IGI Laboratories, Inc.
IGI Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: IG) was the most significant gainer Friday in after-hours trading, as the company’s stock surged 8.6 percent to $2.27 on 4,500 shares traded. The company’s RSI is presently at 87.12, thus making its stock overbought. IGI Laboratories is trading 40.16 percent above its 50-day moving average and 51.06 percent above its 200-day moving average. The company is just 7.11 percent below its 52-week high and a good 113.27 percent above its 52-week low.
Overall, not too many companies made key gains in August 23 after-hours trading. Following IGI, only FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) gained at least five percent, advancing an even 5 percent to $6.30 on 1,150 shares traded. The semiconductor wafer maker is still trading 12.16 percent below its 50-day moving average and 11.69 percent above its 200-day moving average. FormFactor stock is 22.58 percent under its 52-week high and 62.16 percent above its 52-week low.
Wireless carrier Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (NYSE: CBB), on the other hand, gained 3.6 percent to $3.15 on 1,200 shares traded. CBB is presently 6.17 percent under its 50-day moving average and 23.43 percent below its 200-day moving average. The company’s stock is well below its 52-week high (48.39 percent) and a mere 7.42 percent above its 52-week low.
A few companies gained between 3.0 percent and 3.5 percent in Friday’s after-hours session, starting with Goodrich Petroleum, Corp. (NYSE: GDP), which improved by 3.3 percent to $21.79 per share on 25,700 shares traded. GDP stock is currently 31.31 percent above its 50-day moving average and 63.64 percent above its 200-day moving average.
Paper copying giant Canon, Inc. (NYSE: CAJ) also saw its stock rise 3.3 percent, moving up to $31.61 per share on 5,000 shares traded. CAJ is 6.44 percent below its 50-day moving average and 13.27 percent below its 200-day moving average.
Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC), a producer of crushed stone and other construction aggregates, improved by 3.1 percent to $49.71 per share on 1,650 shares traded, while National Bank Holdings, Corp. (NYSE: NBHC) gained 3.0 percent to $20.24 on 1,100 shares traded. Vulcan is, at the present, 2.30 percent below its 50-day moving average and 6.36 percent below its 200-day moving average. NBHC is just 0.20 percent above its 50-day moving average following the modest gain, and 5.07 percent above its 200-day moving average.
Among other companies that made notable gains in Friday’s after-hours trading session, three companies made gains of 2.9 percent – DR Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI, $19.28 per share), American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO, $15.21 per share) and storage product manufacturer and developer Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC, $67.30 per share).
Also worth mentioning among Friday’s after-hours gainers are Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND, up 2.8 percent to $22.01 per share), SouFun Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: SFUN, up 2.8 percent to $39.25), Realogy Holdings, Corp. (NYSE: RLGY, up 2.5 percent to $43.21), AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS, up 2.3 percent to $14.70) and energy and power industry solution provider McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR, up 2.3 percent to $7.65 per share).