Galectin Therapeutics, Inc.
Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC: GALT) was one of a handful of companies that experienced substantial after-hours gains in Friday, September 13 trading, as the company moved up 5.5 percent to $10.50 per share on 1,800 shares traded. GALT is now trading 61.37 percent above its 50-day moving average and 145.27 percent above its 200-day moving average. The company is now 24.68 percent below its 52-week high and 521.87 percent above its 52-week low. The company is in the industry of drug development pursuant to curing cancer and fibrotic disease.
Only four other companies gained above 3 percent in Friday after-hours, starting with Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ICH), which moved up 3.7 percent to $5.55 on 1,600 shares traded. ICH is now 7.12 percent above its 50-day moving average and 28.65 percent above its 200-day moving average. The company’s stock is 39.89 percent below its 52-week peak and 80.74 percent above its 52-week low.
Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) ticked up by 3.3 percent to $18.57 per share on 3,200 shares traded, and is currently trading 6.67 percent above its 50-day moving average and 12.54 percent below its 200-day moving average. BTU stock is 38.96 percent below its 52-week high and 26.07 percent above its 52-week low.
Next, two companies lost 3.1 percent in after-hours trading Friday, namely RealD Inc. (NYSE: RLD), which slipped to $6.89 per share on 5,900 shares traded and Document Security Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DSS), which is now trading at $1.32 on 2,000 shares traded. RLD stock is oversold with an RSI of 18.91, and is trading 34.52 percent and 45.07 percent below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages respectively. Following this recent drop, RLD is now 58.38 percent and 3.05 percent respectively lower than its 52-week high and 52-week low.
Document Security Systems, a maker of fraud and counterfeit protection solutions, is trading 16.81 percent below its 50-day moving average and 43.16 percent below its 200-day moving average. DSS stock is 72.17 percent below its 52-week peak and 18.52 percent above its 52-week low.
Other companies that made gains by over 2 percent in after-hours trading Friday included Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCLR), which improved by 2.4 percent to $1.69 per share on 200,550 shares traded; the company’s RSI is at 79.41, making its stock overbought. OCLR is now 45.53 percent above its 50-day moving average and 25.57 percent above its 200-day moving average.
Blyth, Inc.(NYSE: BTH), which develops home fragrance products, also gained by 2.4 percent to $13.25 per share on 1,380 shares traded, and is currently 9.10 percent above its 50-day moving average and 11.64 percent below its 200-day moving average.
Swift Energy Co. (NYSE: SFE) went up by 2.1 percent to $11.89 per share on 2,400 shares traded, and is, at this moment, 3.55 percent below its 50-day moving average and 16.41 percent below its 200-day moving average.
Rounding up Friday’s after-hours gainers were GSV Capital Corp.(NASDAQ: GSVC, up 1.9 percent to $14.09 per share), Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT, up 1.8 percent to $5.73), California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT, up 1.8 percent to $19.42) and Pioneer Natural Resources, Co. (NYSE: PXD, up 1.6 percent to $187.85 per share).