The following are some of today’s most notable movers of interest, categorized by market capitalization (large cap over $10 billion and mid cap between $2-10 billion) and ranked by % change (all stocks over 100K average daily volume).
Large Cap Gainers
- PC (12 +7.24%), SNE (31.63 +5.86%): Japanese cos showing strength
- ARMH (25.81 +5.78%): strength attributed to reports related to chip competition
- CLF (88.51 +5.71%), RIO (65.04 +4.9%): metal/mining cos showing strength
Large Cap Losers
- MHS (53.39 -5.05%): confirmed that CalPERS terminated negotiations for renewing a contract awarded to co
- CCJ (28.55 -3.68%): uranium co continue to drop following nuclear meltdown concerns in Japan
- ETR (65.16 -2.24%), AEP (33.69 -1.66%), EXC (39.77 -0.45%): utilities showing weakness; related to Japan nuclear crisis
Mid Cap Gainers
- PDS (11.83 +6.96%), ROSE (45.11 +6.42%), OII (81.18 +6.17%): oil/gas cos showing strength
- VSEA (44.13 +6.06%): semis showing strength
- CREE (49.83 +5.98%): upgraded to Buy at Merriman; semis showing strength
Mid Cap Losers
- GES (38 -13.38%): beat EPS and revs consensus but issued downside Q1 guidance
- NRP (35.15 -6.22%): commenced a secondary public offering of 6 million common units representing limited partner interests in Natural Resource Partners L.P.
- LULU (75.64 -4.68%): beat EPS and revs consensus; guided Q1 EPS in-line with revs below; guided FY12 EPS above with in-line revs; concerns over lack of inventory and higher raw material costs
- KWK (14.13 -3.15%): co and Darden family will not pursue a take private transaction of co
Gainers
The following are today’s most active stocks ranked by volume and relative volume, categorized by sectors (over $300 mln market cap and 100K average daily volume).
Today’s top 20 volume
- Technology: CSCO (31.28 mln +0.45%), INTC (23.01 mln +0.96%), MSFT (20.83 mln +1.47%), S (19.28 mln +3.09%), VZ (19.1 mln +2.16%), YHOO (16.36 mln +2.58%), NVDA (15.17 mln +0.4%), MU (13.78 mln +2.34%), ORCL (13.71 mln +2.25%), ALU (13.49 mln +2.99%), QCOM (12.7 mln +4.28%), AAPL (12.61 mln +2.74%),
- Healthcare: PFE (20.19 mln +2.18%), CTIC (18.31 mln +12.88%),
- Financial: C (157.89 mln +0.68%), BAC (50.62 mln +0.99%), WFC (16.55 mln -1.17%), JPM (12.36 mln -0.05%),
- Consumer Goods: F (35.18 mln +1.97%),
- Conglomerates: GE (35.48 mln +2.01%).
Today’s top relative volume (current volume to 3-month average daily volume)
- Technology: SANM (6.03x -17.65%), KONG (5.67x +1.22%), PEGA (5.38x +0.26%),
- Services: GES (11.79x -13.4%), MHS (8.63x -4.32%), GLNG (6.9x +4.58%),
- Industrial Goods: HRBN (4.93x +1.32%),
- Healthcare: CTIC (7.86x +12.88%), MAPP (4.93x +2.29%),
- Financial: RNR (5.23x -1.5%),
- Consumer Goods: HOGS (21.82x -2.05%), PC (16.11x +7.77%), WGO (10.22x -11.13%), CIGX (7.28x +14.79%), LULU (7.12x -5.15%), BTI (6.03x +2.15%), SUP (4.97x +4.32%),
- Basic Materials: NRP (27.66x -6.32%), KWK (8.72x -4.32%), CCJ (8.43x -4.26%)
Losers
- Technology: LEAP (12.15 -6.68%), CSIQ (11.08 -6.58%), HSOL (7.87 -6.53%), YGE (11.57 -5.7%), PWER (8.37 -5.33%), IDT (24.2 -4.87%), STM (11.59 -4.53%), THQI (4.48 -4.48%),
- Services: SAH (12.78 -6.3%),
- Financial: MTU (4.52 -6.42%), HBC (49.8 -5.14%), MFG (3.36 -4.82%), BBVA (11.89 -4.42%),
- Consumer Goods: CAJ (42.84 -6.32%), CZZ (12.23 -4.83%),
- Basic Materials: BPZ (5.4 -9.85%), HERO (5.2 -9.57%), CCJ (30.43 -6.56%), HDY (5.44 -4.58%), EGY (6.63 -4.47%)
