U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points on Monday.
Shares of UniFirst Corp (NYSE: UNF ) rose sharply during Monday's session after the company received an acquisition proposal from Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS ) for $275 per share in cash .
The offer valued UniFirst at about $5.2 billion and represents a 64% premium to its 90-day average closing price as of December 11, 2025.
UniFirst shares surged 21.8% to $207.50 on Monday.
Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.
Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: HYMC ) shares jumped 48.3% to $24.35 after announcing drill results from the 2025-2026 Exploration Drill Program at the Hycroft Mine. Adeia Inc (NASDAQ: ADEA ) gained 28.6% to $16.43 after the company signed a long-term media IP license agreement with Disney and raised its 2025 outlook. Rezolve AI PLC (NASDAQ: RZLV ) gained 18.4% to $3.02. NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSE: NBY ) shares surged 18.1% to $6.19. Blacksky Technology Inc (NYSE: BKSY ) jumped 17.9% to $22.70. Jefferies initiated coverage on BlackSky Technology with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $23. Unusual Machines Inc (NYSE: UMAC ) surged 16.4% to $11.53. Uxin Ltd (NASDAQ: UXIN ) gained 15.3% to $3.93. Uxin recently reported a year-over-year increase in third-quarter financial results. New Found Gold Corp (NYSE: NFGC ) shares jumped 15.1% to $3.20. United States Antimony Corp (NYSE: UAMY ) gained 14.9% to $5.58. Regencell Bioscience Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: RGC ) surged 14.5% to $22.68. POET Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: POET ) jumped 14.1% to $7.74. Abivax SA (NASDAQ: ABVX ) gained 14% to $131.08. WhiteFiber Inc (NASDAQ: WYFI ) rose 13.1% to $18.94. HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Kevin Dede reiterated Whitefiber with a Buy and maintained a $34 price target. Hut 8 Corp (NASDAQ: HUT ) gained 12.9% to $49.82. Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI ) gained 12.8% to $35.32. Cytokinetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYTK ) gained 11.2% to $69.74 after the company announced that the FDA approved MYQORZO, 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg tablets for the treatment of adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to improve functional capacity and symptoms. Rigetti Computing Inc (NASDAQ: RGTI ) jumped 10.6% to $26.28. Polestar Automotive Holding Uk Plc (NASDAQ: PSNY ) gained 9% to $13.94 as the company announced an equity financing transaction of $300 million and a $300 million debt to equity conversion. AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ: ASTS ) jumped 8.1% to $81.98. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS ) gained 7% to $80.66. Rocket Lab Corp (NASDAQ: RKLB ) gained 6.8% to $75.34 after the company announced it launched its 21st Electron rocket of the year to deploy the latest satellite to space for multi-launch customer Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space.Read This Next:
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AAOI Applied Optoelectronics Inc $35.30 12.7% Overview ABVX Abivax SA $130.96 13.9% ADEA Adeia Inc $16.66 30.5% ASTS AST SpaceMobile Inc $82.23 8.43% BKSY BlackSky Technology Inc $22.80 18.4% CTAS Cintas Corp $192.17 2.45% CYTK Cytokinetics Inc $69.64 11.1% HUT Hut 8 Corp $49.75 12.8% HYMC Hycroft Mining Holding Corp $24.50 49.2% KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc $80.47 6.74% NBY NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Inc $6.18 16.6% NFGC New Found Gold Corp $3.20 15.5% POET POET Technologies Inc $7.71 13.7% PSNY Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC $13.82 8.05% RGC Regencell Bioscience Holdings Ltd $21.90 10.6% RGTI Rigetti Computing Inc $26.23 10.4% RKLB Rocket Lab Corp $75.62 7.23% RZLV Rezolve AI PLC $3.06 20.0% UAMY United States Antimony Corp $5.62 16.6% UMAC Unusual Machines Inc $11.84 20.1% UNF UniFirst Corp $203.14 19.4% UXIN Uxin Ltd $3.88 13.8% WYFI Whitefiber Inc $18.83 12.5% Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs© 2025 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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