The street continues to be in a tug of war. On one hand you have China and European growth concerns. The EU seems unable to get a lasting solution for their sovereign debt crisis. The flipside is earnings season here stateside. The lowered bar of expectations has helped numerous companies beat expectations.
After the worst week of 2012 last week, the domestic markets are looking to recover some of the ground lost. Economic data points slated for release this week include retail sales numbers and industrial-production figures.
Opko Health, Inc. (NYSE:OPK) closed down 2.23% on Friday at $4.38. OPK traded 1.6 million shares on Friday and trades 1.7 million shares a day on average. Phillip Frost (CEO & Chairman) bought 100,000 shares at $4.50 on April 12.
Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) ended last week down 2.89% at $17.82. GBX saw lighter than average volume with 490 thousand shares traded. Bruce Ward (Director) bought 17,300 shares at $17.88 on April 12.
Texas Industries Inc. (NYSE:TXI) closed Friday down 2.28% at $34.35. TXI has traded 206 thousand shares on Friday and trades 243 thousand shares a day on average. NNS Holding (10% owner) bought 2,197 shares at $34.73 on April 12.
LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:LF) jumped 1.10% on Friday at $8.28. LF traded 386 thousand shares on Friday and trades 806 thousand shares a day on average. Mollusk Holdings LLC (10% owner) sold 30,000 shares at $8.17 on April 12.
Hormel Foods Corp. (NYSE:HRL) fell 0.85% on Friday at $28.01. HRL traded 674 thousand shares on Friday and trades 769 thousand shares a day on average. Dakota Pippins (Director) sold 5,000 shares at $28.25 on April 13.
Stryker Corp. (NYSE:SYK) dropped more than 1.5% on Friday and closed at $53.96. SYK traded 1.4 million shares on Friday and trades 1.7 million shares a day on average. Ronda Stryker (Director) sold 9,000 shares at $54.40 on April 13.
Teredata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) rose 0.17% on Friday at $69.02. TDC traded 1.2 million shares on Friday and trades 1.4 million shares a day on average. Daniel Harrington (EVP) sold 5,000 shares at $67.01 on April 11.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE:HOT) fell slightly on Friday at $56.08. Volume was light for HOT on Friday with 1.4 million shares traded. The stock trades 2.5 million shares a day on average. Kenneth Siegel (CAO & General Counsel) sold 105,817 shares at $55.00 on April 11.
Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) jumped 0.68% on Friday at $159.37. CRM has traded 2.4 million shares on Friday, slightly above its daily average of 2.3 million shares. Parker Harris (EVP) sold 7,000 shares at $160.00 on April 13.
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) fell 2.43% on Friday and closed at $66.67. QCOM traded 15.7 million shares on Friday, well above its daily average 12.7 million shares. Steven Mollenkopf (President & COO) sold 50,000 shares at $66.60 on April 11.
Rentech, Inc. (AMEX:RTK) jumped 1.39% on Friday at $2.19. RTK traded 2.6 million shares on Friday, above its daily average of 2.3 million shares. Dennis Yakobson (Director) sold 30,000 shares at $2.17 on April 13.
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