Landauer Shares Rise 11% On Radiation Business (LDR)

Doing your homework can really pay off, just ask traders who went long Landauer LDR at the open today. That stock, after opening flat, is now trading more than 11% higher to $67.68. The company is a provider of technical and analytical services to determine occupational and environmental radiation exposure.

Volume is running heavy, with more than 107,000 shares trading hands compared to a daily average volume of 34,000. Clearly, this is a very illiquid name, so traders looking for an entry certainly need to use caution.