Wednesday's Winners & Losers

Aurora Oil & Gas (AOG Quote) said it has retained Johnson Rice to assist the board with exploring strategic alternatives. The options could include revisions to Aurora's strategic plan, asset sales, operating partnerships or a sale or merger of the company.

Shares of Aurora, a Traverse City, Mich., energy company, were up 0.7% at $1.50.

NutriSystem (NTRI Quote) fell after Citigroup cut its price target on the stock by $9 to $81. Still, Citi kept a buy rating.

The Horsham, Pa., weight-loss company saw its shares decline 9.6% at $51.50.

Jamba (JMBA Quote) climbed after its Jamba Juice unit, a seller of healthy beverages, smoothies and snacks, said it completed the acquisition of 22 franchised stores in Northern California and Nevada. The stores were sold by Sanders Liquid Sunshine and Vegas Liquid Sunshine. Jamba Juice has acquired 34 franchise stores this year.

Shares of Jamba, located in Emeryville, Calif., were gaining 3.3% to $7.42.

Honeywell (HON Quote), the Morristown, N.J., industrial conglomerate, has been selected to provide the major mechanical systems for Airbus' new long-range, wide-body A350 aircraft. The contract is expected to generate more than $16 billion in revenue for Honeywell over the projected 20-year to 25-year life of the program.

Honeywell's shares were up 1.9% to $58.37.

Germany's Evotec set plans to buy California-based biopharmaceutical company Renovis (RNVS Quote) for $151.8 million.

Under the terms of the agreement, Evotec will pay $4.75 a share for Renovis. The stock was up 16.9% to $3.88.