Among the biggest winners in Monday’s early trading are Gentiva Health (Nasdaq: GTIV), Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), and Silvercorp Metals (NYSE: SVM). Top Percentage Gainers — Monday, May 24, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Gentiva Health (Nasdaq: GTIV) $28.95 +12.2% $30.88 $14.50 Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) $4.80 +8.8% $5.78 $2.78 SilverCorp Metals (NYSE: SVM) $7.21 +8.3% $9.05 $7.24 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Monday’s early trading are Gentiva Health (Nasdaq: GTIV), Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), and Silvercorp Metals (NYSE: SVM). Top Percentage Gainers — Monday, May 24, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Gentiva Health (Nasdaq: GTIV) $28.95 +12.2% $30.88 $14.50 Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) $4.80 +8.8% $5.78 $2.78 SilverCorp Metals (NYSE: SVM) $7.21 +8.3% $9.05 $7.24 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 12:00PM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. A Win-Win M&A Deal for Gentiva It’s an unwritten rule on Wall Street that a company’s stock will lose roughly the same value as its buyout target gains when a buyout deal is announced. Yet shares of Gentiva Health (Nasdaq: GTIV) are up more than +12% after the home health services company agreed to acquire Odyssey Health (Nasdaq: ODSY), which provides hospice care. The deal… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Monday’s early trading are Dreamworks Animation SKG (NYSE: DWA), Popular (Nasdaq: BPOP) and New York & Co. (NYSE: NWY). Top Percentage Losers — Monday, May 24, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Dreamworks (NYSE: DWA) $30.81 -11.6% $44.77 $25.70 Popular (Nasdaq: BPOP) $2.94 -4.0% $4.23 $1.00 New York & Co. (NYSE: NWY) $3.75 -2.6% $6.53 $2.72 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Monday’s early trading are Dreamworks Animation SKG (NYSE: DWA), Popular (Nasdaq: BPOP) and New York & Co. (NYSE: NWY). Top Percentage Losers — Monday, May 24, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Dreamworks (NYSE: DWA) $30.81 -11.6% $44.77 $25.70 Popular (Nasdaq: BPOP) $2.94 -4.0% $4.23 $1.00 New York & Co. (NYSE: NWY) $3.75 -2.6% $6.53 $2.72 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 11:00AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Disappointing Shrek Opening weighs on Dreamworks Shares of Dreamworks Animation (NYSE: DWA) are off by more than -11% after Shrek Forever After generated $71 million at the box office this weekend – below industry forecasts of $85 million, and a weaker opening than the prior two films in the franchise. Accounting for higher ticket prices in place compared with the last version of the Shrek franchise, actual attendance is more than 50% below the… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Thursday’s early trading are Marvell Semiconductors (Nasdaq: MRVL), Carmike Cinemas (Nasdaq: CKEC) and Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF). Top Percentage Gainers — Friday, May 21, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Carmike Cinemas (Nasdaq: CKEC) $12.40 +12.3% $19.00 $5.55 Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF) $6.70 +11.7% $10.78 $4.48 Marvell Semiconductors (Nasdaq: MRVL) $19.53 +9.4% $22.87 $10.62 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Thursday’s early trading are Marvell Semiconductors (Nasdaq: MRVL), Carmike Cinemas (Nasdaq: CKEC) and Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF). Top Percentage Gainers — Friday, May 21, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Carmike Cinemas (Nasdaq: CKEC) $12.40 +12.3% $19.00 $5.55 Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF) $6.70 +11.7% $10.78 $4.48 Marvell Semiconductors (Nasdaq: MRVL) $19.53 +9.4% $22.87 $10.62 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 12:22PM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. This Diversified Chip Player Looks Like a Smart Play Part of the challenge of investing in semiconductor stocks is identifying which areas will see strength and which will see weakness. At certain times, memory-related chips can see hot demand, while communications or networking chips can be out of favor. Or vice-versa. Maybe a better bet is to find stocks that have exposure to all the groups. #-ad_banner-#One can see the benefits of such an approach by looking… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD), Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (Nasdaq: RRGB). