Stocks to Watch for Tuesday 8/02/2011: Fresh 52-Week Highs and Lows
Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined.
The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest – minimum 100k average daily volume):
1) PAETEC Holding (NASDAQ: PAET): Shares of PAETEC hit a 52-week high of $5.39 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.33. The year-to-date performance of PAETEC has been a gain of 42.5%.
2) Melco Crown Entertainment (NASDAQ: MPEL): Shares of Melco Crown hit a 52-week high of $16.15 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.97. The year-to-date performance of Melco has been a gain of 151.1%.
3) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR): Shares of Green Mountain hit a 52-week high of $107.95 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $107.92. The year-to-date performance of Green Mountain Coffee has been a gain of 228.4%.
4) Deckers Outdoor (NASDAQ: DECK): Shares of Deckers hit a 52-week high of $101.87 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $101.81. The year-to-date performance of Deckers has been a gain of 27.6%.
5) Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ): Shares of Jazz Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week high of $43.60 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $41.84. The year-to-date performance of Jazz has been a gain of 112.6%.
6) TIM Participacoes S.A. (NYSE: TSU): Shares of TIM Participacoes hit a 52-week high of $51.27 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $51.06. The year-to-date performance of TIM Participacoes has been a gain of 53.7%.
7) Metropolitan Health Networks (NYSE: MDF): Shares of Metropolitan Health Networks hit a 52-week high of $5.86 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.78. The year-to-date performance of Metropolitan Health Networks has been a gain of 29.3%.
8) Telecom Corporation of New Zealand (NYSE: NZT): Shares of Telecom Corporation of New Zealand hit a 52-week high of $11.69 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.61. The year-to-date performance of Telecom Corporation of New Zealand has been a gain of 39%.
9) Crosstex Energy (NASDAQ: XTXI): Shares of Crosstex hit a 52-week high of $15.14 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.04. The year-to-date performance of Crosstex Energy has been a gain of 72.5%.
10) El Paso Electric (NYSE: EE): Shares of El Paso hit a 52-week high of $34.37 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.30. The year-to-date performance of El Paso Electric has been a gain of 25.5%.
11) MDC Partners (NASDAQ: MDCA): Shares of MDC hit a 52-week high of $20.99 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.34. The year-to-date performance of MDC Partners has been a gain of 19.7%.
12) Colfax Corp. (NYSE: CFX): Shares of Colfax hit a 52-week high of $28.32 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $27.97. The year-to-date performance of Colfax has been a gain of 51.9%.
The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest – minimum 100k average daily volume):
1) Sun Healthcare Group (NASDAQ: SUNH): Shares of Sun Healthcare hit a 52-week low of $2.99 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.35. The year-to-date performance of Sun Healthcare has been a loss of 73.5%.
2) Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NASDAQ: TEVA): Shares of Teva hit a 52-week low of $43.00 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $43.76. The year-to-date performance of Teva has been a loss of 15.3%.
3) Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM): Shares of Research In Motion hit a 52-week low of $24.20 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.79. The year-to-date performance of RIMM has been a loss of 57.8%.
4) Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR): Shares of Juniper Networks hit a 52-week low of $22.81 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.02. The year-to-date performance of Juniper has been a loss of 37.6%. 5) AK Steel (NYSE: AKS): Shares of AK Steel hit a 52-week low of $11.55 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.65. The year-to-date performance of AK Steel has been a loss of 28.6%.
6) HCA Holdings (NYSE: HCA): Shares of HCA hit a 52-week low of $23.53 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.94. The year-to-date performance of HCA has been a loss of 19.6%.
7) Waste Management (NYSE: WM): Shares of Waste Management hit a 52-week low of $31.20 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.48. The year-to-date performance of Waste Management has been a loss of 14.6%.
8) Best Buy (NYSE: BBY): Shares of Best Buy hit a 52-week low of $26.78 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.96. The year-to-date performance of Best Buy has been a loss of 20.6%.
9) Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ: HGSI): Shares of Human Genome Sciences hit a 52-week low of $19.45 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.54. The year-to-date performance of Human Genome has been a loss of 18.2%.
10) Radian Group (NYSE: RDN): Shares of Radian hit a 52-week low of $2.96 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.08. The year-to-date performance of Radian Group has been a loss of 61.7%.
11) Standard Pacific (NYSE: SPF): Shares of Standard Pacific hit a 52-week low of $2.76 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.84. The year-to-date performance of Standard has been a loss of 38.2%.
12) Sabra Healthcare REIT (NASDAQ: SBRA): Shares of Sabra hit a 52-week low of $9.79 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.06. The year-to-date performance of Sabra has been a loss of 39.8%.
13) AU Optronics (NYSE: AUO): Shares of AU hit a 52-week low of $5.39 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.42. The year-to-date performance of AU has been a loss of 46.8%.
