By Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Elastic – Shares surged about 15% after the software company topped Wall Street’s expectations for its fiscal second-quarter results. Elastic posted adjusted earnings of 59 cents per share on revenue of $365 million. Meanwhile, analysts surveyed by LSEG expected it to earn 38 cents per share on revenue of $357 million. Reddit – The stock fell 6% after Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported that Advance Magazine Publishers is looking to establish a credit facility using as much as $1.2 billion of its stake in Reddit. Gap – The stock jumped more than 10% on the heels of the clothing retailer increasing its full-year outlook – its third time doing so this year. The company now anticipates sales will advance between 1.5% and 2%. Gap had said in its prior forecast that sales would be “up slightly.” Super Micro Computer – Shares moved more than 11% higher, extending its more than 15% gain in the previous session. The stock has been having a monster rally this week, with shares up more than 73% week to date, on the heels of the company naming BDO as its new auditor and providing plans to the Nasdaq about how it’ll remain in compliance with the exchange’s rules. Intuit – Shares of the financial software company fell 4% after the release of its fiscal first-quarter report. Intuit’s results beat Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom lines, according to LSEG, but the company said it expects a revenue decline in its consumer group during the second quarter. Intuit also reiterated its full-year guidance. Ross Stores – Shares moved 3% higher after the department store chain reported third-quarter earnings of $1.48 per share, topping the $1.40 expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Its revenue, however, fell short of the consensus estimate. Carpenter Technology – Shares advanced more than 5% after JPMorgan initiated coverage of the steelmaker with an overweight rating. The firm sees more than 21% upside ahead, citing robust demand for the company’s premium products. StoneCo – Shares jumped about 10% after the Brazilian payments company announced a share repurchase program of up to 2 billion reais . The program has no fixed expiration date, according to the company. Deckers Outdoor – The shoemaker added more than 5% and hit an all-time intraday high following Needham’s initiation at a buy rating. Needham called Deckers “one of the highest-quality companies in our coverage” and added the stock to its conviction list. MicroStrategy – Shares of the bitcoin development company rose more than 10%, reversing the more than 16% of losses seen in the previous session. The gains come as bitcoin moved closer toward $100,000 during Friday’s trading session after breaching $99,000 for the first time on Thursday. — CNBC’s Alex Harring, Jesse Pound and Michelle Fox contributed reporting.
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