ConAgra, Paychex, Bebe Stores, Peregrine Pharmaceuticals are big market movers Thursday

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE

ConAgra Foods Inc., up $1.69 at $35.04

The maker of Chef Boyardee, Hebrew National and other packaged foods posted fiscal fourth-quarter results that beat expectations.

KB Home, down 19 cents at $19.70

The homebuilder's second-quarter loss narrowed as it delivered more homes at higher prices in the improving real estate market.

Nasdaq

The drug developer said it will stop studying a treatment combination involving its potential lung cancer drug bavituximab.

Bebe Stores Inc., up 33 cents at $5.58

A Janney Capital Markets analyst said in a note to clients that the teen retailer's new clothing is "re-engaging customer interest."

Progress Software Corp., up $1.13 at $23.18

The business software maker returned to profit in its fiscal second quarter as it pared losses from a unit it is selling.

The payroll processor said that net income in its fiscal fourth quarter was nearly unchanged from the year before as costs rose.

GT Advanced Technologies Inc., up 50 cents at $4.11

A Canaccord analyst upgraded the solar manufacturing company's stock to "Buy" and raised its price target to $5 from $4.

OceanFirst Financial Corp., up 66 cents at $15.21