gainers, we considered only the stocks with $2 billion in market capitalization and $5 million in daily trading volume.

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10. Bloom Energy Corp. (NYSE:BE)

Bloom Energy saw its share prices rise by 6.51 percent on Wednesday to close at $23.40 apiece as investors repositioned portfolios ahead of the release of its earnings performance on Thursday, February 27 after market close.

Investors will particularly look out for any cues about its outlook for the year, especially with the Trump administration’s plan to expand energy sources in the country to bolster other industries.

According to Zacks Research, it expects fourth-quarter revenues to settle at $551.6 million, which would represent an increase of 43.35 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Meanwhile, earnings per share is expected to settle at 32 cents per share, or a growth of 357.1 percent from the reported figure a year ago.

9. Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)

Vertiv grew its share prices for a second day on Wednesday, adding 7.30 percent to finish at $98.61 each as investor sentiment was buoyed by JPMorgan’s reiteration of its positive rating for the company.

In its report, JPMorgan maintained its ‘overweight’ rating and price target of $132 for VRT, which if compared with its latest closing price, would represent a 33-percent premium.

The company also earned an average ‘strong buy’ rating from other analysts, with price targets ranging from $99.5 to $165 apiece.

According to JPMorgan, while the company is facing the threats of DeepSeek, its underlying business conditions remained strongly favorable, adding that the company’s specialization in building and servicing critical infrastructures for data centers, communication networks, and commercial environments is positioned at a different point in the business cycle.