NASDAQ:ENER

Midday Movers: DRYS, BAC, MU, ALU, GT, ENER, CPN

DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) is up 11.30% in midday trading at $3.72. DRYS is up on heavy volume today with 39.8 million shares traded so far. The stock averages only 6 million shares a day. DRYS announced earlier this month that its drilling unit, Ocean Rig UDW, won a contract to drill 15 wells in the Norwegian Shelf. DRYS shares are up about $1.50 over hte past week and a half. The company has a market cap of 1.54 billion.

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) is down 3.39% today at $7.98. BAC has traded 224 million shares so far today and trades 278 million shares on average. BAC and financial stocks are falling alongside the overall market today after retail sales data fell short of estimates. BAC shares had been over $8 over the past few days, but have fallen below $8 in midday trading today. The company has a market cap of 84.45 billion. [Read more...]

After Hours Winners & Losers: CA, NUAN, BMC, SWKS, FIO, ENER, AMD

CA Inc. (NASDAQ:CA) is up 16.13% in after hours trading at $26.50. CA shares are rallying big stronger than expected fiscal third quarter results. Revenue jumped 10% from a year ago to $1.263 billion. Non-GAAP profits were $0.65 a share beating Wall Street’s expectations of $0.54 a share. The company has a market cap of 11.26 billion.

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) is up 5.04% in after hours trading at $29.40. The Apple supplier is up following Apple’s stellar quarterly results. The company has a market cap of 8.42 blilion.

BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMC) is up 3.84% in after hours trading at $36.00. BMC shares have continued to rise today and have rallied more than $4 a share since Jan. 9. The company has a market cap of 5.90 billion. Check out one of the best swing traders on the street.

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS) is up 3.73% in after hours at $22.36. SWKS shares have jumped more than $2 a share since last Friday after announcing positive quarterly results. The company has a market cap of 3.97 billion.

Fusion-io, Inc. (NYSE:FIO) is down 13.84% in after hours trading at $26.14. FIO announced fiscal second quarter results this afternoon. Revenue and profit both beat expectations and forecasts for this quarter’s revenue also beat expectations. The company has a market cap of 2.53 billion.

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENER) is down 5.08% in after hours trading at $0.9320. ENER is in a downward trend right now after rallying more than 200% earlier this month. The company has a market cap of 52.21 million. Check out one of the best swing traders on the street.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) is down 1.99% in after hours at $6.40. AMD shares fell this afternoon after the company posts a fourth quarter loss on GlobalFoundries investment and restructuring costs. The company has a market cap of 4.55 billion.

Active Stocks In Afternoon Trading: CPY, BVSN, ENER, MSFT, NKTR, KOG, MHR, FRO

Stocks continue to trade mixed in afternoon trading with the Dow in positive territory while the Nasdaq and S&P are negative. Earnings from tech giants Microsoft and IBM are helping prop up the Dow. Google’s disappointing earnings and nagging concerns in Europe held the other two indices down. Right now the Dow is up 56 points, the Nasdaq has dropped 8 points and the S&P is off 3 points.

Here’s a quick look at some of the most active stocks trading today.

CPI Corporation (NYSE:CPY) is up 24.26% this afternoon at $1.68. CPY is trading heavy volume today as the stock is seeing a nice bounce after falling from over $5 in late December following poor third quarter results. CPY has traded 1.6 million shares so far today, more than five times its daily average. The company has a current market cap of 11.89 million.

BroadVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:BVSN) continues to go higher today and is up another 15.89% at $28.01. BVSN continues to trade extremely high volume compared to its daily average with 734 thousand shares traded today. The stock’s daily average volume is 95 thousand shares. BVSN shares are up $15 a share since early January. The company has a market cap of 130.89 million.

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENER) is up 1.01% today at $1. ENER shares are trying to hold these small gains today after dipping more than $0.50 the previous two trading days. ENER has traded 4.5 million shares so far today, more than double its daily average. The company has a market cap of 54.34 million.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is up 5.01% this afternoon at $29.53. MSFT is up on heavy volume today following quarterly results that beat expectations. MSFT has traded 125.8 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 54.2 million shares. The company has a market cap of 249 billion.

Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) is down 5.24% right now at $5.97. NKTR is trading above average volume today with 1.3 million shares traded. No recent news for NKTR, but overall the stock is up more 50% since late November and has been pulling back slightly in recent days. The company has a market cap of 677.97 million.

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE:KOG) is down 5.69% at $9.19. KOG has traded 6.9 million shares this afternoon, 400 thousand more shares than its daily average. KOG has had choppy trading recently, but is up 150% since October. The company has a market cap of 1.93 billion.

Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (NYSE:MHR) has dropped 5.41% today at $5.5975. MHR has traded 3.3 million shares today and will finish the day with above average volume. Oil and natural gas companies have been getting hit in recent days as natural gas prices have plummeted. The company has a market cap of 743.79 million.

Frontline Ltd. (NYSE:FRO) is down 4.80% today at $4.76. FRO has traded 1.2 million shares today and trades 2.6 million shares a day on average. FRO is taking a bit of a hit today, but is still in an upward trend for the past month and a half. In that period, FRO shares have jumped from less than $3 to over $5. The company has a market cap of 371.38 million.

Stocks Moving In The Final Hour: EGHT, NTCT, CISG, HDY, ENER, ZZ, TSL, JASO

Stocks are looking to finish in positive territory today thanks to earnings from banks, strong demand at bond auctions in Europe and decent jobs numbers. Spain and France both saw strong demand at their most recent government debt auctions. Closer to home, weekly jobless claims came in at 352,000. This is the lowest they’ve been in four years. Jobless claims under 375,000 show strength in the jobs market and can lower the unemployment rate. The indices are up in the last hour of trading with the Dow jumping 36 points, the Nasdaq up 18 points and the S&P up 6 points.

8×8 Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT) is up 26.25% today at $4.30. EGHT shares are up after reporting earnings yesterday that exceeded expectations. EGHT reported revenue of $23 million and EPS of $0.04, both beating analysts estimates. EGHT has traded huge volume today with 6.3 million shares traded, ten times its daily average. The company has a market cap of 299.74 million.

NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTCT) is up 17.07% in afternoon trading at $19.97. NTCT has traded 1.1 million shares today, well above its daily average of 283 thousand shares. NTCT shares rose after their third quarter earnings beat estimates. The company reported an EPS of $0.35, beating estimates by $0.02. Revenue rose more than 9% to $83.3 million. The company has a market cap of 826.90 million.

CNinsure Inc. (NASDAQ:CISG) is up 24.89% in late day trading at $8.73. CISG shares jumped on big volume today with 987 thousand shares traded, well above its daily average of 354 thousand shares. No recent news today, but volume saw a big increase in the last few hours as traders poured into this stock. The company has a market cap of 437.53 million.

HyperDynamics Corporation (NYSE:HDY) is up 12.54% today at $3.23. HDY traded 4.1 million shares today, a million more shares than it trades on average. HDY shares are up more than $1 a share since mid December. The company has a market cap of 505.31 million.

Energy Conversion Devices (NASDAQ:ENER) is down 22.05% today at $0.99. ENER shares are falling on heavy volume with 14.3 million shares traded. ENER is selling off big today after seeing a jump of more than $1 a share this month. The company has a market cap of 52.74 million.

Sealy Corporation (NYSE:ZZ) is down 17.39% today at $1.52. ZZ has traded 1.9 million shares so far today, way above its daily average of 348 thousand shares. ZZ shares dipped today as analysts downgrade stock following lower quarterly sales. The company has a market cap of 153.25 million.

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:TSL) fell 15.60% today at $8.28. TSL has traded 8 million shares so far today, more than twice its daily average. The solar sector was hit hard today after Germany said it will make monthly subsidy cuts to slow demand in the country. The company has a market cap of 583.25 million.

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:JASO) is down 14.69% today at $1.80. JASO fell on big volume with 28 million shares traded, more than six times its daily volume. JASO shares fell for the same reason TSL shares fell. The company has a market cap of 296.38 million.

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