Below is a list of some of the story stocks to watch for May 8, 2011
Generac Holdings Inc. (GNRC) rallied 28 percent to $29.48 for the biggest intraday gain since it went public in February 2010. The generator maker proposed a one-time dividend of as much as $10 a share upon the completion of a debt financing.
Grand Canyon Education Inc. (LOPE) rose 17 percent to $18.81 and climbed 18 percent earlier, the most intraday since Aug. 5. The for-profit college forecast earnings in 2012 will be at least $1.24 a share, beating the average analyst estimate of $1.21.
Top Story Stocks Performance - 5/8/12
Ticker Company Performance
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc. 25.87%
ARNA Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 18.01%
LOPE Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 15.10%
GTXI GTX Inc. 14.19%
OMX OfficeMax Incorporated 12.61%
VSI Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. 11.80%
RAIL FreightCar America Inc. 5.97%
CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 4.69%
NVE NV Energy, Inc. 4.36%
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. 4.26%
CIGX Star Scientific, Inc. 3.86%
DMND Diamond Foods, Inc. 3.23%
SLXP Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 3.17%
HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. 2.81%
COCO Corinthian Colleges Inc. 2.39%
LNCR Lincare Holdings Inc. 2.35%
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 1.86%
CSTE CaesarStone Sdot-Yam Ltd. 1.76%
AH Accretive Health, Inc. 1.73%
XCO EXCO Resources Inc. 1.69%
P Pandora Media, Inc. 1.39%
TSN Tyson Foods Inc. 1.26%
VECO Veeco Instruments Inc. 1.25%
BG Bunge Limited 1.18%
GA Giant Interactive Group, Inc. 1.12%
CAB Cabela's Inc. 1.07%
MR Mindray Medical International Limited 1.02%
TWO Two Harbors Investment Corp. 0.98%
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. 0.97%
PDC Pioneer Drilling Co. 0.92%
GMCR Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. 0.82%
ADM Archer Daniels Midland Company 0.74%
NI NiSource Inc. 0.68%
DTE DTE Energy Co. 0.67%
EXEL Exelixis, Inc. 0.66%
CVLT CommVault Systems, Inc. 0.57%
GGC Georgia Gulf Corp. 0.56%
SUSQ Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. 0.54%
HCA HCA Holdings, Inc. 0.51%
DPS Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. 0.48%
NOK Nokia Corporation 0.47%
SO Southern Company 0.42%
DVAX Dynavax Technologies Corporation 0.42%
LMCA Liberty Capital Group 0.42%
NU Northeast Utilities 0.39%
INWK InnerWorkings Inc. 0.38%
GIS General Mills, Inc. 0.36%
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