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, May 21, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Red Robin (Nasdaq: RRGB) $19.81 -15.9% $29.10 $14.39 Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) $5.09 -13.4% $9.84 $4.99 Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) $13.50 -5.8% $17.52 $10.99 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD), Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (Nasdaq: RRGB). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, May 21, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Red Robin (Nasdaq: RRGB) $19.81 -15.9% $29.10 $14.39 Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) $5.09 -13.4% $9.84 $4.99 Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) $13.50 -5.8% $17.52 $10.99 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 11:15AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Dell Slowly Improves In early March, shares of Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) started to stage an impressive rally as investors grew to expect a healthy upturn in demand for tech equipment. But in recent weeks, the optimism evaporated on concerns that price pressures would limit profit growth. Dell confirmed that thesis Thursday evening, as profit margins lagged forecasts, pushing shares down nearly -6% in Friday trading. Shares have now come all… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Thursday’s early trading are AdvanceAuto (NYSE: AAP), CitiTrends (Nasdaq: CTRN) and Perry Ellis (Nasdaq: PERY). Top Percentage Gainers — Thursday, May 20, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Advance Auto (NYSE: AAP) $49.37 +7.1% $50.21 $36.11 CitiTrends (Nasdaq: CTRN) $32.47 +6.5% $37.57 $20.92 Perry Ellis (Nasdaq: PERY) $22.68 +0.9% $26.87 $5.63 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Thursday’s early trading are AdvanceAuto (NYSE: AAP), CitiTrends (Nasdaq: CTRN) and Perry Ellis (Nasdaq: PERY). Top Percentage Gainers — Thursday, May 20, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Advance Auto (NYSE: AAP) $49.37 +7.1% $50.21 $36.11 CitiTrends (Nasdaq: CTRN) $32.47 +6.5% $37.57 $20.92 Perry Ellis (Nasdaq: PERY) $22.68 +0.9% $26.87 $5.63 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 12:14PM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Market Grinds Lower Except for a modest gain on Monday, the market has been under pressure since last Thursday. The S&P 500 has shed nearly -8% since during the past week. A correction can be quite healthy in the context of a long-term bull market, but if the selling continues for a few more sessions, it could really feed on itself and set the stage for an extended downward move. For now, many are still… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are Westwood One (Nasdaq: WWON), Hot Topic (Nasdaq: HOTT) and Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: SMI). Top Percentage Losers — Thursday, May 20, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: SMI) $3.49 -12.3% $6.74 $2.29 Hot Topic (Nasdaq: HOTT) $5.86 -10.3% $9.96 $5.25 Westwood One (Nasdaq: WWON) $9.15 -10.2% $17.99 $0.04 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are Westwood One (Nasdaq: WWON), Hot Topic (Nasdaq: HOTT) and Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: SMI). Top Percentage Losers — Thursday, May 20, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: SMI) $3.49 -12.3% $6.74 $2.29 Hot Topic (Nasdaq: HOTT) $5.86 -10.3% $9.96 $5.25 Westwood One (Nasdaq: WWON) $9.15 -10.2% $17.99 $0.04 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 10:40AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Westwood One Continues Its Losing Streak With the advent of satellite radio companies like Sirius XM (Nasdaq: SIRI) and the time-sucking phenomena known as YouTube and Facebook, a number of national radio chains saw declining audiences and were forced into bankruptcy in recent years. One of the last publicly-traded radio operators, Westwood One (Nasdaq: WWON), looks headed for a similar fate. #-ad_banner-#The company managed to stem a long-standing decline in ad sales in… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Wednesdays’s early trading are Pactiv (NYSE: PTV), Advance America (NYSE: AEA), Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA).  Top Percentage Gainers –Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Pactive (NYSE: PTV) $29.46 +5.6% $29.71 $19.64 Advance America (NYSE: AEA) $6.20 +5.7% $7.45 $3.48 Visa (NYSE: V) $6.20 +4.1% $97.19 $58.00 MasterCard (NYSE: MA) $2.84 +2.1% $269.88 $155.51 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. Read More

