Stock Markets August 6, 2026 02:04 PM

Arm, SanDisk and a Broad Set of Stocks Lead Thursday’s Intraday Volatility

Mega-caps to micro-caps swing as earnings beats, guidance moves and analyst actions drive outsized intraday percentage changes

By Leila Farooq
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Equities across market-cap tiers showed notable intraday moves on Thursday. Arm led gains among large names, while SanDisk and several financial and healthcare giants slipped. The session featured sharp winners among small- and mid-cap names following earnings beats and guidance lifts, alongside steep declines tied to revenue or earnings misses and analyst downgrades.

Arm, SanDisk and a Broad Set of Stocks Lead Thursday’s Intraday Volatility
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Key Points

  • Arm shares rose more than 5% while SanDisk slipped nearly 4.8% among mega-cap names.
  • Large-cap and mid-cap swings were driven by earnings beats, raised guidance and analyst actions, affecting sectors including software, payments, hospitality, aerospace, biotech and consumer goods.
  • Small-cap names produced some of the largest percentage moves, with Braveheart Bio jumping over 67% and several names plunging amid earnings misses or downgrades.

Trading on Thursday produced a patchwork of sharp moves across market-cap groups, with gains concentrated in a handful of names and steep declines hitting companies in software, payments, hospitality, biotech and other sectors. Investors reacted to earnings beats, raised guidance, profit-taking and analyst rating actions during the session.

Market movers by capitalization

Mega-Cap Movers ($200 billion USD or higher):

  • SanDisk Corp-Exch (SNDK); Nvidia Weighs Less Rubin Ultra Chip Memory - Information: -4.78%
  • Citigroup (C): -1.84%
  • United Health Group (UNH): -1.95%
  • Arm (ARM): +5.05%
  • SpaceX (SPCX): +1.82%

Large-Cap Stock Movers ($10-$200 billion USD):

  • Insmed (INSM): +32.77%
  • CACI International Inc (CACI); CACI beats estimates, guides above consensus for fiscal 2027: +22.91%
  • Sitime Corporation (SITM): +20.73%
  • Millicom Intl Cell (TIGO); Millicom shares jump on raised 2026 guidance, dividend plan: +12.5%
  • HubSpot Inc (HUBS); HubSpot plunges14% on weak full-year revenue guidance, despite Q2 beat: -21.06%
  • Honeywell Aerospace (HONA): -19.47%
  • Applovin (APP); Piper Sandler downgrades AppLovin stock rating on revenue miss: -17.73%
  • Datadog Inc (DDOG): -17.36%
  • Figma Inc (FIG); Figma falls 15% despite beat-and-raise as investors take profits: -13.5%

Mid-Cap Stock Movers ($2-$10 billion USD):

  • Universal Technical Institute Inc (UTI): -34.1%
  • Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR): -18.16%
  • Dutch Bros (BROS): -18.4%
  • Celsius Holdings (CELH); Celsius Holdings tumbles on Q2 revenue, earnings miss: -18.3%
  • Paycom Soft (PAYC); Paycom surges 15% on earnings beat and raised outlook: +21.41%
  • Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (VAC); Marriott Vacations beats Q2 estimates, raises guidance: +18.09%

Small-Cap Stock Movers ($300 million - $2 billion USD):

  • Braveheart Bio (BRVE): +67.06%
  • Honest Company (HNST); Freedom Broker upgrades Honest stock rating on Q2 beat, raises PT to $5: +41.17%
  • Gores Holdings IV (UWMC): -39.4%
  • Montrose Environmental Grp (ONT): -36.46%
  • LegalZoom com (LZ); JPMorgan downgrades LegalZoom stock rating on revenue outlook: -30.74%
  • ThredUp (TDUP): -48.81%

Throughout the day, other intraday quotes and snapshots circulated showing similar directional patterns across the same list of names. Those snapshots included a range of slightly different intraday percentage prints for several tickers, reflecting how quickly sentiment and pricing moved during the trading session.


What drove the moves

Several of the largest swings were tied to company-specific news called out during the session. Examples included earnings beats and upward guidance that supported meaningful rallies, analyst downgrades or revenue misses that coincided with pronounced declines, and investor profit-taking after recent rallies. The breadth of movers spanned semiconductor-related names, software and cloud firms, payments companies, hospitality and travel, biotech and consumer brands.

Market context

Thursday’s tape underscores the degree to which individual-company results and analyst commentary continue to dominate intraday action for many stocks. Winners included companies that posted unexpected strength or raised outlooks, while losers were frequently those citing weaker revenue or profitability commentary or facing downgrades.

Bottom line

Investors saw a mix of outsized winners and losers across market-cap tiers on Thursday, with Arm among the notable gainers and SanDisk among the larger-cap decliners. Mid- and small-cap names produced particularly volatile moves tied to earnings outcomes, guidance changes and rating actions, reinforcing a market environment where company-level developments are producing sharp, rapid repricings.

Risks

  • Earnings misses and weak full-year guidance can trigger sharp share price declines - this affected companies such as HubSpot and Celsius Holdings, impacting software and beverage sectors.
  • Analyst downgrades and revenue outlook concerns can exacerbate volatility, as seen with AppLovin and LegalZoom, which influence software, advertising tech and legal services exposure.
  • Rapid profit-taking after beat-and-raise results can reverse gains quickly, illustrated by Figma’s intraday decline despite a beat-and-raise, creating near-term uncertainty for investor returns in tech and software stocks.

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