By MarketWatch
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Shares of the following companies were making notable moves in Monday’s U.S. market session.
Advancers
Shares of Dreams Inc. rallied 31% after the retailer agreed to be acquired for $3.45 a share in cash by Fanatics Inc., an online seller of licensed sports products. See full story.
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Shares of Endocyte Inc. more than doubled after Merck & Co. /zigman2/quotes/209956077/composite MRK -1.10% said it would make a $120 million upfront payment to the company, with additional payouts of up to $880 million, to develop and market an experimental cancer drug.
Shares of Vringo Inc. jumped 45% on news that investor and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has taken a 7.4% stake in the video-ringtone company.
Stratasys Inc. /zigman2/quotes/207628786/composite SSYS -1.26% shares were up 20% after the 3D printing and direct digital manufacturing company said it forged a $1.4 billion all-stock deal with Objet Ltd. The combined company will keep the Stratasys name. Stratasys also issued a first-quarter forecast that exceeded most analyst forecasts.
Life-sciences firm Sequenom Inc. saw its shares rise 8.5% after an upbeat sales report for the first quarter.
Merit Medical Systems Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209183774/composite MMSI +0.61% shares were up 5% after Raymond James raised its rating on the stock to strong buy from outperform.
Decliners
Shares of Mattel Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209819189/composite MAT +0.28% fell 9% after the toy company reported a steep drop in first-quarter profit and lower sales.
Shares of Pendrell Corp. slumped 45% after the California state appeals court overturned a 2008 ruling against Boeing Co. /zigman2/quotes/208579720/composite BA +1.37% that had awarded a Pendrell subsidiary $603 million.
Shares of Baxter International /zigman2/quotes/207334572/composite BAX -0.12% and Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. /zigman2/quotes/206136067/composite HALO +0.18% both fell after the two received a Food and Drug Administration request for more information about long-term use of HyQ, an investigational treatment for immune system disorders. Baxter fell 7% while Halo spiraled down 23%.
Gannett Co. /zigman2/quotes/202050177/composite GCI +3.18% fell 7% after the media firm said that its first-quarter profit slipped by 25%, hurt by restructuring costs and a continuing slump in advertising revenue.
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