Tag - Lope

Sun Healthcare Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNH), DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS) and Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. (Nasdaq:ISLE) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Ameristar Casinos Inc. (Nasdaq:ASCA), Grand Canyon Education Inc. (Nasdaq:LOPE), Eclipsys Corp. (Nasdaq:ECLP), Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (Nasdaq:ODFL), Dress Barn Inc. (Nasdaq:DBRN) and Resources Connection Inc. (Nasdaq:RECN).

Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN), Superior Uniform Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SGC) and Double Eagle Petroleum Co. (Nasdaq:DBLE) are among the biggest percentage losers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Young Innovations Inc. (Nasdaq:YDNT), GMX Resources (Nasdaq:GMXRP), Financial Institutions Inc. (Nasdaq:FISI), First Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:FFCH), InterOil Corp. (Nasdaq:IOC) and Grand Canyon Education Inc. (Nasdaq:LOPE).

Orchids Paper Products Co. (Nasdaq:TIS), Grand Canyon Education Inc. (Nasdaq:LOPE) and American Italian Pasta Co. (Nasdaq:AIPC) are among the new 52-week highs in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Lannett Co Inc. (Nasdaq:LCI), Grand Canyon Education Inc. (Nasdaq:LOPE) and American Science & Engineering Inc. (Nasdaq:ASEI) are among the new 52-week highs in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Small-cap stocks climbed back from a morning slide, and made a secondary run at positive territory before gravitating slightly lower at mid-session as a rally in energy and homebuilder stocks was offset by losses in financial and airline shares. Some of today’s small-cap gainers are Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVAV), AeroVironment, Inc. (Nasdaq:LOPE) and Multi-Fineline Electronix (Nasdaq:MFLX).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• The chart picture retains a positive slant after Friday’s solid close above important resistance points.  
• In overseas action, European markets rose more than 1%, while Asia also gained about 1%.  
• Within the commodity theme, crude oil prices slipped into negative territory ahead of the U.S. open, giving back decent overnight gains amid geopolitical tensions.  
• Mining shares were firm overnight and remain a sector to watch in U.S. trading today.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Grand Canyon Education, Inc. and AeroVironment, Inc. established new 52-week highs shortly after the opening. (See Nasdaq:AVAV, Nasdaq:LOPE)  
• Multi-Fineline Electronix is up 23.5% to $15.17 after raising its Q1 sales outlook this morning. (See Nasdaq:MFLX)  
• Teradyne is up 10.3% to $5.15 after Barclays Capital this morning upgraded the company from "Equal Weight" to "Overweight." (See NYSE:TER)
• Eagle Bulk Shipping and DryShips Inc. are posting gains of 10.2% and 5.1%, respectively, in pre-market trading. (See Nasdaq:EGLE, Nasdaq:DRYS)

Small Cap Losers:

• CONMED Corp. and Digi International established new 52-week lows in early trading. (See Nasdaq:CNMD,Nasdaq:DGII)  
• GSI Commerce, Inc. is down 14.6% after a downgrade this morning by Stifel Nicolaus. (See Nasdaq:GSIC)  
• Helen of Troy Limited is down nearly 11% to $15.80 after a downgrade by JPMorgan. (See Nasdaq:HELE)  
• Varian Semiconductor Equipment is down 5.4% to $17.60 in pre-market trading after issuing revised rev and earnings estimates for Q1. (See Nasdaq:VSEA)

Small-cap stocks edged lower this morning, pulled down by ideas Friday’s gains were overdone, by ongoing worries about the credit crisis and the economic recession and by a batch of soft earnings announcements in the small-cap sphere this morning. Losses were limited by optimism about fiscal stimulus plans when President-elect Obama takes office later this month. Some of today’s small-cap gainers are Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVAV), AeroVironment, Inc. (Nasdaq:LOPE) and Multi-Fineline Electronix (Nasdaq:MFLX).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• The chart picture retains a positive slant after Friday’s solid close above important resistance points.  
• In overseas action, European markets rose more than 1%, while Asia also gained about 1%.  
• Within the commodity theme, crude oil prices slipped into negative territory ahead of the U.S. open, giving back decent overnight gains amid geopolitical tensions.  
• Mining shares were firm overnight and remain a sector to watch in U.S. trading today.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Grand Canyon Education, Inc. and AeroVironment, Inc. established new 52-week highs shortly after the opening. (See Nasdaq:AVAV, Nasdaq:LOPE)  
• Multi-Fineline Electronix is up 23.5% to $15.17 after raising its Q1 sales outlook this morning. (See Nasdaq:MFLX)  
• Teradyne is up 10.3% to $5.15 after Barclays Capital this morning upgraded the company from "Equal Weight" to "Overweight." (See NYSE:TER)
• Eagle Bulk Shipping and DryShips Inc. are posting gains of 10.2% and 5.1%, respectively, in pre-market trading. (See Nasdaq:EGLE, Nasdaq:DRYS)