14) McClatchy Co. (NYSE: MNI): Shares of McClatchy hit a 52-week low of $1.94 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.07. The year-to-date performance of McClatchy has been a loss of 55.6%.
15) Avon Products (NYSE: AVP): Shares of Avon hit a 52-week low of $25.59 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $25.85. The year-to-date performance of Avon has been a loss of 9.6%.
16) Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL): Shares of Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes hit a 52-week low of $7.56 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.69. The year-to-date performance of Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes has been a loss of 49.5%.
17) Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ: LOGI): Shares of Logitech hit a 52-week low of $9.23 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.36. The year-to-date performance of Logitech has been a loss of 49.5%.
18) Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AUXL): Shares of Auxilium hit a 52-week low of $17.40 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.49. The year-to-date performance of Auxilium Pharmaceuticals has been a loss of 17.1%.
19) Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI): Shares of Omega Healthcare hit a 52-week low of $16.97 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.81. The year-to-date performance of Omega has been a loss of 17.7%.
20) Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO): Shares of Aeropostale hit a 52-week low of $16.18 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.62. The year-to-date performance of Aeropostale has been a loss of 32.4%.
21) Applied Micro Circuits (NASDAQ: AMCC): Shares of Applied Micro hit a 52-week low of $5.90 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.01. The year-to-date performance of Applied Micro Circuits has been a loss of 43.7%.
22) Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC): Shares of Computer Sciences hit a 52-week low of $34.08 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.44. The year-to-date performance of Computer Sciences has been a loss of 30.5%.
23) Frontline (NYSE: FRO): Shares of Frontline hit a 52-week low of $32.14 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.87. The year-to-date performance of Frontline has been a loss of 56.7%.
24) Old Republic International (NYSE: ORI): Shares of Old Republic hit a 52-week low of $10.26 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.34. The year-to-date performance of Old Republic has been a loss of 21.9%.
25) Geron Corp. (NASDAQ: GERN): Shares of Geron hit a 52-week low of $3.51 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.74. The year-to-date performance of Geron has been a loss of 28.1%.
26) Qiagen N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN): Shares of Qiagen hit a 52-week low of $16.35 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.48. The year-to-date performance of Qiagen has been a loss of 15.7%.
27) L&L Energy (NASDAQ: LLEN): Shares of L&L Energy hit a 52-week low of $3.94 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.17. The year-to-date performance of L&L has been a loss of 61.3%.
28) Central European Distribution Corp. (NASDAQ: CEDC): Shares of Central European Distribution hit a 52-week low of $9.48 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.52. The year-to-date performance of Central European Distribution has been a loss of 58.4%.
29) RealD (NYSE: RLD): Shares of RealD hit a 52-week low of $14.21 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.40. The year-to-date performance of RealD has been a loss of 44.4%.
30) Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS): Shares of Harris hit a 52-week low of $38.65 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $38.99. The year-to-date performance of Harris has been a loss of 13%.
31) MedAssets (NASDAQ: MDAS): Shares of MedAssets hit a 52-week low of $11.71 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.00. The year-to-date performance of MedAssets has been a loss of 40.5%.
32) Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE: HR): Shares of Healthcare Realty hit a 52-week low of $18.77 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.94. The year-to-date performance of Healthcare Realty Trust has been a loss of 8%.
33) AOL (NYSE: AOL): Shares of AOL hit a 52-week low of $16.87 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.93. The year-to-date performance of AOL has been a loss of 28.5%.
34) Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ: RBCN): Shares of Rubicon hit a 52-week low of $13.64 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.98. The year-to-date performance of Rubicon Technology has been a loss of 33.6%.
35) Veolia Environment S.A. (NYSE: VE): Shares of Veolia hit a 52-week low of $21.16 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.51. The year-to-date performance of Veolia has been a loss of 22.5%.
36) VCA Antech (NASDAQ: WOOF): Shares of VCA hit a 52-week low of $18.83 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.89. The year-to-date performance of VCA has been a loss of 18.9%.
37) Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS): Shares of Advanced Energy hit a 52-week low of $10.27 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.45. The year-to-date performance of Advanced Energy has been a loss of 23.3%.
38) Overseas Shipholding (NYSE: OSG): Shares of Overseas Shipholding hit a 52-week low of $23.18 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.32. The year-to-date performance of Overseas Shipholding has been a loss of 32.3%.
39) Gentiva Health Services (NASDAQ: GTIV): Shares of Gentiva hit a 52-week low of $14.76 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.24. The year-to-date performance of Gentiva has been a loss of 42.7%.
40) Unisys Corp. (NYSE: UIS): Shares of Unisys hit a 52-week low of $20.53 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.53. The year-to-date performance of Unisys has been a loss of 20.7%.
