Celanese, Constellation rise; AeroVironment, Hologic fall

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday:

ConocoPhillips, up $1.85 to $60.90.

The energy company increased its stock buyback program by $1 billion.

Constellation Brands Inc., up $2.91 to $233.89.

The wine, liquor and beer company raised its profit forecast for the year.

General Mills Inc., up 90 cents to $60.93.

The maker of Cheerios cereal and other packaged foods beat analysts' fiscal fourth-quarter financial forecasts.

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., up $3.38 to $33.29.

The home goods retailer raised its sales forecast for the year.

WideOpenWest Inc., up $2.46 to $20.71.

The cable provider is selling five of its service areas for a combined $1.8 billion.

AeroVironment Inc., down $9.72 to $100.15.

The maker of unmanned aircrafts beat analysts fiscal fourth-quarter profit forecasts.

Hologic Inc., down $2.13 to $66.72. The medical device maker faced a setback in a patent dispute with Minerva Surgical.

Celanese Corp., up $4.52 to $151.60.

The chemical and specialty materials company is buying Exxon Mobil's Santoprene business.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
WideOpenWest (WOW)
2.0819 of 5 stars
$3.47+0.3%N/A-0.98Moderate Buy$8.00
ConocoPhillips (COP)
4.0913 of 5 stars
$130.24+0.1%1.78%14.38Moderate Buy$143.24
Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)
0.3497 of 5 stars
$0.08flat861.85%-0.01N/A
Hologic (HOLX)
4.6986 of 5 stars
$75.98+0.4%N/A36.01Hold$87.00
Celanese (CE)
4.5006 of 5 stars
$154.49+0.8%1.81%8.63Hold$149.56
Constellation Brands (STZ)
4.7869 of 5 stars
$260.04-0.6%1.37%27.72Moderate Buy$298.55
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