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Biggest Losers Heading Into Midday: BKS, AEO, PCS, TSO, LEAP, LPHI, OMX

January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) is down 23.39% in midday trading at $10.38. BKS is dow on heavy volume with 8.4 million shares traded. BKS trades on average 1.3 million shares a day. Barnes & Noble shares fell today on outlook and news they may spin off Nook business. The company has a market cap of 605.03 million.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) is down 10.16% today at $13.62. AEO has traded 13.1 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of around 4 million shares. American Eagle is down today after cutting outlook, but did report stronger holiday sales. The company has a market cap of 2.62 billion.

MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS) is down 8.93% in midday trading at $8.01. PCS has traded 5.8 million shares today, nearly a million more than it trades on average. PSC announced disappointing subscriber numbers in the fourth quarter, adding only 197,000 subscribers. The company has a market cap of 2.90 billion.

Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) is down 8.08% today at $22.06. TSO has traded 3.3 million shares today and trades 4.8 million shares a day on average. Tesoro announced it will report a fourth quarter loss on lower refining margins. The company has a market cap of 3.14 billion.

Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) is down 7.50% in midday trading at $8.51. LEAP has traded 2 million shares so far today and has already traded more than its daily average. LEAP shares fell today after the company announced it added 175,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter, below expectations of 195,000 subscribers. The company has a market cap of 670.63 million.

Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPHI) is down 9.30% today at $4.78. LPHI has traded 213 thousand shares so far today, nearly double its daily average volume. LPHI is dipping again today as investors react to news of SEC lawsuit against the company. The company has a market cap of 90.08 million.

OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE:OMX) is down 5.54% in midday trading at $4.57. OMX has traded 741 thousand shares so far today and trades 2 million shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 394.44 million.

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Stocks Heading Lower In Early Trading: LPHI, APKT, BMTI, AMRN, ALU, CPY

January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPHI) is down 20.41% in early trading at $5.07. LPHI is down on heavy volume after news the SEC is suing the company and alleges firm defrauded shareholders. LPHI has traded 993 thousand shares so far today, way above its daily average of 114 thousand shares. The company has a market cap of 93.98 million.

Acme Packet, Inc. (NASDAQ:APKT) is down 19.40% today at $25.64. APKT has traded 9.6 million shares so far today, three times its daily average volume. Acme Packet is down again today after the company lowered its 2011 outlook. The company has a market cap of 1.71 billion.

BioMimetic Therapeutcis Inc (NASDAQ:BMTI) is down 13.06% at $2.53 this morning. BMTI has traded 559 thousand shares so far today, 5 times its daily average. BMTI is down today after the FDA said its proposed bone-graft device augment would not be approved without more information from previous studies. The company has a market cap of 72.10 million.

Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) is down 8.65% today at $6.44. AMRN has traded 8 million shares so far today, four times its daily average. AMRN is down again today after announcing price of $150 million of exchangeable senior notes due 2032. The company has a market cap of 875.65 million.

Alcatel-Lucent, S.A. (NYSE:ALU) is down 6.76% in early trading at $1.5850. ALU has traded 6.3 million shares so far today and trades 22.5 million shares a day on average. ALU is dipping today after it gaped up yesterday to around $1.70. The company has a market cap of 3.60 million.

CPI Corp. (NYSE:CPY) is down 6.98% today at $1.60. CPY has traded 322 thousand shares so far today, nearly 100 thousand more than its daily average. CPY has dipped about $0.50 a share since last Friday. The company has a market cap of 11.40 million.

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