Ubika Research has highlighted fourteen stocks across sectors which have outperformed their respective equity indices and sector indices last week posting a significant surge in their traded volumes. We note that these stocks are hovering around their 52-week highs. Average trading volumes of these stocks over the past five days are significantly higher than their one month daily average trading volumes. The shortlisted stocks outperformed their respective indices during the week, recording price gains ranging from 12% to 67% with daily average traded volume in excess of 100,000.
Index Performance during the Past Week (March 10th 2014 – March 14th 2014)
| Index |
Last Index Value |
Value Change (5-Day) |
Average Volume |
Average Volume |
Volume Comparison* |
|
S&P 500 Index |
1,841.1 |
-1.97 |
465,581,382 |
546,144,031 |
-14.8% |
|
NASDAQ Composite Index |
4,245.4 |
-2.09 |
533,812,762 |
532,198,277 |
0.3% |
|
Russell 2000 Index |
1,181.4 |
-1.82 |
284,059,827 |
295,135,498 |
-3.8% |
|
S&P/TSX Composite Index |
14,227.7 |
-0.50 |
161,800,646 |
182,848,329 |
-11.5% |
|
S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index |
1,033.6 |
-0.90 |
74,372,258 |
80,770,150 |
-7.9% |
Stocks Performance
| Company Name |
Ticker |
Exchange |
Sector |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Price Change (5-Day) |
Average Volume |
Average Volume |
Volume Comparison* |
52-Week High |
52-Week Low |
|
US Geothermal Inc |
HTM |
NYSE |
Utilities |
71.5 |
0.70 |
45.5% |
3,249,604 |
943,543 |
244.4% |
0.75 |
0.26 |
|
Flyht Aerospace Solutions Ltd |
FLY |
TSXV |
Industrial |
118.0 |
0.74 |
32.1% |
3,995,900 |
1,174,667 |
240.2% |
0.80 |
0.14 |
|
Coffee Holding Co Inc |
JVA |
NASDAQ |
Consumer Goods |
50.9 |
7.99 |
26.8% |
704,346 |
235,983 |
198.5% |
8.20 |
4.50 |
|
Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology Inc |
HART |
NASDAQ |
Healthcare |
82.7 |
10.69 |
26.1% |
638,526 |
216,576 |
194.8% |
11.58 |
2.00 |
|
Magellan Minerals Ltd |
MNM |
TSXV |
Basic Materials |
19.3 |
0.15 |
66.7% |
132,466 |
45,687 |
189.9% |
0.19 |
0.06 |
|
RCS Capital Corp |
RCAP |
NYSE |
Financial |
840.6 |
31.72 |
34.5% |
153,000 |
55,689 |
174.7% |
32.70 |
14.86 |
|
CRH Medical Corp |
CRH |
TSX |
Healthcare |
40.5 |
0.83 |
22.1% |
116,389 |
50,495 |
130.5% |
0.84 |
0.34 |
|
Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd |
VLCCF |
NASDAQ |
Industrial |
426.6 |
14.00 |
26.1% |
1,230,288 |
546,037 |
125.3% |
14.05 |
6.10 |
|
Chimerix Inc |
CMRX |
NASDAQ |
Healthcare |
726.3 |
27.14 |
44.9% |
642,119 |
286,075 |
124.5% |
27.46 |
12.96 |
|
Emerge Energy Services LP |
EMES |
NYSE |
Energy |
1,236.4 |
53.25 |
15.8% |
263,091 |
122,890 |
114.1% |
54.47 |
16.44 |
|
Polymet Mining Corp |
POM |
TSX |
Basic Materials |
450.9 |
1.64 |
12.3% |
147,670 |
70,656 |
109.0% |
1.73 |
0.69 |
|
American Heritage International Inc |
AHII |
OTC BB |
Consumer Goods |
139.6 |
1.41 |
17.5% |
443,541 |
217,082 |
104.3% |
1.42 |
0.05 |
|
magicJack VocalTec Ltd |
CALL |
NASDAQ |
Communications |
405.7 |
22.76 |
24.7% |
2,050,533 |
1,008,282 |
103.4% |
23.45 |
10.67 |
|
IGI Laboratories Inc |
IG |
NYSE |
Healthcare |
226.2 |
5.17 |
23.4% |
700,336 |
348,422 |
101.0% |
5.20 |
1.24 |
Source: Bloomberg
*Volume Comparison: 5-Day average volume over 30-Day average volume
Market cap & Last Price are in their respective currencies
Company Description
US Geothermal Inc (NYSE: HTM)
U.S. Geothermal Inc. develops renewable energy. The company operates geothermal power projects at Raft River, Idaho and San Emidio, Nevada.
Flyht Aerospace Solutions Ltd (TSXV: FLY)
Flyht Aerospace Solutions Ltd provides safety and efficiency solutions to the aviation industry. The company’s products include an automated flight information reporting system, as well as monitoring, management, and reporting tools.
Coffee Holding Co Inc (NASDAQ: JVA)
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. is a wholesale coffee roaster and dealer. The company’s primary business is roasting, blending, packaging, and distributing coffee for sale under private labels and their own brands for companies throughout the United States and Canada. Coffee Holding also sells unprocessed green coffee to specialty gourmet roasters and sells branded coffee.
Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology Inc (NASDAQ: HART)
Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc. is a clinical stage regenerative medicine company developing life-saving medical devices.
Magellan Minerals Ltd (TSXV: MNM)
Magellan Minerals Ltd acquires, explores, and develops mineral resource properties.
RCS Capital Corp (NYSE: RCAP)
RCS Capital Corporation is a holding company. The company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a wholesale broker-dealer, provides investment banking and capital markets services and offers transaction management services.
CRH Medical Corp (TSX: CRH)
CRH Medical Corporation specializes in the distribution of innovative medical products directly to physicians. CRH Medical delivers clinical, marketing and operational support directly to its partner physicians.
Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd (NASDAQ: VLCCF)
Knightsbridge Tankers Limited acquires, owns, leases, and charters double hull Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC).The company’s primary operation is the international seaborne transportation of dry bulk cargo. Knightsbridge Tankers Limited provides its services to oil companies, tanker companies, dry bulk companies, government agencies and various other entities.
Chimerix Inc (NASDAQ: CMRX)
Chimerix, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical discovers and commercializes oral antiviral therapeutics. The company develops novel antiviral therapeutics with the potential to transform patient care in multiple settings including transplant, oncology, acute care, and global health. Chimerix operates in the United States.
Emerge Energy Services LP (NYSE: EMES)
Emerge Energy Services LP owns, operates, acquires and develops a diversified portfolio of energy service assets. The company’s operations are organized into two service oriented business segments, sand and fuel processing and distribution.
Polymet Mining Corp (TSX: POM)
PolyMet Mining Corporation is a development stage mining company. The company will mine for non-ferrous metals in Minnesota, including platinum, palladium, gold, copper, nickel, and cobalt.
American Heritage International Inc (OTC BB: AHII)
American Heritage International Inc. manufactures electronic cigarettes.
MagicJack VocalTec Ltd (NASDAQ: CALL)
MagicJack VocalTec Ltd. offers voice-over-Internet-protocol telephone services. The company developed and markets computer software and hardware for making telephone calls over the Internet. The hardware component of the product plugs into the USB port on a personal computer, and a telephone handset plugs into that.
IGI Laboratories Inc (NYSE: IG)
IGI Laboratories, Inc. develops and manufactures topical semi solid and liquid products for pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical and cosmetic companies. The company offers skin care applications using its own micro encapsulation technologies.
