Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) was the biggest leaper in after-hours trading yesterday, October 31, as the company rose 35.9 percent to $2.99 per share on 41,200 shares traded. The company’s stock is oversold as its RSI is at 20.85. Despite the significant after-hours gain, ARIA is still trading 84.92 percent below its 50-day moving average and 87.68 percent below its 200-day moving average. The company is presently 91.05 percent below its 52-week high and 16.03 percent below its 52-week low.
Oi SA (NYSE: OIBR) was another company making a double-digit gain yesterday, as the company added 11.6 percent to $1.93 per share on 255,600 shares traded. OIBR stock is presently 0.76 percent below its 50-day moving average and 21.46 percent below its 200-day moving average. The company is trading 54.67 percent below its 52-week high and 30.79 percent above its 52-week low.
Oi SA was followed at third place among after-hours gainers by First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), which improved by 8.8 percent to $54.74 per share on 959,750 shares traded.
First Solar is trading 18.62 percent above its 50-day moving average and 24.77 percent above its 200-day moving average. The company, which is engaged in the design and manufacture of solar electric power modules, is 14.74 percent under its 52-week high and 126.60 percent above its 52-week low.
Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) made a 7.7 percent gain in yesterday’s after-hours trading, as the company is now trading at $23.12 per share on 12,750 shares traded. GDOT is trading 9.47 percent under its 50-day moving average and 12.23 percent above its 200-day moving average. At the present, Green Dot is 19.35 percent below its 52-week high and 116.11 percent above its 52-week low.
Next on the list of after-hours gainers was Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), which improved by 6.8 percent to $11.05 on 3,040 shares traded. Callidus, which provides sales performance management software and services to its clients, is trading at 13.07 percent above its 50-day moving average and 62.62 percent above its 200-day moving average. The company is 8.33 percent below its 52-week high and 187.50 percent above its 52-week low.
Two more companies gained between 6 and 7 percent in yesterday’s after-hours trading, including InspireMD Inc. (OTC: NSPR), which surged by 6.4 percent to $3 per share on 1,730 shares traded. The medical device company and developer of the MGuard stent platform technology, is trading 10.85 percent and 10.68 percent respectively above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
Next, Synthetic Biologics Inc. (NYSE: SYN) moved up by 6 percent to $1.59 per share on 1,550 shares traded. Synthetic Biologics is currently 6.96 percent under its 50-day moving average and 8.49 percent below its 200-day moving average.
Other gainers in after-hours trading yesterday included Real Goods Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: RSOL, up 5.4 percent to $3.54 per share), Catamaran Corporation (NASDAQ: CTRX, up 5.3 percent to $49.4408), Trimble Navigation Limited (NASDAQ: TRMB, up 5.2 percent to $30), Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AAWW, up 5 percent to $38.8978) and FreightCar America Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL, up 4.8 percent to $23.31 per share).