Stock Market After-Hours Top Gainers, October 25 – Rentech Tops List of After-Hours Gainers

Rentech Inc.(NYSE: RTK) was the leading company among after-hours gainers for Friday, October 25, 2013.

Rentech Inc.(NYSE: RTK) was the leading company among after-hours gainers for Friday, October 25, 2013. The company, which owns and develops synthetic fuel production technologies, is presently trading at $2.20 per share on 13,700 shares traded after gaining 17 percent Friday. Rentech is still 8.34 percent below its 50-day moving average and 18.30 percent below its 200-day moving average. The company’s stock is trading 40.88 percent below its 52-week high and 3.30 percent above its 52-week low.

Two companies made gains of more than nine percent in Friday’s after-hours trading session, starting with Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI), which moved up to $14.64 per share on 57,100 shares traded after a 9.2 percent gain. The company’s stock is oversold as its RSI is at 25.90. Angie’s List is trading at 31.39 percent below its 50-day moving average and 34.87 percent below its 200-day moving average. The company is now 52.65 percent below its 52-week high and 38.39 percent above its 52-week low.

Also, Amyris Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRS) improved by 9.1 percent to $2.89 per share on 10,500 shares traded. The company is now 5.29 percent above its 50-day moving average and 6.99 percent below its 200-day moving average. Amyris is trading 36.14 percent below its 52-week peak and 22.69 percent above its 52-week low.

TG Therapeutics Inc. (OTC: TGTX) made an even 9 percent gain to $4.3472 per share on 15,200 shares traded in Friday’s after-hours session. The company’s stock is also oversold as its RSI is at 26.65. TGTX stock is trading 27.26 percent and 26.46 percent respectively below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. TG Therapeutics is now 48.52 percent below its 52-week high and 119.23 percent above its 52-week low.

Not far behind TG Therapeutics was Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA), which added 8.9 percent to $48.785 on 19,440 shares traded. Synaptics is presently 1.13 percent above its 50-day moving average and 12.19 percent above its 200-day moving average. The company is 20.67 percent below its 52-week high and 98.32 percent above its 52-week low.

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (NASDAQ: AMCC) was another substantial gainer in Friday’s after-hours trading, as the company moved up 8.7 percent to $13.02 per share on 2,600 shares traded. The company is trading 3.86 percent below its 50-day moving average and 24.33 percent above its 200-day moving average.

Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ: SMED) was the only other company that gained 7.5 percent or more, as it improved by 7.5 percent to $3.85 on 2,000 shares traded. Sharps Compliance, which is a provider of cost-effective management solutions for medical waste and related applications, is now overbought as its RSI is at 75.96. SMED stock is 24.62 percent above its 50-day moving average and 26.32 percent above its 200-day moving average.

Other gainers of note included Pixelworks Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW, up 6.4 percent to $4.81 per share), Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: SNTA, up 6.4 percent to $6.8099), Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: SUSQ, up 6 percent to $12.49), iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT, up 5.8 percent to $37.67) and General Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: GFN, up 5.5 percent to $6.25 per share).