Small Cap Losers:

• CONMED Corp. and Digi International established new 52-week lows in early trading. (See Nasdaq:CNMD,Nasdaq:DGII)  
• GSI Commerce, Inc. is down 14.6% after a downgrade this morning by Stifel Nicolaus. (See Nasdaq:GSIC)  
• Helen of Troy Limited is down nearly 11% to $15.80 after a downgrade by JPMorgan. (See Nasdaq:HELE)  
• Varian Semiconductor Equipment is down 5.4% to $17.60 in pre-market trading after issuing revised rev and earnings estimates for Q1. (See Nasdaq:VSEA)

Small-cap stocks remained higher into midday trading, with retailer, airline and technology shares leading the way in quiet pre-holiday activity. Today's small-cap percentage gainers are: National CineMedia Inc. (Nasdaq:LOPE), Synta Pharma (NYSE:CHG), and Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.(NYSE:GNK).

Other Market Watch highlights included:

• Advancers are leading decliners on the Russell 2000 by 1,261 to 496. Nearly 60 companies are unchanged.   Dec 31, 2008 11:17am
• Small-caps edged higher in early trading, lifted in very light pre-holiday activity by the bullish surprise on weekly claims and mild support from gains in overseas trading.   Dec 31, 2008 10:02am
• The Russell 2000 chart reflects a market stuck in a consolidation range, but the quick bounce off key short-term support near 461 was a promising development.   Dec 31, 2008 8:45am
• Stock index futures had a brief, mild upside pop on the claims report, but the move seemed muted relative to the surprise element of the news.

Small Cap Gainers:

•In-theater advertising seller National CineMedia Inc. is up 12% to $10.11. (See Nasdaq:NCMI)  
•Synta Pharma continued to rise after Tuesday's announcement that it entered into a pact with Roche. Shares are up 13% to $6.45. (See Nasdaq:SNTA) 
• Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. is up 16.4% to $14.72. On Tuesday the company said it has taken delivery of a new ship chartered by Cargill International. (See NYSE:GNK)

Small Cap Losers:

• Nalco Holding Co. is down 20% to $11.21 after topping the list of biggest percentage gainers on the NYSE at the close Tuesday. (See NYSE:NLC)
• VeriFone Holdings is down 10% to $5.02. After Tuesday's close, the company said it will file its annual report with the SEC late as it assesses changes. (See NYSE:PAY)
• Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. is down 8% to $26.27 after reporting late Tuesday it is likely to take a material impairment charge in Q4. (See NYSE:PGC)
• Ceradyne Inc. is down 5.7% to $19.43 after Morgan Joseph downgraded the technical ceramics products maker to "Hold" from "Buy." (See NYSE:CRDN)  

Small-cap stocks pushed higher Tuesday, recapturing all of Monday’s decline as the market continues to gyrate in a sideways consolidation range on light holiday volume. The market started out on a firm note tied to an extension of the Treasury’s automaker bailout, and never looked back. Today's small-cap percentage gainers are: Grand Canyon Education (Nasdaq:LOPE), CH Energy Group (NYSE:CHG), and Force Protection (Nasdaq:FRPT).

