Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Change Healthcare, Ford, PayPal, Humana and more

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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Tuesday.

Change Healthcare – Shares of Change Healthcare jumped 6.4% after a federal judge said that UnitedHealth cannot take over the company. UnitedHealth slipped Tuesday on the news.

Ford — The auto giant's stock dropped 10.6% after the company told investors that its third-quarter costs were $1 billion more than expected due to inflation and supply chain issues. Ford's operations were also impacted by a dock worker strike in the UK that began Tuesday.

PayPal – The payments stock dropped 3.3% after Susquehanna downgraded PayPal to neutral from positive. Susquehanna said the growth of PayPal's Braintree unit is likely to hurt overall margins.

BioNTech, Moderna — Shares of vaccine makers rebounded after slipping Monday, when President Joe Biden made a comment that the pandemic was over. BioNTech rose 1.2%, and Moderna gained 3.4%.

Humana – Shares of health company Humana gained 1% and touched an all-time high a day after the company raised itsearnings guidance for the fiscal year. The company was also upgraded by Morgan Stanley, who said it could be the top retail drug plan for Medicare Advantage.

Cognex — Shares of machine vision systems maker Cognex jumped nearly 7% after the company raised its revenue outlook for the current quarter. The updated revenue comes after the company recovered faster than expected from a fire at one of its primary manufacturers.

Oxford Industries — The parent of Tommy Bahama and Lily Pulitzer surged 6.8% after making a $270 million acquisition that will boost earnings, and raising its third-quarter forecasts.

Olin — The manufacturing company fell 4.6% after issuing its third-quarter EBITDA guidance. Olin sees