Gainers

  • ShiftPixy, Inc. PIXY shares climbed 68.61 percent to close at $4.62 on Friday after the company issued upbeat guidance for the third quarter.
  • Camber Energy Inc CEI rose 54.6 percent to close at $0.5799 on Friday after the company disclosed execution of asset purchase agreement that will extinguish all of the company’s existing bank debt.
  • Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd. GLMD shares surged 19.34 percent to close at $15.24 on Friday after climbing 21.04 percent on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Galmed Pharmaceuticals with a Buy rating and price target of $35.
  • SIGA Technologies, Inc. SIGA gained 17.79 percent to close at $7.35 as the company disclosed that the FDA has approved oral TPOXX® (tecovirimat).
  • CLPS Incorporation CLPS rose 16.94 percent to close at $14.29.
  • Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. CLBS climbed 13.19 percent to close at $6.18.
  • Magenta Therapeutics, Inc. MGTA gained 10.60 percent to close at $13.36.
  • Yangtze River Port and Logistics Limited YRIV surged 10.37 percent to close at $11.81 on Friday.
  • TapImmune, Inc. TPIV rose 9.94 percent to close at $10.40.
  • Advaxis, Inc. ADXS rose 9.84 percent to close at $1.34 after the FDA lifted clinical hold on the company’s Investigational New Drug Axalimogene Filolisbic.
  • Biocept Inc BIOC gained 9.77 percent to close at $7.19 on Friday following announcement of marketing & distribution agreement for its biopsy tests with Alliance Global FZ for the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa regions.
  • Zogenix, Inc. ZGNX shares rose 9.75 percent to close at $61.35.
  • China Auto Logistics Inc. CALI jumped 9.22 percent to close at $2.25.
  • ObsEva SA OBSV rose 9.16 percent to close at $16.33. ObsEva will begin trading today on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
  • Rubicon Project, Inc. RUBI gained 8.82 percent to close at $3.33. Rubicon Project is expected to release Q2 results on August 1, 2018.
  • Educational Development Corporation EDUC rose 8.31 percent to close at $18.90 after reporting Q1 fiscal results.
  • Integer Holdings Corporation ITGR rose 7.53 percent to close at $73.50.
  • Cato Corporation CATO rose 6.08 percent to close at $22.85.
  • Funko, Inc. FNKO rose 5.92 percent to close at $16.11. Funko reported a collaboration and licensing deal with The Pokemon Company to bring Pop! Pokemon figures to retail.
  • Monro, Inc. MNRO shares rose 5.78 percent to close at $65.00. Goldman Sachs upgraded Monro from Neutral to Buy.
  • Verastem, Inc. VSTM rose 5.46 percent to close at $8.50. BTIG Research initiated coverage on Verastem with a Buy rating.

 

 

 

Losers

  • Auris Medical Holding AG EARS tumbled 47.14 percent to close at $0.296 on Friday. Auris Medical said it has priced an underwritten public offering of 17.95 million common shares, series A warrants to buy 6.28 million common shares and Series V warrants to purchase 4.49 million shares.
  • Oragenics, Inc. OGEN dropped 34.43 percent to close at $0.80 after the company reported pricing of $12 million underwritten public offering.
  • IZEA, Inc. IZEA dropped 26.17 percent to close at $1.89 after surging 173.65 percent on Thursday.
  • China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited CNTF dropped 16.33 percent to close at $2.51 on Friday after rising 63.93 percent on Thursday.
  • Gogo Inc. GOGO dropped 16.18 percent to close at $4.04after the company disclosed that it was reviewing strategic alternatives for the company.
  • Nevro Corp. NVRO declined 15.09 percent to close at $57.77 following an 8-K from the company announcing the decision to terminate James Alecxih's employment as VP of Worldwide Sales.
  • Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. STAF dropped 12.66 percent to close at $2.69 on Friday.
  • Danaos Corporation DAC fell 10.87 percent to close at $2.050.
  • Vericel Corporation VCEL shares dropped 10.34 percent to close at $9.10
  • Ingredion Incorporated INGR fell 10.21 percent to close at $99.46 after the company disclosed a $125 million cost-savings program. The company issued weak Q2 earnings forecast and lowered its FY18 outlook.
  • MeiraGTx Holdings plc MGTX shares fell 9.92 percent to close at $10.53.
  • CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. CTMX shares dropped 9.12 percent to close at $23.01 on Friday. CytomX Therapeutics reported pricing of public offering of common stock.
  • Ascent Capital Group, Inc. ASCMA shares dropped 8.89 percent to close at $3.38.
  • Myovant Sciences Ltd. MYOV shares fell 8.89 percent to close at $21.00.
  • Pfenex Inc. PFNX fell 8.7 percent to close at $5.35 on Friday.
  • Pattern Energy Group Inc. PEGI fell 8.36 percent to close at $17.09.
  • LendingTree, Inc. TREE fell 5.88 percent to close at $232.00after the company agreed to acquire Student Loan Hero, Inc.
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