Major U.S. indices closed lower on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.35% to 51,670.10, while the S&P 500 edged lower by 0.02% to 7,805.45 and the Nasdaq declined 0.15% to 27,204.38.
These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors throughout the day.
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC)
Bank of America closed down 1.14% at $53.96, trading between $53.64 and $54.85; its 52-week range is $46.12 to $65.22. In the after-hours session, the stock fell 2.29% to $52.73.
The lender faces more than $1.21 billion in penalties announced by U.S. regulators before its third-quarter report, including a record Treasury enforcement package tied to anti-money laundering and sanctions violations.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) remained under pressure Tuesday despite delivering better-than-expected profit and lifting its full-year outlook. The stock fell 5.73% to close at $248.61, after reaching an intraday high of $256.18 and a low of $245.17; its 52-week range spans $184.66 to $281.07.
Johnson & Johnson beat profit expectations and raised its full-year outlook, but its MedTech division reported sales of $8.64 billion, up 2.5% and below the $8.71 billion analyst estimate. The company also warned that its Firefly Bio and Sail Biomedicines deals would reduce adjusted earnings by a combined $1.36 per share in 2027, contributing to a roughly 6% stock decline, its steepest in more than 18 months.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:FUN)
Six Flags Entertainment plunged 14.43% to $10.20, moving between $9.80 and $11.26; its 52-week high and low are $27.37 and $9.80.
Six Flags shares fell to seven-year lows after a 42-year-old man died following an apparent ejection from the Goliath roller coaster at its Georgia theme park, prompting ride closures and an investigation. The incident added uncertainty to Jana Partners’ renewed push to sell the company, with potential legal liabilities complicating a transaction after the activist investor had previously secured leadership changes and pushed for asset sales.
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C)
Citigroup declined 5.60% to close at $124.53, with an intraday high of $133.50 and low of $124.44; its 52-week range is $95 to $147.96.
Citigroup reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $5.2 billion, or $2.85 per share, as revenue rose 8% year over year to its highest third-quarter level in a decade, driven by 15% growth in Services and 6% gains in Markets and Banking. The bank maintained positive operating leverage with expenses rising just 3%, returned more than $4 billion to shareholders, including $3 billion in buybacks, and reported an 11.5% return on tangible common equity and a 12.8% CET1 capital ratio.
Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT)
Applied Materials dropped 6.69% to finish at $464.24, reaching an intraday high of $485.63 and low of $452.81; its 52-week range runs from $203.46 to $739.67.
Applied Materials projected AI-driven growth in semiconductor equipment spending through 2030, targeting at least 2 percentage points of market-share gains, services revenue exceeding $12 billion and EPS of $33-$42, compared with $9.42 in fiscal 2025. Despite a roughly 15% stock decline since Oct. 5 amid semiconductor-sector weakness, Cantor Fitzgerald maintained its Overweight rating and $850 price target, arguing that memory oversupply concerns were overstated and the company’s long-term earnings potential remained strong.
Bank of America stock has a Momentum score in the 48th percentile and a Growth score in the 76th percentile, according to Benzinga Edge rankings.
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