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Benzinga's Volume Movers (TIBX, EXEL, WBMD, NFLX)
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 10:45am | 169TIBCO Software Inc (NASDAQ: TIBX) shares moved up 4.89% to $28.31 at 10:40 am. The volume of TIBX shares traded was 275% higher than normal. Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE: HPQ) considered purchasing TIBX until two weeks ago when the talks fizzled, Reuters reported. Exelixis Inc (NASDAQ: EXEL) shares...
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Top Percentage Gainers And Losers As Of 10 a.m. 4/12/2011 (CYH, THC, SKH, JPM, EXEL, GS, TIBX, HPQ, SIFY, WMS, GFRE, EXTR, SB, AIB, CCRT, GIL, THLD, BRNC, SIMG)
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 10:28am | 464Best 1) Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH): Shares are vaulting 16.57% to $30.18. The stock took a huge hit in yesterday's session, trading down as low as $22.32 after Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC) filed a lawsuit against the company alleging illegal admission of patients in order to benefit...
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Top Percentage Gainers And Losers As Of 8:45 a.m. 4/12/2011 (EXEL, GS, KITD, CYH, CBLI, LVLT, UBS, EXTR, AA, BBL, F, BP)
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 8:58am | 372Best 1) Excelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL): Trading up 11.67% to $12.34 after a report came out saying that the company is working Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to prepare for takeover offers. The action is in response to a positive study regarding its experimental prostate-cancer drug. 2) Kit digital (NASDAQ:...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight on Exelixis (EXEL)
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 8:25am | 159Piper Jaffray is out with its report on Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL), reiterating Overweight. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "Bloomberg reported after the close that Exelixis has retained Goldman Sachs to field potential takeover offers around cabozantinib data at ASCO in early June....
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (MDVN, WMS, AMMD, AA)
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 8:20am | 137Medivation Inc (NASDAQ: MDVN) was downgraded by Roth Capital from "buy" to "neutral." MDVN's shares closed at $20.48 yesterday. Medivation's trailing-twelve-month ROE is -206.55%. Jefferies downgraded WMS Industries Inc (NYSE: WMS) from “buy” to “hold.” WMS' stock closed at $36.22 yesterday. WMS...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (EXEL, BIIB, TEVA, CIGX)
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 8:19am | 151Exelixis Inc (NASDAQ: EXEL) shares surged 9.95% to $12.15 in the pre-market session. EXEL retained Goldman Sachs in anticipation of potential takeover offers, Bloomberg reported. Biogen Idec Inc (NASDAQ: BIIB) shares advanced 1.21% to $79.50 in the pre-market session. Analysts at BofA/Merrill...
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Top Percentage Gainers and Losers as of 3:30 p.m. 4/11/2011(TSTY, FLO, GLBC, AMMD, ENDP, CT, EFII, IDIX, MILL, BAC, AFFX, CYH, QUIK, CIGX, THC, BDCO, SCEI, WPRT, IRE, TDSC, GFRE)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 3:30pm | 553Best 1) Tasty Baking Company (NASDAQ: TSTY): Stock is skyrocketing a remarkable 146.58% to $3.96 in today's action after Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) revealed plans to buy the company for $4 per share in an all-cash arrangement. 2) Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC): Surging 58.51% to $23.46 after...
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Top Percentage Gainers and Losers as of 2 p.m. 4/11/2011(TSTY, FLO, GLBC, LVLT, AMMD, ENDP, EFII, IDIX, BAC, SNSS, AFFX, MCP, CYH, QUIK, THC, TDSC, WPRT, SCEI, IRE)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 2:12pm | 530Best 1) Tasty Baking Company (NASDAQ: TSTY): Stock has jumped a resounding 146.58% to $3.96 after Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) revealed plans to buy the company for $4 per share in an all-cash arrangement. 2) Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC): Surging 57.09% to $23.25 after Level 3 Communications (...
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Hapoalim Reiterates Hold On Medivation (MDVN)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 10:09am | 102Hapoalim Securities is reiterating its Hold rating on Medivation (NASDAQ: MDVN). In a note to clients, Hapoalim writes, "Medivation announced that in the Phase 3 HORIZON Huntington's disease trial, Dimebon failed to achieve statistical significance for either of the co-primary endpoints....
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Global Hunter Maintains MDVN Buy Rating
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 9:28am | 114Global Hunter has issued a report maintaining a Buy Rating on Medication Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN). According to the report, “Although we believe the Street is not placing any value on this program, there is the potential for a favorable outcome based on the powering of the study. We continue to believe...
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Pre-Market Top Percentage Gainers and Losers (GLBC, LVLT, AMMD, ENDP, RAME, VVUS, BIIB, QUIK, MDVN, JACK, EDMC, GS, SINA)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 9:08am | 337Best 1) Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC): Vaulting 74.19% to $25.78 after Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) announced that it will acquire the company in an all-stock purchase (16 shares of Level 3 common stock for each share of Global Crossing common or preferred). 2) American Medical Systems...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (MDVN, SINA, MU, LOGI)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 8:24am | 147Medivation Inc (NASDAQ: MDVN) dipped 4.03% to $19.30 in the pre-market session. Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and MDVN reported results from the Phase 3 HORIZON trial of the investigational drug dimebon in patients with Huntington disease. Sina Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA) fell 1.13% to $118 in the pre-...
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Medivation Resumes Trading (MDVN)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 8:00am | 13Medivation Resumes Trading (NASDAQ: MDVN)
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Pfizer and Medivation Announce Results From Phase 3 Horizon Trial of Dimebon in Huntington Disease
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 7:41am | 76Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN) today announced results from the Phase 3 HORIZON trial of the investigational drug dimebon in patients with Huntington disease. Dimebon did not achieve statistical significance for either of the co-primary endpoints, the Mini-Mental State...
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End of Day Top Percentage Gainers and Losers (CAAS, GENE, TPX, SYMX, GY, SCOK, YONG, HERO, AIB, QXM)
Friday, April 8, 2011 - 3:32pm | 306Best 1) China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ: CAAS): Skyrocketing 38.57% to $11.28 after reporting that preliminary Q4 sales were ahead of consensus estimates. Looks like a short squeeze is taking place. 2) Genetic Technologies (NASDAQ: GENE): Currently up 15.85% to $3.09. Shares have been surging (...