RGR News & Events

Sturm, Ruger & Company (RGR) announced the appointment of Andrew Wieland as SVP and CFO, following the planned transition of Tom Dineen. In this role, Wieland will lead all financial operations, including forecasting, corporate budgeting, financial reporting and evaluation of potential investment opportunities. Wieland brings extensive experience in financial leadership, long-range financial planning and manufacturing-focused finance from his tenure at Eaton Corporation (ETN). He most recently served as Vice President of Finance and Controller of Eaton Electrical Sector Americas: Assemblies and Residential Solutions Group. Tom Dineen will step down from his role on March 31, 2026, and will remain with the Company until April 30, 2026.

Sturm Ruger confirmed that its board has received a letter from Beretta, in which Beretta proposes, subject to certain conditions, to commence a partial tender offer for up to 20.05% of the outstanding shares of the company, which if successful would effectively increase Beretta's ownership stake in Ruger to approximately 30%. Such proposed partial tender offer has not actually commenced.

The major averages were broadly higher near noon following reports that the U.S. has provided a plan to Iran to bring the war to an end, which sent oil prices lower. The Associated Press reported that Iran was given a 15-point proposal from the U.S. to end the conflict, though media have reported that the two sides remain very far apart and attacks from both sides have continued.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:MerckTerns Pharmaceuticalsfor $53 per share in cashElon Musk's SpaceX will file an IPO prospectus as soon as this week or next,Armexpectsfrom its chips unit in five yearsChewyreportedand provided its outlook for Q1 and FY26Beretta willfor 20.05% of Sturm Rugershares2. WALL STREET CALLS:Armto Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond JamesWolfeGeneral Motorson underappreciated potential tailwindsWedbushRezoluteas worst case scenario seems unlikely for cHIMondelezto Neutral from Buy at Rothschild & Co RedburnEVgowith Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan3. AROUND THE WEB:Finland has suspended a plan to move its election platform to Amazon Web Services, opting to remain on domestic servers through the 2027 general election, Bloomberg reportsSK Hynixplans to spend about $8B on cutting-edge EUV lithography chipmaking tools from ASMLthrough 2027, Bloomberg saysClear Secureapp downloads have surged, with passengers downloading the app 289,000 times since the beginning of March, as travelers face long TSA lines amid a partial government shutdown, WSJ reportsInteland AMDhave each told customers they plan to raise prices across their entire CPU product lines starting in March and April, Nikkei reportsMeta Platformswill lay off "a few hundred people" across the company on Wednesday, The Information says4. MOVERS:Sareptaincreases after announcingfrom Phase 1/2 ascending dose studies of SRP-1001 and SRP-1003Brazegains afterand authorizing a stock repurchase program of up to $100MApogee Therapeuticshigher after announcing aMaze Therapeuticslower afterand announcing data from its Phase 2 HORIZON trialAdma Biologicsfalls after addressing the5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Paychexand reaffirmed its guidance for FY26EDAP TMSand backed its guidance for FY26Cognytewith EPS beating consensusCintasand raised its guidance for FY26QT Imagingand reaffirmed guidance for FY26INDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 0.62%, or 287.95, to 46,412.01, the Nasdaq was up 0.80%, or 173.04, to 21,934.94, and the S&P 500 was up 0.59%, or 38.91, to 6,595.28.

Stock futures are moving higher this morning. Markets are shifting toward a more conditional relief trade, but energy prices are still dictating direction. The move is tied directly to a sharp pullback in crude oil, which dropped more than 4%-5% overnight on renewed hopes for a potential ceasefire framework between the U.S. and Iran. After several sessions where rising energy prices pressured equities and pushed yields higher, the reversal is easing inflation expectations at the margin. As a result, markets are beginning to reprice the path of interest rates slightly lower, which is providing near-term support for equities and risk assets.However, the improvement in sentiment is based on tentative headlines, not confirmed changes in supply dynamics or a finalized agreement. Iran has pushed back on reports of negotiations, and oil has already shown a tendency to rebound quickly when optimism fades. Rising Treasury yields and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty continue to cap upside, particularly for rate-sensitive sectors like technology.In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures rose 0.67%, Nasdaq futures rose 0.83% and Dow futures rose 0.68%.Check out this morning's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER -Armup 10% after reporting the company expects its own chips business to generate about $15B in annual sales in five years.Terns Pharmaceuticalsup 5% after entering into a definitive agreement under which Merck, through a subsidiary, will acquire Terns for $53.00 per share in cashSturm Rugerup 3% after Beretta Holding announced plans to launch a tender offer for up to 20.05% of Sturm Ruger shares at $44.80 per shareHIGHER AFTER REPORT OF ACCELERATED SPACEX IPO TIMELINE -EchoStarup 5%Rocket Labup 3%FireFly Aerospaceup 3%AST SpaceMobileup 2%Planet Labsup 2%UP AFTER EARNINGS -Brazeup 27%Chewyup 10%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -KB Homedown 3%PDD Holdingsdown 2%Winnebagoup 1%LOWER -Anavexdown 32% after withdrawing its application for the marketing authorization of blarcamesine in the EU as an add-on therapy for the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease in adults, which had been under review by the European Medicines AgencyOn Holdingdown 4% after reporting Martin Hoffmann will step down as CEO