Why Alcoa Shares Are Trading Higher; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket

by | Oct 16, 2026 | General

Shares of Alcoa Corporation (NYSE:AA) rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat earnings for the third quarter.

The company posted quarterly earnings of $1.82 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.47 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.704 billion, which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $3.785 billion.

Alcoa shares jumped 2.4% to $41.38 in pre-market trading

Here are some other stocks moving in pre-market trading.

Gainers

  • Rubico Inc. (NASDAQ:RUBI) rose 87.7% to $0.6025 in pre-market trading.
  • 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:XXII) gained 61% to $1.0097 in pre-market trading after the company reported a sharp increase in retail sales of its low-nicotine cigarettes.
  • House of Doge Inc. (NASDAQ:HODO) gained 49.9% to $0.1012 in pre-market trading.
  • Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TCRT) rose 32.5% to $2.89 in pre-market trading after gaining 5% on Thursday.
  • Picard Medical, Inc. (NYSE:PMI) jumped 24.3% to $12.43 in pre-market trading after dipping 21% on Thursday.
  • NewGenIvf Group Limited (NASDAQ:NIVF) gained 18.5% to $0.2967 in pre-market trading after falling 15% on Thursday.
  • SITE Centers Corp. (NYSE:SITC) gained 18% to $3.54 in pre-market trading. SITE Centers announced the sale of its interests in the Dividend Trust Portfolio joint venture for net proceeds of $32.4 million and declared a special cash distribution of $3.00 per common share.
  • Lunai Bioworks Inc. (NASDAQ:LNAI) gained 16.8% to $0.9637 in pre-market trading after dropping 7% on Thursday.
  • Opus Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRD) gained 5.8% to $4.28 in pre-market trading after the company presented positive clinical data from OPGx-BEST1 and OPGx-LCA5 gene therapy programs at Retina in Rio 2026.

Losers

  • Nuburu Inc (NYSE:BURU) fell 23.6% to $0.75 in pre-market trading. According to a registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on Thursday, selling stockholders may resell up to 20 million shares of the company’s common stock.
  • Jaguar Health Inc (NASDAQ:JAGX) fell 21.3% to $3.61 in pre-market trading after the company issued an update regarding special stock dividend.
  • Stardust Power Inc (NASDAQ:SDST) fell 16.8% to $0.034 in pre-market trading after jumping 55% on Thursday.
  • MDxHealth SA (NASDAQ:MDXH) fell 15.8% to $0.5080 in pre-market trading after the company announced preliminary third quarter revenue and suspended full-year 2026 revenue forecast.
  • GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ:GP) tumbled 15.6% to $0.2940 in pre-market trading after jumping around 28% on Thursday.
  • Orangekloud Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:ORKT) fell 15% to $0.8415 in pre-market trading.
  • Actuate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACTU) fell 15% to $0.4250 in pre-market trading after gaining 15% on Thursday. Actuate Therapeutics recently announced it filed a prospectus for an offering of 50,000,000 shares at $0.819 per shares.
  • WF Holding Limited (NASDAQ:WFF) fell 13.5% to $0.1380 in pre-market trading after dropping around 9% on Thursday.
  • CoreWeave Inc (NASDAQ:CRWV) declined 4.1% to $66.82 in pre-market trading after gaining 6% on Thursday.
  • Aclaris Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ACRS) fell 3.5% to $3.37 in pre-market trading after gaining 3% on Thursday.

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