NASDAQ Top Percentage Gainers: Town Sports International, AXT, Dynavax, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

POINT ROBERTS, July 29, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for July 28, 2011. On Thursday, Town Sports International was in spotlight as the stock climbed 24.25%. Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. CLUB was the biggest gaineron Nasdaq and soared $1.85 (24.25%) to $9.48 and made a new 52-week high of $9.88. The company reported 16 cents a share with revenue growing 0.70% to $118.285 million in second quarter. AXT, Inc. AXTI climbed $1.49 (20.55%) to $8.74. Analysts at Needham & Company upgraded shares of AXT, Inc. AXTI from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note to investors and has an $11.00 price target on the stock. Dynavax Technologies Corporation DVAX gained $0.41 (16.87%) to $2.84 after it disclosed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration agreed with the biopharmaceutical company's clinical findings related to a vaccine for adult hepatitis B. Dynavax said the FDA found that while the manufactured lots of heplisav didn't meet pre-specified time point of four weeks post the last dose, it met the eight week criteria, as well as several other time points. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. GMCR moved $14.46 (16.41%) to $102.57 and made an all-time high of $107.27. The company said that it had a profit of $56.3 million, or 37 cents a share, compared to a year ago profit of $18.4 million, or 13 cents a share, a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, the company earned 49 cents a share, topping analysts' estimates by 12 cents a share. Revenue 126.50% to $717.21 million from $316.58 million in the year-ago quarter, ahead of analysts' estimates of $606.76 million. Gross margin also improved to 36.8% from 34.4%. Investorideas.com Free Investor Tools; Sign up for the free investor news and stock alerts in leading sectors! http://www.investorideas.com/Resources/Newsletter.asp Join Investor Ideas - Research energy stocks, mining, agriculture stocks, cloud computing stocks and more… Investorideas.com Members currently have 24/7 online access to the exclusive subscriber-only eleven stock directories in leading sectors including renewable energy, water and energy stocks. Visit the Investor Ideas membership page to learn more at: http://www.investorideas.com/membership/ About InvestorIdeas.com: InvestorIdeas.com is a leader in investor stock research by sector. Sectors we cover include; cleantech and renewable energy stocks, biotech stocks, mining and gold stocks, energy stocks, water, tech, defense stocks, nanotech, agriculture and gaming. Follow Investorideas.com on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/Investorideas Follow Investorideas.com on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Investorideas Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising . www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp For Additional Information and or interest in becoming a content /revenue partner: Dawn Van Zant: 800-665-0411 - dvanzant@investorideas.com Source - Investorideas.com
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