Below is a list of some of the story stocks to watch for March 27, 2011
Given Imaging Ltd. (GIVN) climbed 2.5 percent to $19.46. The maker of capsule-sized cameras for diagnosing digestive ailments said that Japan gave clearance for the use of its PillCam for patients with known or suspected small bowel disease.
Ista Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ISTA) surged 7.8 percent to $9.04. The developer of eye treatments agreed to be acquired by Bausch & Lomb Inc. (BOL US) for $500 million. The company also extended the patent for its Prolensa eye solution to September 2025.
Lennar Corp. (LEN) increased 3.3 percent to $27.27. The third-largest U.S. homebuilder by revenue reported first-quarter earnings excluding some items of 8 cents a share, beating the average analyst estimate of 5 cents.
Rent-A-Center Inc. (RCII) gained 4.8 percent to $39.09. The biggest U.S. rent-to-own retailer was raised to buy from hold at Stifel Nicolaus & Co., citing a “stabilizing core business” and the company’s RAC Acceptance kiosk concept
Top Story Stocks Performance - 3/27/12
Ticker Company Performance
HOGS Zhongpin, Inc. 27.47%
WNC Wabash National Corp. 15.13%
MCP Molycorp, Inc. 9.65%
YELP Yelp Inc. Class A Common Stock 8.98%
REE Rare Element Resources Ltd. 8.13%
ISTA ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. 7.82%
DANG E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. 6.30%
CIEN CIENA Corp. 4.82%
HUSA Houston American Energy Corp. 4.79%
PHM PulteGroup, Inc. 4.66%
TSLA Tesla Motors, Inc. 4.52%
RYL Ryland Group Inc. 4.47%
CLDX Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. 4.45%
SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation 4.37%
DHI DR Horton Inc. 4.21%
USG USG Corporation 4.12%
LEN Lennar Corp. 4.05%
JDSU JDS Uniphase Corporation 3.63%
TOL Toll Brothers Inc. 3.59%
JNPR Juniper Networks, Inc. 3.41%
FNSR Finisar Corp. 3.31%
LNKD LinkedIn Corporation 3.21%
MAS Masco Corporation 3.19%
NKTR Nektar Therapeutics 3.18%
MU Micron Technology Inc. 3.15%
QLIK Qlik Technologies, Inc. 3.05%
SOHU Sohu.com Inc. 3.01%
SINA Sina Corp. 2.98%
KBH KB Home 2.91%
CROX Crocs, Inc. 2.87%
YOKU Youku Inc. 2.85%
JCP J. C. Penney Company, Inc. 2.78%
CIG Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais 2.77%
NCR NCR Corp. 2.76%
HGSI Human Genome Sciences Inc. 2.50%
PFE Pfizer Inc. 2.44%
FCS Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. 2.40%
YNDX Yandex N.V. 2.39%
GMCR Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. 2.36%
LPX Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 2.24%
A Agilent Technologies Inc. 2.24%
AMRN Amarin Corporation plc 2.24%
AIG American International Group, Inc. 2.20%
SCCO Southern Copper Corp. 2.12%
GDI Gardner Denver Inc. 2.08%
FST Forest Oil Corp. 2.03%
EA Electronic Arts Inc. 2.00%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 1.96%
STJ St. Jude Medical Inc. 1.94%
AMRS Amyris, Inc. 1.94%
VLO Valero Energy Corporation 1.81%
OC Owens Corning 1.76%
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp. 1.70%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries NV 1.64%
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation 1.61%
BRCM Broadcom Corp. 1.59%
BIDU Baidu, Inc. 1.49%
HALO Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 1.48%
RBS The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 1.44%
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