Shares of 10 Firms Soar on Friday

Wall Street finished mixed anew on Friday, as investors continued to weigh fresh developments on tariffs and inflation data.

The Nasdaq was the sole index eking out gains, up 0.41 percent. The Dow Jones decreased by 0.37 percent while the S&P 500 was little changed, dipping 0.01 percent.

In line with Nasdaq’s rally, 10 companies predominantly under the technology sector led the charge. In this article, we detailed the reasons behind their stellar performance.

To come up with this list of biggest advancers, we considered only the stocks with at least $2 billion in market capitalization and $5 million in daily trading volume.

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10. Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)

Shares of Super Micro increased for a third consecutive day on Friday, adding 13.32 percent to close at $47.91 apiece as investors extended buying positions following the company’s optimistic long-term revenue projections.

Earlier this week, SMCI said revenues for fiscal year 2026 were expected to grow $40 billion, way higher by $10 billion than analyst consensus. Growth was expected to be driven by the integration of DLC technology, which is seen to be adopted by around 30 percent of new data centers over the next 12 months.

For the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, SMCI expects to have achieved revenues between $5.6 billion and $5.7 billion, or a 54-percent increase year-on-year.

Diluted net income per share was pegged between 50 cents to 52 cents, flat from the same period a year earlier.

9. CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE)

CAE Inc. saw its share prices rally by 13.91 percent on Friday to finish at $26.78 each after posting stellar earnings performance in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025.

On Thursday, CAE said net income attributable to shareholders expanded by 198 percent to $168.6 million from $56.5 million in the same period a year earlier, as revenues rose 12 percent to $1.22 billion from $1.09 billion year-on-year.

Adjusted earnings per share were higher by 21 percent at $0.29 versus $0.24 year-on-year.

For the rest of the year, CAE President and CEO Marc Parent said that the company remains on track to meet its previously stated three-year EPS target while achieving strong order intake, backlog, and free cash flow, saying that its success is a testament to the company’s unique culture.

CAE is a global technology firm specializing in providing training and simulation solutions for critical roles, primarily focused on pilot training, cabin crew training, and defense and security operations.