FirstFed Financial, Zale and Origin Agritech lead small-cap percentage gainers
FirstFed Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:FED), Zale Corp. (Nasdaq:ZLC) and Origin Agritech Ltd. (Nasdaq:SEED) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.
Also included among the results: Targanta Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq:TARG), Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:ALXA), US Airways Group Inc. (Nasdaq:LCC), Isramco Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRL), Midwest Banc Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:MBHI) and MGIC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq:MTG).
Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:
| Price at 1:51 ET | Change | % Change | Volume | Year High | Year Low | ||
| FED | FIRSTFED FINL CORP | 14.95 | +2.95 | +24.6% | 1,638.3k | 58.74 | 2.91 |
| ZLC | ZALE CORP NEW | 27.38 | +4.23 | +18.3% | 3,178.1k | 26.44 | 12.48 |
| SEED | ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED | 5.55 | +0.81 | +17.1% | 1,534.0k | 14.99 | 4.32 |
| TARG | TARGANTA THERAPEUTICS CORP | 6.93 | +0.93 | +15.5% | 12.5k | 10.40 | 5.00 |
| ALXA | ALEXZA PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 5.82 | +0.76 | +15.0% | 50.9k | 9.72 | 3.75 |
| LCC | U S AIRWAYS GROUP INC | 8.03 | +0.95 | +13.4% | 14,007.5k | 33.96 | 1.45 |
| ISRL | ISRAMCO INC | 46.00 | +5.42 | +13.4% | 0.6k | 50.00 | 30.00 |
| MBHI | MIDWEST BANC HOLDINGS INC | 5.68 | +0.65 | +12.9% | 209.7k | 15.90 | 4.09 |
| MTG | MGIC INVT CORP WIS | 7.93 | +0.90 | +12.8% | 5,147.9k | 36.81 | 3.51 |
| CACB | CASCADE BANCORP | 7.85 | +0.77 | +10.9% | 112.0k | 24.63 | 6.26 |
About the Author
Reporter Jennifer Schonberger is based in SmallCapInvestor.com's Washington, D.C. bureau.
Read More
(click a star)
Enter comment: