Selective Insurance, Crown Castle, UWM Holdings And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Friday

U.S. stocks were lower, with the Dow Jones falling around 700 points on Friday.

Shares of Selective Insurance Group Inc (NASDAQ:SIGI) rose sharply after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter adjusted EPS results. The company authorized a $200 million share buyback and increased its quarterly dividend.

Selective Insurance reported quarterly earnings of $2.37 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.91 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.123 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.172 billion.

Selective Insurance shares jumped 6.1% to $97.38 on Friday.

Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.

• Robert Half Inc (NYSE:RHI) shares jumped 13.7% to $42.85 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results.
• Crown Castle Inc (NYSE:CCI) surged 11.6% to $88.00 following reports suggesting that SpaceX is trying to secure access to 80,000 cell cites across the U.S. and is discussing leases with the company.
• Quantum Corp (NASDAQ:QMCO) rose 9.5% to $18.60. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brett Knoblauch initiated coverage on Quantum with an Overweight rating and announced a price target of $29.
• Enovix Corp (NASDAQ:ENVX) gained 8.6% to $2.77.
• newcleo plc (NASDAQ:NWCL) gained 8.5% to $4.61.
• Braiin Ltd (NASDAQ:BRAI) rose 8.5% to $4.20.
• SBA Communications Corp (NASDAQ:SBAC) gained 8.4% to $193.32.
• Pharming Group NV – ADR (NASDAQ:PHAR) surged 8% to $11.45.
• UWM Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:UWMC) rose 7.8% to $1.24 after announcing preliminary third quarter 2026 results and updated financial disclosure.
• Hesai Group – ADR (NASDAQ:HSAI) gained 7.8% to $13.10.
• RingCentral Inc (NYSE:RNG) rose 7.6% to $85.51 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results and raised its FY26 guidance above estimates.

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