Other Market Watch highlights included:

• For now, volume is thinned out by the holiday, and it is best not to make too much of the tame price action.  
• However, if the market starts to trade sideways for too long without managing a push through upside resistance, then it will simply look like a new lower ceiling.  
• For the most part, the sideways action is consistent with a bottoming process off the massive bear market collapse.  
• The chart picture remains stuck in a sideways consolidation pattern.  
• The market started out on a firm note tied to an extension of the Treasury’s automaker bailout, and never looked back

Small Cap Gainers:

• Among today's small-cap 52-wk highs: Grand Canyon Education, CH Energy Group, Force Protection, Rochester Medical and South Jersey Industries. See (Nasdaq:LOPE, NYSE:CHG, Nasdaq:FRPT, Nasdaq:ROCM, NYSE:SJI ) 
• Franklin Street Properties Corp is up 9.2% after news late Monday it will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 after Wednesday's close. See (NYSE:FSP)  
• Beauty products company Elizabeth Arden Inc. is up 9.1% to $11.71 after Wedbush Morgan upgrade to "Buy" from "Hold," with a $15 price target. See (Nasdaq:RDEN)  

Small Cap Losers:

• Among today's small-cap 52-wk lows: Skilled Healthcare Group, Blue Square Israel Ltd, and Take-Two Interactive Software. (See NYSE:SKH, NYSE:BSI, Nasdaq:TTWO) 
• Biopharma company Maxygen, Inc., which focuses on developing improved versions of protein drugs, is down 10.4% to $8.11. See (Nasdaq:MAXY)  
• Boutique investment banking firm Evercore Partners is down 8.7% to $12.05 after Keefe Bruyette downgrade to "Market Perform" from "Outperform." See (NYSE:EVR) 

Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:OPTR), Ocwen Financial Corp (Nasdaq:OCN) and Force Protection Inc (Nasdaq:FRPT) are among the new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: CH Energy Group Inc (Nasdaq:CHG), Benjamin Franklin Bancorp Inc (Nasdaq:BFBC), Rochester Medical Corp (Nasdaq:ROCM), SXC Health Solutions Corp (Nasdaq:SXCI), Grand Canyon Education Inc (Nasdaq:LOPE) and Shenandoah Telecommunications Co (Nasdaq:SHEN).

Small-cap stocks pushed higher into mid-session, lifted by gains in technology stocks, retailers, homebuilders and insurers, which more than countered weakness in commodity names. Today's small-cap percentage gainers are : Grand Canyon Education (Nasdaq:LOPE), CH Energy Group (NYSE:CHG), and Force Protection (Nasdaq:FRPT).

Other Market Watch highlights included:

• Retailer shares were on the rise today, with the S&P Retail Index up 2.0%.  
• Homebuilders were once again attracting buyers after several days of setbacks. The ISE Homebuilder Index was up 3.7%, handily outpacing the overall market advance.
• The best performers: commercial printers, auto parts suppliers, chemical companies, office electronics firms, wireless telecoms, motorcycle manufacturers, life health insurers and tire companies.  
• A better-than-expected showing on Midwest manufacturing kept all the fresh economic news from being awful, and even that number was still historically low. 
• The market was able to weather another batch of troubling data on the economy, with home prices generating the largest decline on record and consumer confidence sinking to a record low.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Among today's small-cap 52-wk highs: Grand Canyon Education, CH Energy Group, Force Protection, Rochester Medical and South Jersey Industries. See (Nasdaq:LOPE, NYSE:CHG, Nasdaq:FRPT, Nasdaq:ROCM, NYSE:SJI ) 
• Franklin Street Properties Corp is up 9.2% after news late Monday it will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 after Wednesday's close. See (NYSE:FSP)  
• Beauty products company Elizabeth Arden Inc. is up 9.1% to $11.71 after Wedbush Morgan upgrade to "Buy" from "Hold," with a $15 price target. See (Nasdaq:RDEN)  

Small Cap Losers:

• Among today's small-cap 52-wk lows: Skilled Healthcare Group, Blue Square Israel Ltd, and Take-Two Interactive Software. (See NYSE:SKH, NYSE:BSI, Nasdaq:TTWO) 
• Biopharma company Maxygen, Inc., which focuses on developing improved versions of protein drugs, is down 10.4% to $8.11. See (Nasdaq:MAXY)  
• Boutique investment banking firm Evercore Partners is down 8.7% to $12.05 after Keefe Bruyette downgrade to "Market Perform" from "Outperform." See (NYSE:EVR) 

Grand Canyon Education Inc (Nasdaq:LOPE), Media & Entertainment Holdings  (Nasdaq:TVH) and CH Energy Group Inc (Nasdaq:CHG) are among the new 52-week highs in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.