Cerence Inc. - Common Stock (CRNC)

Let's have a look at what is happening on the US markets after the closing bell on Wednesday. Below you can find the top gainers and losers in today's after hours session.

Cramer says Cerence is a winner and Aurora Cannabis is a nice speculative stock. He recommends owning NVIDIA over Skyworks. Sezzle's had its day. Build-A-Bear's results beat expectations. Republic Services is a great stock. HighPeak Energy is levered to oil prices.

In the first quarter, the AI-powered voice solutions provider continued to post strong revenue growth, but its sizable losses also continued.

SoundHound AI, a provider of conversational voice AI technology, delivered mixed results for the first quarter. SoundHound stock fell.

Short interest, defined as the proportion of the outstanding shares held as short, generally suggests a bearish bet on the stock.

On CNBC's “Mad Money Lightning Round,” Jim Cramer recommended buying AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV), saying it's “just a gem” and a “winner.”  He added, “I can't believe the stock dropped so much.”

Needham analyst upgrades CRNC stock from Hold to Buy with a $16 price target, expecting LLM-based voice assistants to drive higher PPU and strong management and debt actions to boost revenue by FY27.

SoundHound AI believes its in-vehicle voice commerce platform will resonate with automakers on economic grounds. SoundHound stock rose.

The sell-off in stocks reversed abruptly this week on better-than-expected inflation readings; investors will want to see strong earnings to support the rally