ZaZa Energy Corp (NASDAQ: ZAZA) and Bri-Chem Corp (TSX: BRY), lead the top small cap stock gainers for various sectors on both sides of the border, including one that saw its share price surge 39%.
Top U.S. Gainer
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Company Name |
Exchange |
Ticker |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Last Volume |
Price Return |
Price Return |
52-Week High |
52-Week Low |
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ZaZa Energy Corp |
NASDAQ |
ZAZA |
43.1 |
3.55 |
6,950,840 |
39.2% |
44.3% |
11.50 |
1.66 |
ZaZa Energy Corp (NASDAQ: ZAZA), engaged in the exploration of oil and natural gas, was the top performer in the U.S. energy sector after climbing 39.2% and closed at $3.55 Thursday, while recording significant trading volumes of 6.9 million shares. ZAZA broke its key technical resistance levels of 30-Day and 50-Day DMAs at $2.63 & $3.32 respectively. Recently, the company announced its financial results for Q3’14 ended September 30, 2014 with ZAZA reporting total revenues of $2.7 million as compared to $1.1 million for Q3’13, an increase of approximately 144% and a net income of $10.1 million, or income per diluted share of $0.83 compared to a net loss of $20.6 million, or a loss per diluted share of $2.01 for Q3’13. During the past 5-trading sessions, ZAZA gained 44.3% with daily average trading volumes of 1.4 million shares, while the stock accumulated 91.9% gain during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 515,328 shares.
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Top Canadian Gainer
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Company Name |
Exchange |
Ticker |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Last Volume |
Price Return |
Price Return |
52-Week High |
52-Week Low |
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Bri-Chem Corp |
TSX |
BRY |
34.6 |
1.44 |
119,543 |
28.5% |
23.1% |
1.98 |
1.07 |
Bri-Chem Corp (TSX: BRY), engaged in the wholesale distribution business that blends and packages drilling fluid supplies for the oil and gas industry was the top sector gainer after climbing 28.5% and closed at C$1.44 Thursday, while recording significant trading volumes of 119,543 shares. BRY broke its key technical resistance level of 30-Day DMA at C$1.34. The company made an announcement recently regarding its financial results for Q3’14 ended September 30, 2014, wherein BRY reported consolidated revenues from continued operations of C$53,283,129 compared to C$43,323,525 for Q3’13, a 23% increase. Net earnings for Q3’14 stood at C$3,355,881 or C$0.14 diluted earnings per share compared to C$1,940,291 for Q3’13. It’s EBITDA for Q3’14 rose 52% to C$6,460,579 from C$4,241,153 in Q3’13. During the past 5-trading sessions, BRY gained 23.1% with daily average trading volumes of 51,645 shares, while the stock fell by 1.4% during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 37,255 shares.
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