Today, we have picked seven stocks across sectors of U.S. which have registered over 100% increase in trading volumes with strong price gains touching their 52-week highs last week. These stocks have registered significant increase in daily average trading volumes during the past five days compared with past one month daily average trading volumes, indicating a strong market interest. During last week these stocks have registered price gains ranging from 1.0% to 119.0% with daily average trading volumes in excess of 100,000.
|
Company Name |
Ticker |
Exchange |
Sector |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Price Change (5-Day) |
Average Volume |
Average Volume |
Volume Change* |
52-Week High |
52-Week Low |
|
NephroGenex Inc |
NRX |
NASDAQ |
Healthcare |
94.6 |
10.68 |
119.3% |
5,159,915 |
876,107 |
489.0% |
17.98 |
3.96 |
|
China Jo-Jo Drugstores Inc |
CJJD |
NASDAQ |
Consumer Staples |
38.5 |
2.56 |
25.5% |
1,439,055 |
272,652 |
427.8% |
3.50 |
1.00 |
|
Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc |
MIG |
NYSE |
Financial |
419.8 |
8.38 |
23.2% |
1,486,128 |
396,154 |
275.1% |
8.63 |
5.24 |
|
CytoSorbents Corp |
CTSO |
NASDAQ |
Healthcare |
256.0 |
11.00 |
1.0% |
372,220 |
107,673 |
245.7% |
12.87 |
3.05 |
|
Inphi Corp |
IPHI |
NYSE |
Technology |
658.2 |
17.74 |
14.3% |
1,023,943 |
392,655 |
160.8% |
19.14 |
10.87 |
|
Advaxis Inc |
ADXS |
NASDAQ |
Healthcare |
164.3 |
8.42 |
5.6% |
1,469,511 |
644,105 |
128.1% |
9.75 |
2.46 |
|
Sigma Designs Inc |
SIGM |
NASDAQ |
Technology |
245.6 |
7.03 |
26.7% |
830,277 |
385,593 |
115.3% |
7.50 |
3.28 |
Source: Bloomberg
*Volume Change: 5-Day average volume over 30-Day average volume
Company Description
NephroGenex Inc (NASDAQ: NRX)
NephroGenex, Inc. develops novel drugs for the treatment of kidney disease. The company is developing a small molecule drug that acts as an inhibitor of the pathogenic oxidative chemistries which are elevated in diabetic patients.
China Jo-Jo Drugstores Inc (NASDAQ: CJJD)
China Jo-Jo Drugstores, Inc. through its affiliates operates a retail pharmacy chain in the Peoples Republic of China. The company offers both western and traditional Chinese medicine.
Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc (NYSE: MIG)
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. provides alternative risk management programs and services. These include reinsurance brokering, risk management consulting, claims handling, and administrative services, along with various types of property and casualty insurance coverage. The company also operates retail insurance agencies.
CytoSorbents Corp (NASDAQ: CTSO)
CytoSorbents Corp. is involved in the research, development and commercialization of medical devices with its platform blood purification technology. The company focuses on developing this technology for multiple applications in the medical field for the treatment of acute and chronic health complications associated with blood toxicity.
Inphi Corp (NYSE: IPHI)
Inphi Corporation is a fabless provider of high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the communications and computing markets. The company’s solutions provide a high-speed interface between analog signals and digital information in systems such as telecommunications transport systems, enterprise networking equipment, datacenter and enterprise servers and storage platforms.
Advaxis Inc (NASDAQ: ADXS)
Advaxis Inc. is a biotechnology company. The company develops therapeutic cancer vaccines targeting cervical, head & neck, breast, prostate, and other cancers.
Sigma Designs Inc (NASDAQ: SIGM)
Sigma Designs, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets high-performance, System-on-a-Chip (SoC) semiconductors. The company serves markets that include IPTV Set-top Boxes, Blu-ray players, HDTV’s, digital media players, and ultra-wideband connectivity markets.
