XRS Corp (NASDAQ: XRSC), and Pethealth Inc (TSX: PTZ), lead the top small cap stock gainers for various sectors on both sides the border, including one that saw its share price soar of 83%.
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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XRS Corp |
NASDAQ |
XRSC |
62.0 |
5.52 |
1,348,535 |
82.8% |
73.0% |
5.55 |
2.03 |
XRS Corp (NASDAQ: XRSC), a provider of fleet management solutions to the transportation industry, was the top performer in the U.S. technology sector after rallying 82.7% on a take-over deal by Omnitracs, LLC for $5.60 per share in cash or a total consideration of about $178 million. The stock breached the short term 30 day DMA at $3.09 and closed yesterday at its 52-week high of $5.52 while recording huge volumes of 1.3 million shares. During the past 5-trading sessions, XRSC gained 73.0% with daily average trading volumes of 279,801 shares, while the stock accumulated over 87.1% during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 75,912 shares. We note that the stock is up 99% year-to-date.
1-Year Price Chart
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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Pethealth Inc |
TSX |
PTZ |
84.3 |
2.77 |
937,101 |
25.3% |
27.7% |
2.79 |
1.33 |
Shares of Pethealth Inc (TSX: PTZ), a provider of insurance for pet animals in the U.S., Canada and the U.K, climbed 25.3% Tuesday in the wake of its acquisition by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited offering a premium of 26% to the closing price as on August 29th 2014.The stock closed at its 52-week high of C$2.77 while recording significant volumes of 937,101 shares. During the past 5-trading sessions, PTZ gained 27.65% with daily average trading volumes of 220,781 shares, while the stock accumulated over 62% during the past one month with daily average trading volumes of 61,074 shares.
1-Year Price Chart
