ARC Group Worldwide Inc.
ARC Group Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCW) is now trading at $33.52 + 10.03 (42.70 percent) on a total of 330,709 shares traded, making the company the biggest gaining stock at the close of yesterday’s trading. ARC Group Worldwide, which is a manufacturing holding company formerly known as ARC Wireless Solutions Inc., is now +454.97 percent year-to-date and +382.77 percent compared to the same time last year, both very significant gains in comparison.
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: QTWW) was another significant gainer at the close, and is trading at $6.73 + 1.74 (34.87 percent) on 4,755,642 shares traded. The company is also up significantly compared to its stock prices in January and in November 2012 – Quantum Fuel is trading +147.06 percent year-to-date and +145.63 percent over the last 12 months. The company is a designer, developer and producer of compressed natural gas storage tanks, packaged fuel systems and other related products.
NeuroMetrix Inc. (NASDAQ: NURO) was third among yesterday’s biggest movers, trading at $2.66 + 0.5303 (24.90 percent) on 3,818,283 shares traded. The company, which is centered on diagnosis and treatment of diabetes’ neurological complications, is now trading +2.52 percent year-to-date, but -13.89 percent compared to the same time last year.
At fourth place was Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), which is trading at $48.40 + 7.50 (18.34 percent) on 454,028 shares traded. The company is trading +113.40 percent year-to-date and +145.61 percent year-over-year. Pegasystems develops, markets and licenses software, and also offers technical support services, consulting, training and other services designed to help customers get the best business value possible out of the company’s products.
LMI Aerospace Inc. (NASDAQ: LMIA) was another big moving stock, and is now trading at $12.96 + 1.98 (18.03 percent) on a total of 776,532 shares traded. Despite the big move, the company is trading -32.99 percent year-to-date and -33.88 percent compared to last year’s prices. LMI Aerospace provides design engineering services and structural assemblies, among other products, for the aerospace, defense and technology sectors.
China Automotive Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CAAS) is now trading at $7.18 + 1.17 (17.44 percent) on 793,332 shares traded. The company, which manufactures and sells automobile parts and systems, is trading +64.99 percent year-to-date and +61.54 percent over the last year.
Syneron Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELOS) was not far behind among yesterday’s big gainers, and is trading at $10.97 + 1.55 (16.45 percent) on 554,123 shares traded. The company is now at +26.53 percent year-to-date and +38.73 percent over the last 12 months. Syneron Medical is a developer and marketer of aesthetic medical products for skin rejuvenation, acne, hair removal and other applications.
Closing out yesterday’s top ten biggest gainers at the close were Uranium Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: URRE), Hyperion Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: HPTX) and Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ). Uranium Resources is now trading at $2.86 + 0.39 (15.79 percent) on a total of 1,166,261 shares traded, and is currently -10.63 percent year-to-date and -23.26 percent over the past year. Hyperion is trading at $24.73 + 3.35 (15.67 percent) on 161,710 shares traded, and is +119.24 percent year-to-date and +132.96 percent year-over-year.
Lastly, Canadian Solar is trading at $31.99 + 3.76 (13.32 percent) on 9,980,448 shares traded. The company has made substantial gains in past months, and is now +840.88 percent year-to-date and +1,130.77 percent compared to the same time last year.