Why Cooper Companies Stock Triumphed on Thursday

Good trailing results and encouraging guidance made a fine impression on the market. One trading session after unveiling its latest set of quarterly results, Cooper Companies (COO 11.84%) booked a double-digit gain in share price on Thursday. That matched the double-digit increase in profitability for the specialty medical supply company, which saw its stock rise by almost 12%. With this performance, Cooper crushed the flat-lining S&P 500 index in Thursday's session. Improvements on both the top and bottom ...