Today, we have picked 14 stocks across sectors of U.S. & Canada 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 10.8% to 53.8% 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 |
|
USANA Health Sciences Inc |
USNA |
NYSE |
Healthcare |
1,479.92 |
113.98 |
33.0% |
433,523 |
187,393 |
131.3% |
116.20 |
55.01 |
|
Regulus Therapeutics Inc |
RGLS |
NASDAQ |
Healthcare |
954.00 |
19.96 |
15.2% |
5,169,533 |
2,261,180 |
128.6% |
20.50 |
5.40 |
|
SolarWinds Inc |
SWI |
NYSE |
Technology |
3,584.92 |
47.55 |
10.8% |
1,992,379 |
826,874 |
141.0% |
49.11 |
31.94 |
|
Calix Inc |
CALX |
NYSE |
Communications |
552.64 |
10.81 |
22.3% |
1,107,415 |
398,989 |
177.6% |
11.09 |
7.12 |
|
Mercury Systems Inc |
MRCY |
NASDAQ |
Technology |
474.80 |
13.98 |
16.6% |
446,847 |
198,394 |
125.2% |
14.43 |
9.14 |
|
MPLX LP |
MPLX |
NYSE |
Energy |
4,928.89 |
66.68 |
13.7% |
314,929 |
147,065 |
114.1% |
69.05 |
35.72 |
|
Receptos Inc |
RCPT |
NASDAQ |
Healthcare |
2,827.43 |
103.65 |
53.8% |
1,374,812 |
637,532 |
115.6% |
105.81 |
20.90 |
|
ABIOMED Inc |
ABMD |
NASDAQ |
Healthcare |
1,326.80 |
32.79 |
35.6% |
776,687 |
291,455 |
166.5% |
32.99 |
20.29 |
|
VASCO Data Security International Inc |
VDSI |
NASDAQ |
Communications |
1,004.36 |
25.32 |
31.4% |
1,887,172 |
869,190 |
117.1% |
25.66 |
6.47 |
|
Amedisys Inc |
AMED |
NASDAQ |
Healthcare |
871.23 |
26.10 |
19.7% |
819,151 |
364,501 |
124.7% |
26.34 |
12.60 |
|
Tornier NV |
TRNX |
NASDAQ |
Healthcare |
1,367.02 |
27.95 |
18.5% |
2,041,666 |
526,556 |
287.7% |
28.53 |
15.17 |
|
Aviv REIT Inc |
AVIV |
NYSE |
Financial |
1,593.69 |
33.73 |
16.1% |
1,218,227 |
401,483 |
203.4% |
34.71 |
22.74 |
|
Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc |
DND |
TSX |
Healthcare |
362.50 |
14.14 |
21.9% |
320,878 |
110,605 |
190.1% |
15.78 |
6.75 |
|
Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd |
BIN |
TSX |
Industrial |
3,791.71 |
32.92 |
12.0% |
333,129 |
166,390 |
100.2% |
33.34 |
24.69 |
Source: Bloomberg
*Volume Change: 5-Day average volume over 30-Day average volume
*Market cap & last price are in their respective currencies
Company Description
USANA Health Sciences Inc (NYSE: USNA)
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. develops manufactures, and markets nutritionals, personal care, and weight management products. The company’s products are sold directly to preferred customers and distributors throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong.
Regulus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: RGLS)
Regulus Therapeutics Inc. operates within the biopharmaceutical industry. The company’s products aim to treat or prevent hepatitis C infections, cardiovascular disease, fibrosis, oncology, immuno-inflammatory diseases, and metabolic diseases. Regulas’s research consists of scientists from across the world.
SolarWinds Inc (NYSE: SWI)
SolarWinds, Inc. provides enterprise-class network management software. The company’s products include individual software tools, products, and help for network management.
Calix Inc (NYSE: CALX)
Calix, Inc. provides communications access systems and software that enable communications service providers, or CSPs, to connect to their residential and business subscribers. The company’s products encompass its multiservice, multiprotocol access platform and its Ethernet service access platforms.
Mercury Systems Inc (NASDAQ: MRCY)
Mercury Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets real-time digital signal processing computer systems. The company’s systems transform sensor generated data into information which can be displayed as images for human interpretation or subjected to additional computer analysis. Products are marketed to the defense electronics and medical diagnostic imaging businesses.
MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX)
MPLX LP acquires, owns, operates and develops crude oil, refined products and other hydrocarbon-based product pipelines and other midstream assets. The company’s assets consist of a network of common carrier crude oil and product pipeline systems and associated storage assets in the Midwest and Gulf Coast regions of the United States.
Receptos Inc (NASDAQ: RCPT)
Receptos, Inc. discovers and develops small molecule drug therapies. The company specializes in the development of G protein-coupled receptors therapeutic candidates, as well as focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of various therapeutics for immune disorders.
ABIOMED Inc (NASDAQ: ABMD)
Abiomed, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets cardiovascular products. The company develops technologies designed to assist or replace the pumping function of the heart. Abiomed’s products and services are used by healthcare professionals in the U.S., Canada and the EU.
VASCO Data Security International Inc (NASDAQ: VDSI)
VASCO Data Security International, Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and supports open standards-based hardware and software security systems. The company’s systems manage and secure access to information assets. VASCO Data’s computer security subsidiaries include VASCO Data Security, Inc. in Illinois, and VASCO Data Security nv/sa of Belgium.
Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ: AMED)
Amedisys, Inc. is a multi-regional provider of alternate-site health care services. The company offers home health care nursing, home infusion therapy, and ambulatory surgery centers. Amedisys operates offices within a network of subsidiaries in the southern and southeastern United States.
Tornier NV (NASDAQ: TRNX)
Tornier NV designs, outsources the manufacture of and markets orthopedic products. The company markets joint replacement, trauma, sports medicine and orthobiologic products. Tornier markets its products internationally.
Aviv REIT Inc (NYSE: AVIV)
Aviv REIT, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust. The company focuses on the ownership, acquisition, and development of post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facilities. Aviv REIT conducts business throughout the United States.
Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc (TSX: DND)
Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. is involved in the licensing, clinical development, and regulatory approval of prescription medications utilizing drug delivery technologies or new pharmaceuticals. The company also conducts clinical trials, regulatory affairs services, and statistical analysis for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical devices industries.
Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd (TSX: BIN)
Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. provides non-hazardous solid waste collection and landfill disposal services for commercial, industrial and residential customers in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. The company also serves customers in the southern and northeastern regions of the United States.
