NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- It's going to be a big day in the markets, especially for these top-trending companies on StockTwits.
1. Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) shares are surging nearly 60% this morning amid news of plans to submit an application for a new drug.
Sarepta $SRPT Plans to Submit NDA for Eteplirsen by End of 2014 http://stks.co/t0EAX
-- StreetInsider (@Street_Insider) Apr. 21 at 05:05 AM
2. Word on the street is that AstraZeneca (AZN) is in play and Pfizer (PFE) has extended a buyout offer in the neighborhood of $100 million. Shares of AZN are up over 5% in premarket as players digest the industry ramifications:
$PFE has put forward a bid of $100 billion for $AZN, according to a report published by London-based Sunday Times http://stks.co/s0EBL
-- Bidness Etc (@BidnessEtc) Apr. 21 at 07:10 AM
3. Several stocks are out with earnings this morning, and early trading action might be volatile: Hasbro (HAS), Kimberley Clark (KMB), Lennox International (LII), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), Chemical Financial (CHFC), Tennant (TNC), NVR (NVR), Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH) and Synalloy (SYNL).
$HAS kicks things off with an EPS beat
