Osiris shares soar 35% on smaller-than-expected loss

Shares of Osiris Therapeutics Inc. rose by more than a third on Wednesday after the company’s fourth-quarter loss came in smaller than expected.

The Columbia stem cell developer reported a loss of $2.6 million, or 8 cents per share, during the quarter. That compares with a profit of $5 million, or 15 cents per share, during the same quarter last year.

Revenue jumped nearly 400 percent to $2.9 million, up from $765,000 in the same period last year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected…