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Afternoon Movers: DMD, SGMO, FIO, ROYL, LIFE, QLIK, CSE, HDY

February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Demand Media Inc. (NYSE:DMD) is up 29.63% this afternoon at $7.70. DMD has traded 2.1 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 327 thousand shares. Demand Media posted fourth quarter results late yesterday. EPS beat analysts estimates with the company posting $0.08 per share versus Wall Street’s $0.06 per share. The company’s forecast for the first quarter is EPS of $0.05-$0.06 per share. The company has a market cap of 630.39 million.

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMO) is up 21.43% today at $5.10. SGMO has traded 858 thousand shares so far today, nearly 3 times its daily average volume. SGMO shares are up more than $2 a share since the start of the year. The company has a market cap of 264.93 million.

Fusion-io Inc. (NYSE:FIO) is up 14.08% this afternoon at $28.46. FIO has traded 11.3 million shares today, well above its daily average of 2.7 million shares. FIO shares are up more than $4 this week. The company was upgraded by The Benchmark Company on Feb 15. The company has a market cap of 2.56 billion. [Read more...]

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Afternoon Stock Movers: BDCO, GMXR, ROYL, GRPN ACOM, STP

February 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The stock market is looking to finish the day at its highs as each of the major indices rises by more than 0.60%. News that Greece agreed to new austerity measures in order to get another bailout package put investors at ease at least for a little while about Europe. With about 30 minutes left in the trading day the Dow is up 80 points, the Nasdaq is up 26 points and the S&P 500 is up 9 points.

Blue Dolphin Energy Company (NASDAQ:BDCO) is up 70.24% this afternoon at $8.81. BDCO has traded 748 thousand shares so far today, well above the stock’s daily average of 21 thousand shares. No news today, but with the rise in oil prices due to tension in the middle ease, BDCO seems to be benefiting. The company has a market cap of 18.23 million. [Read more...]

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Stock Round Up for 12/07: TLB, ROYL, TEAR, GRPN, AMR Finish Strong

December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Stocks struggled into the close today as investors ponder what will happen in Europe in the coming days and weeks ahead. Leaders in France and Germany are now downplaying expectations for the summit, which finishes up on Friday. Traders are hopeful for a plan that will impose greater financial discipline on debt ridden nations like Greece and Italy.

“The pattern has been, get your hopes up, then be disappointed by EU summits, and that pattern has been in place for a while,” said Steve Van Order, fixed income strategist at Calvert Investment Management.

The Dow finished the day up 46 poinst, the Nasdaq down 0.35 points and the S&P up 2.54 points. Let’s take a look at stocks that finished the day strong.

Talbots Inc. (NYSE:TLB) closed the day up 69.87% at $2.66. TLB traded 14.1 million shares today, nearly 14 times its daily average volume. Talbots finished up today on news that Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, offered the company $3 per share or $212 million. Talbots has a market cap of 183.13 million.

Royale Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:ROYL) closed Wednesday up 19.91% at $5.36. ROYL traded 3.1 million shares today, nearly 8 times its daily average. Just about an hour ago, Royale Energy announced it was selected by the state of Alaska as a winning bidder on acreage in the North Slope Area wide lease sale. The company has a market cap of 57.68 million.

TearLab Corporation (NASDAQ:TEAR) finished the day up 17.39% at $1.35. TEAR traded 309 thousand shares today, well above its daily average of 39 thousand shares. TEAR bounced back slightly today after selling off on Monday following news. TearLab Corp has a market cap of 27.56 million.

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) closed up 9.93% today at $21.15. GRPN traded 3.5 million shares today and trades 5.3 million shares a day on average. GRPN stock has gained nearly $3 a share since last Thursday. Groupon has a market cap of 13.49 billion.

AMR Corporation (NYSE:AMR) finished the day up 59.09% at $1.12. AMR traded 232.5 million shares today, way above the 21.9 million shares a day it usually trades. America Airlines announced late this afternoon, they have signed a partnership with China’s Hainan Airlines. This partnership will allow customers to fly on both airlines with a single ticket. AMR has jumped more than 200% in the past two days moving from $0.40 to over $1.10. The company has a market cap of 375.45 million.

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U.S. Stock Futures Surge As Global Markets Soar. Stocks to Watch: BAC, AAPL, NFLX, ROYL, GE, MMM

November 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

U.S. stock futures surged on Monday as news about a strong retail holiday season is coming in and hopes for progress by European leaders in addressing the sovereign debt crisis.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 243 points to 11,430. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures rose 31.80 points to 1,185.20, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 51.25 points to 2,198.75.

U.S. retailers saw a huge surge in “Black Friday” sales compared to 2010. Chicago-based ShopperTrak said store sales rose 7% as shoppers spent $11.4 billion, a rise of nearly $1 billion from a year ago. This should give market watchers something to be hopeful about.

European debt issues are being tackled by French and German leaders with the proposal of a agreement that would give stability to the financial markets in the region. Reports from Europe all pointed in a more favorable direction over the weekend. European stocks rose more than 2% on Monday, led by shares of financial institutions helped by renewed hopes about of an easing of the debt crisis.

In the currency markets, the dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback against a basket of other major currencies, dropped 0.9% to 78.868. The euro rallied 0.7% to $1.3377.

Gold futures for December delivery rallied nearly $29 to $1,714.50 an ounce in electronic trading. January oil futures rose $3.20 to $99.97 a barrel.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Friday with a loss of 25.77 points at 11,231.78, lost 3.12 points to end at 1,158.67 for a 4.7% weekly decline, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 18.57 points to 2,441.51 for a 5.1% weekly loss.

Stocks to watch today include Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), Royale Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROYL), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM).

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) is up 4.55% in pre-market trading at $5.40. BAC has traded 134 thousand shares in pre-market trading and trades 260.58 million shares a day on average. Over the last 5 trading sessions, BAC has fallen more than $0.50. The company has a market cap of 52.40 billion.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is up $9.68 at $373.25 in pre-market trading, a gain of 2.66%. AAPL has traded 14 thousand shares in pre-market trading so far and trades on average 17.67 million shares a day. AAPL stock has lost more than $10 a share in the past 5 trading sessions. The company has a current market cap of 337.91 billion.

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is up 4.61% at $66.80 in pre-market trading. NFLX has traded 5 thousand shares so far in early pre-market trading and trades 8.82 million shares a day on average. The past 5 trading sessions has seen NFLX fall by nearly $15. The company has a current market cap of 3.35 billion.

Royale Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROYL) is up 5.60% in pre-market trading at $4.90. ROYL has 1.2 thousand shares in pre-market trading so far and trades 546 thousand shares on average a day. Over the past 5 trading days, ROYL has jumped from $3 to over $4.50. The company has a current market cap of 49.94 million.

General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) is up 3.06% at $15.15 in pre-market trading. GE has traded 31.4 thousand shares in pre-market trading so far and trades on average 60.32 million shares a day. GE has fallen nearly a buck in the last 5 trading sessions. The company has a current market cap of 155.19 billion.

3M Company (NYSE:MMM) is up 2.57% at $76.13 in pre-market trading. MMM has traded 200 shares in early pre-market trading and trades on average 4.75 million shares a day. MMM has fallen about $4 in the past 5 trading sessions. The company has a current market cap of 53.36 billion.

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