GameStop mania continues into Wednesday, with stock up 116% in premarket action

GameStop /zigman2/quotes/203755179/composite GME -6.43% shares jumped 116% in early premarket action Wednesday, with the video-game retailer among a host of heavily shorted stocks advancing. AMC Entertainment /zigman2/quotes/200235402/composite AMC -3.38% also doubled in premarket trade, with big gains for Bed Bath & Beyond /zigman2/quotes/209801102/composite BBBY +2.17% , BlackBerry /zigman2/quotes/202784246/composite BB -5.01% and GSX Techedu /zigman2/quotes/212597937/composite GSX +0.91% as well. Heavily shorted companies overseas advanced as well, with double-digit percentage gains for Pearson /zigman2/quotes/204954587/delayed UK:PSON -1.16% and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield /zigman2/quotes/207218984/delayed NL:URW -0.52% .

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GameStop Corp. Cl A

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 101.74

-6.99 -6.43%

Volume: 92.19M

Feb. 26, 2021 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$7.10 billion

Rev. per Employee

$461,857

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AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. Cl A

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 8.01

-0.28 -3.38%

Volume: 137.03M

Feb. 26, 2021 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$3.03 billion

Rev. per Employee

$140,744

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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 26.86

+0.57 +2.17%

Volume: 3.78M

Feb. 26, 2021 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Market Cap

$3.26 billion

Rev. per Employee

$202,883

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BlackBerry Ltd.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 10.05

-0.53 -5.01%

Volume: 22.54M

Feb. 26, 2021 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$5.71 billion

Rev. per Employee

$283,533

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GSX Techedu Inc. ADR

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 102.85

+0.93 +0.91%

Volume: 7.19M

Feb. 26, 2021 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$24.52 billion

Rev. per Employee

$47,562

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Pearson PLC

UK : U.K.: London

751.00 p

-8.80 -1.16%

Volume: 3.21M

Feb. 26, 2021 4:35p

P/E Ratio

21.97

Dividend Yield

2.60%

Market Cap

£5.64 billion

Rev. per Employee

£148,808

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Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE

NL : Netherlands: Euronext Amsterdam

€ 60.82

-0.32 -0.52%

Volume: 1.21M

Feb. 26, 2021 5:35p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

8.88%

Market Cap

€8.42 billion

Rev. per Employee

N/A