Symmetricom Inc.
Symmetricom Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM) was, by far, the top gainer in after-hours trading yesterday, as the company rallied by 50.9 percent to $7.2 per share on 3,280 shares traded. The company, despite the stratospheric gain, is still trading 1.67 percent below its 50-day moving average and 3.31 percent below its 200-day moving average. SYMM stock is still 28.38 percent below its 52-week high and only 9.91 percent above its 52-week low.
Also making a notable double-digit gain was Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: LXRX), which rose by 13.7 percent to $2.83 per share on 112,150 shares traded. Lexicon is now 1.91 percent above its 50-day moving average and 9.60 percent above its 200-day moving average. LXRX stock is trading 21.70 percent below its 52-week high and 60.65 percent above its 52-week low.
There were actually three other companies making double-digit gains in yesterday’s after-hours trading, including Ultra Clean Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT), which improved by 12.5 percent to $8 per share on 6,310 shares traded. Ultra Clean is now 4.06 percent and 13.93 percent respectively above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The company is 1.93 percent under its 52-week high and 64.20 percent above its 52-week low.
The company was followed by Osiris Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIR), which rallied by 10.3 percent to $16 per share on 4,400 shares traded. Osiris is trading 18.28 percent below its 50-day moving average and 22.02 percent above its 200-day moving average. The company is now 47.04 percent below its 52-week high and 121.53 percent above its 52-week low.
In addition, Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) surged by 10.2 percent to $391.13 per share on 1,560,000 shares traded. The company, which provides “streaming” television programs and movies through its Internet subscription service, is trading 19.70 percent and 59.55 percent respectively above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. NFLX is trading 5.50 percent above its 52-week high and 518.45 percent above its 52-week low.
DepoMed Inc. (NASDAQ: DEPO) gained close to 10 percent in after-hours trading yesterday, as the pharmaceutical company improved by 9.8 percent to $7.94 per share on 232,240 shares traded. DEPO stock is 1.20 percent below its 50-day moving average and 14.59 percent above its 200-day moving average.
Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN), on the other hand, rose by 7.6 percent to $4.467 per share on 42,100 shares traded. The company’s stock is overbought as its RSI is at 70.62. The company is now trading 75.03 percent above its 50-day moving average and 162.04 percent above its 200-day moving average.
Valley Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: VYFC) was yet another company adding more than 6 percent, as it rallied by 6.9 percent to $11.3199 on 1,100 shares traded. VYFC stock is now 1.78 percent and 9.01 percent respectively above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
Other gainers of note in yesterday’s after-hours session included GenVec Inc. (NASDAQ: GNVC, up 5.5 percent to $1.73 per share), Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN, up 5.3 percent to $86.11), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE, up 5.3 percent to $6.9824), Gentex Corp. (NASDAQ: GNTX, up 5.1 percent to $29, stock overbought as RSI at 73.35) and VMWare Inc. (NYSE: VMW, up 4.3 percent to $86.23 per share).