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Yext Inc soared 45% to $13.94 after the online marketplace operator reported better-than-expected quarterly results.

Revenue in the fiscal first quarter ending in April increased 1% to $99.4 million from $98.8 million and net loss shrank to $0.4 million from $25.8 million and diluted loss per share eased to breakeven from 20 cents a year ago.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc jumped 4.7% to $35.34 after the restaurant chain operator reported quarterly results ahead of market expectations.

Revenue in the first quarter increased 32.4% to $597.3 million and comparable sales including Main Event stores decreased 4.1% from a year ago.

Net income increased to $70.1 million from $67.0 million and diluted earnings per share advanced to $1.45 from $1.35 a year ago.

The company repurchased 3.6 million shares in the first quarter at a total cost of $125.5 million and subsequent to the end of the quarter, the company purchased an additional 2.1 million shares at a total cost of $74.5 million, bringing the total repurchases in fiscal 2023 to 5.7 million shares totaling $200.0 million, representing 11.8% of the outstanding shares as of the end of fiscal 2022.

The company signed two international franchise agreements for up to 15 stores in India and up to 5 stores in Australia.

Stitch Fix Inc soared 9% to $4.01 after the online fashion platform posted a loss of 19 cents a share on revenue of $395 million.

Net revenue in the fiscal third quarter ending in April declined 20% to $394.9 million and active clients fell 11% to 3.476 million.

Net loss in the quarter shrank to $12.8 million from $78 million and diluted loss per share fell to 19 cents from 78 cents a year ago.

The company estimated fiscal fourth quarter revenue between $345 million and $365 million, a decline between 20% and 22% from a year ago.

The company also said it plans to exit from the UK in the next fiscal year.