41) MannKind (NASDAQ: MNKD): Shares of MannKind hit a 52-week low of $3.21 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.21. The year-to-date performance of MannKind has been a loss of 60.1%.
42) CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX): Shares of CoreLogic hit a 52-week low of $15.34 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.39. The year-to-date performance of CoreLogic has been a loss of 16.9%.
43) Sequans Communications (NYSE: SQNS): Shares of Sequans hit a 52-week low of $7.55 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.75. The year-to-date performance of Sequans Communications has been a loss of 6%.
44) Hollysys Automation (NASDAQ: HOLI): Shares of Hollysys hit a 52-week low of $6.61 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.87. The year-to-date performance of Hollysys has been a loss of 54.6%.
45) Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK): Shares of Overstock.com hit a 52-week low of $11.99 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.36. The year-to-date performance of Overstock.com has been a loss of 25%.
46) MDC Holdings (NYSE: MDC): Shares of MDC hit a 52-week low of $22.19 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.41. The year-to-date performance of MDC has been a loss of 21.3%.
47) China Ming Yang Wind Power Group (NYSE: MY): Shares of China Ming Yang hit a 52-week low of $4.82 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.82. The year-to-date performance of China Ming Yang has been a loss of 58%.
48) Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII): Shares of Huntington Ingalls hit a 52-week low of $32.79 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $32.84. The year-to-date performance of Huntington has been a loss of 11.8%.
49) NetScout Systems (NASDAQ: NTCT): Shares of NetScout hit a 52-week low of $14.39 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.65. The year-to-date performance of NetScout has been a loss of 36.3%.
50) ModusLink Global Solutions (NASDAQ: MLNK): Shares of ModusLink hit a 52-week low of $4.09 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.16. The year-to-date performance of ModusLink has been a loss of 28%.
51) Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK): Shares of Alliant hit a 52-week low of $62.86 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $63.65. The year-to-date performance of Alliant Techsystems has been a loss of 13.9%.
52) A.H. Belo Corp. (NYSE: AHC): Shares of A.H. Belo hit a 52-week low of $5.92 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.19. The year-to-date performance of A.H. Belo has been a loss of 28.3%.
53) Cedar Shopping Centers (NYSE: CDR): Shares of Cedar Shopping Centers hit a 52-week low of $4.76 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.80. The year-to-date performance of Cedar Shopping has been a loss of 22.4%.
54) Sealy Corp. (NYSE: ZZ): Shares of Sealy hit a 52-week low of $2.14 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.16. The year-to-date performance of Sealy has been a loss of 26%.
55) Almost Family (NASDAQ: AFAM): Shares of Almost Family hit a 52-week low of $22.65 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.69. The year-to-date performance of Almost Family has been a loss of 40.9%.
56) Blue Nile (NASDAQ: NILE): Shares of Blue Nile hit a 52-week low of $40.16 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $40.27. The year-to-date performance of Blue Nile has been a loss of 29.4%.
57) Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH): Shares of Choice Hotels hit a 52-week low of $30.02 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $30.09. The year-to-date performance of Choice Hotels has been a loss of 20.5%.
58) North American Energy Partners (NYSE: NOA): Shares of North American Energy hit a 52-week low of $5.77 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.91. The year-to-date performance of North American Energy Partners has been a loss of 51.7%.
59) MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL): Shares of MaxLinear hit a 52-week low of $6.08 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.11. The year-to-date performance of MaxLinear has been a loss of 43.2%.
60) Zion Oil & Gas (NASDAQ: ZN): Shares of Zion hit a 52-week low of $3.37 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.40. The year-to-date performance of Zion Oil & Gas has been a loss of 28.8%.
61) Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE: THG): Shares of Hanover hit a 52-week low of $35.51 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.62. The year-to-date performance of Hanover has been a loss of 22.7%.
62) Myrexis (NASDAQ: MYRX): Shares of Myrexis hit a 52-week low of $3.27 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.29. The year-to-date performance of Myrexis has been a loss of 20.9%.
63) Media General (NYSE: MEG): Shares of Media General hit a 52-week low of $2.45 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.48. The year-to-date performance of Media General has been a loss of 57.1%.
64) Ballantyne Strong (NYSE: BTN): Shares of Ballantyne Strong hit a 52-week low of $3.68 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.76. The year-to-date performance of Ballantyne has been a loss of 51.6%.
65) Zillow (NASDAQ: Z): Shares of Zillow hit a 52-week low of $30.17 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $30.22. The year-to-date performance of Zillow has been a loss of 15.5%.
66) Responsys (NASDAQ: MKTG): Shares of Responsys hit a 52-week low of $13.89 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.93. The year-to-date performance of Responsys has been a loss of 9.5%.
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