Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) shares soared 9.4% in the last trading session to close at $8.88. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 6.3% gain over the past four weeks.Shares of the company rose as it reported solid occupancy growth for both September and the third quarter of 2025. In September, its weighted average consolidated occupancy rate climbed to 82.5%, up 330 basis points from the prior year. For the third qua ...