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Mistras Group, Strategy, Hyperliquid Strategies And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Friday

Benzinga·09/18/2026 14:02:04
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U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones index falling around 150 points on Friday.

Shares of Mistras Group Inc (NYSE:MG) rose sharply during Friday’s session after the company agreed to be acquired by affiliates of H.I.G. Capital in an all-cash transaction.

Under the terms of the deal, MG’s stockholders will receive $20.35 a share in cash for each share of common stock they own.

Mistras Group shares jumped 5.7% to $20.97 on Friday.

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

  • Forward Industries Inc (NASDAQ:FWDI) shares jumped 10.2% to $6.83. The company recently announced an updated non-binding proposal to acquire SkyAI.
  • American Bitcoin Corp (NASDAQ:ABTC) gained 8.7% to $9.60.
  • Eightco Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ORBS) gained 8% to $0.98.
  • Securitize Corp (NYSE:SECZ) rose 7.8% to $9.64. StoneX analyst Mark Palmer maintained Securitize with a Buy and raised the price target from $10 to $12.
  • Hyperliquid Strategies Inc (NASDAQ:PURR) shares surged 7.2% to $13.76 as traders react to the SEC’s approval of innovation relief tied to tokenized U.S. stock trading on public blockchains.
  • Alamar Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ALMR) surged 6.8% to $34.20.
  • ChipMOS Technologies Inc – ADR (NASDAQ:IMOS) shares jumped 6.6% to $58.71.
  • Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) shares rose 6.6% to $140.99 as crypto-linked stocks gained following new regulatory developments. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a five-year exemption tied to tokenized stock trading, according to Benzinga Pro.
  • Gemini Space Station Inc (NASDAQ:GEMI) shares climbed 6.6% to $4.72.
  • Coherent Corp (NYSE:COHR) rose 5.5% to $312.39.
  • Galaxy Digital Inc (NASDAQ:GLXY) gained 4.8% to $23.36.
  • Bullish (NYSE:BLSH) rose 4.5% to $36.50.
  • Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LITE) gained 4.2% to $931.01.

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