Among the biggest winners in Wednesdays’s early trading are Pactiv (NYSE: PTV), Advance America (NYSE: AEA), Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA).  Top Percentage Gainers –Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Pactive (NYSE: PTV) $29.46 +5.6% $29.71 $19.64 Advance America (NYSE: AEA) $6.20 +5.7% $7.45 $3.48 Visa (NYSE: V) $6.20 +4.1% $97.19 $58.00 MasterCard (NYSE: MA) $2.84 +2.1% $269.88 $155.51 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 11:00AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Signs of Continued Consumer Distress are Pushing these Stocks Higher Advance America (NYSE: AEA) and BJ’s Wholesale (NYSE: BJS) are both up nearly +5% in Wednesday trading, highlighting the fact that consumers remain under duress. Advance America offers cash advances to credit-constrained consumers, and often sees business spike when the economy is in a funk. BJ’s, like other discounters, is posting solid results with its no-frills low-prices… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Wednesday’s early trading are Chico’s FAS (NYSE: CHS), Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF) and Cost Plus (Nasdaq: CPWM).    Top Percentage Losers — Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Chico’s FAS (NYSE: CHS) $12.21 +13.7% $16.57 $7.46 Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF) $6.08 +9.8% $10.78 $4.48 Cost Plus (NYSE: CPWM) $4.80 +10.7% $5.98 $0.95 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Wednesday’s early trading are Chico’s FAS (NYSE: CHS), Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF) and Cost Plus (Nasdaq: CPWM).    Top Percentage Losers — Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Chico’s FAS (NYSE: CHS) $12.21 +13.7% $16.57 $7.46 Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF) $6.08 +9.8% $10.78 $4.48 Cost Plus (NYSE: CPWM) $4.80 +10.7% $5.98 $0.95 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 10:30AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Retailers’ Slump Presents Opportunity for Chico’s Investors often get spoiled. Once they see a company repeatedly blow past estimates, they expect more of the same. So when Chico’s FAS (NYSE: CHS) simply met first quarter profit forecasts on Wednesday, shares were dumped to the tune of -8%. Investors had only recently chased up shares of retailers on expectations of sustained sales and profit growth. But that retail trade has evaporated: shares of Chico’s, in particular,… Read More

Throughout the recent economic slump, investors began to wonder if the world’s oldest billion-dollar corporation would even survive. Think about that. A hallmark of American industry on the brink. . . Sound familiar? So what was this ‘mystery’ company? General Electric (NYSE: GE)? Nope. General Motors? Not… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s early trading are Ambac Financial (NYSE: ABK), Fidelity National Info (NYSE: FIS) and Netease.com (Nasdaq: NTES). Top Percentage Losers — Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Ambac Financial (NYSE: ABK) $1.27 -13.7% $3.39 $0.51 Netease.com (Nasdaq: NTES) $30.39 -5.5% $28.54 $18.02 Fidelity National (NYSE: FIS) $27.67 -4.2% $30.78 $18.25 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s early trading are Ambac Financial (NYSE: ABK), Fidelity National Info (NYSE: FIS) and Netease.com (Nasdaq: NTES). Top Percentage Losers — Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Ambac Financial (NYSE: ABK) $1.27 -13.7% $3.39 $0.51 Netease.com (Nasdaq: NTES) $30.39 -5.5% $28.54 $18.02 Fidelity National (NYSE: FIS) $27.67 -4.2% $30.78 $18.25 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 11:14AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Ambac’s Pain Spells Opportunity for Rival As we noted a week ago, bond insurer MBIA (NYSE: MBI) is on the ropes, creating an opportunity for rival Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO). Investors failed to heed that advice, as AGO’s shares have fallen roughly -10% since then. Well, another data point just underscored the bullish investment thesis for AGO. Rival Ambac Financial (NYSE: ABK)… Read More