Stock Market After-Hours Top Losers, August 19 – Quantum Loses Almost 10 Percent

Global storage company Quantum, Corp.

Global storage company Quantum, Corp. (NYSE: QTM), a company that manufactures backup, recovery and archive solutions, led the list of droppers in August 19 after-hours trading, losing 9.1 percent to $1.30 per share on 2,200 shares traded. The company’s stock is trading 6.66 percent below its 50-day moving average and 3.82 percent above its 200-day moving average. Additionally, QTM is presently 19.21 percent below its 52-week high and 43 percent above its 52-week low. Quantum also manufactures a versatile list of disk, tape and software solution offerings.

Also losing more than five percent in yesterday’s after-hours trading were Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (NYSE: ANW), a marine fuel logistics firm, which dropped 6.6 percent to $9.33 per share on 5,900 shares traded, and chemical product maker RPM International, Inc. (NYSE: RPM), which ticked down by 5.3 percent to $32.95 per share on 6,200 shares traded. ANW stock is 7.21 percent above its 50-day moving average and 41.77 percent above its 200-day moving average, and is also 3.48 percent below its 52-week high and 123.49 percent above its 52-week low.

RPM, on the other hand, is trading 3.40 percent above its 50-day moving average and 12.07 percent above its moving average for the last 200 days. The company’s stock is 4.40 percent below its 52-week high and 39.28 percent above its 52-week low.

Just like there were not too many companies that enjoyed noteworthy surges in after-hours trading yesterday, only a few companies incurred truly remarkable losses during the session. Skystar Biopharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ: SKBI) was the only other company losing more than 3 percent, moving down 3.1 percent to $2.49 per share on 4,000 shares traded. SKBI is presently 69.61 percent above its 50-daymoving average and 59.91 percent above its 200-day moving average. The company’s stock is trading 39.53 percent below its 52-week peak and 157 percent above its 52-week low.

And the only other company that lost in excess of 2.5 percent was Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP), which edged down 2.8 percent to $1.34 per share on 3,000 shares traded. SHIP is 3.39 percent below and 12.39 percent below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages respectively, 49.11 percent below its 52-week high and 33.88 percent above its 52-week low.

Rounding out the list of top losers on August 19 after-hours trading are the following companies. Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. (OTC: GWAY) lost 2.4 percent to settle at $12.30 per share, followed by semiconductor manufacturer Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX, down 2.1 percent to $5.66 per share), SouFun Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: SFUN, down 1.9 percent to $39.50), Internet television manufacturer Youku Tudou, Inc. (NYSE: YOKU, down 1.9 percent to $21.00), independent energy company Quicksilver Resources, Inc. (NYSE: KWK, down 1.8 percent to $1.60), full service restaurant company Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOBE, down 1.7 percent to $46.75), Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPN, down 1.5 percent to $6.80), and lastly, real estate management company NorthStar Realty Finance, Corp. (NYSE: NRF), which is trading at $8.53 per share, a decrease of 1.4 percent in yesterday’s after-hours trading.