Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE:HPY) is down 8.08% today at $30.07. HPY has traded 1 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 277 thousand shares. HPY shares are down today after being downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus. The company has a market cap of 1.17 billion.
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS) is down 8.70% today at $12.39. PCS has traded 37.1 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 7.6 million shares. PCS shares are pulling back today after the stock jumped from $11 to $14 yesterday on T-Mobile merger news. The company has a market cap of 4.62 billion.
Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P. (NYSE:RNF) is down 4% today at $36.20. RNF has traded 899 thousand shares so far today, double its normal volume. RNF shares have dropped about $4 a share over the past few days. The company has a market cap of 1.37 billion.
Superior Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:SPN) is down 4.64% today at $19.42. SPN has traded 2.1 million shares so far today and trades 2.18 million shares a day on average. SPN shares are down today after Superior Energy sees weaker third quarter profit after Hurricane Isaac impacted its operations in Gulf of Mexico. The company has a market cap of 3.05 billion.
Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST) is down 3% today at $8.42. FST has traded 1.07 million shares so far today and trades 4.5 million shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 970.34 million.
Halcon Resources Corporation (NYSE:HK) is down 3.52% today at $6.85. HK has traded 2.2 million shares so far today and trades 3.07 million shares a day on average. Halcon provided an operational update yesterday and said it estimates it will add four to six operated drilling rigs by year end. The company has a market cap of 1.45 billion.
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