5 of Last Week's Biggest Winners

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz | More Articles
September 6, 2011 | Comments (2)

What's better than momentum? Mo' momentum.

Let's take a closer look at five of this past week's biggest scorchers.

Company	Sept. 2	Weekly Gain	My Watchlist
Miller Energy Resources (NYSE: MILL )	$3.32	46%	Add
CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX )	$11.42	36%	Add
Liquidity Services (Nasdaq: LQDT )	$30.05	33%	Add
Central European Distribution (Nasdaq: CEDC )	$7.10	30%	Add
Swisher Hygiene (Nasdaq: SWSH )	$4.96	26%	Add

Source: Barron's.

Miller Energy Resources was the market's biggest winner, and all it had to do was finally file its latest financial results. Miller has been deluged with class action lawsuits since revealing last month that its accounting may be suspect. The filing itself doesn't answer the meaty questions. The legal tussle has just begun. However, at least Miller is moving on.

Real estate analytics specialist CoreLogic popped like a Vegas condo circa 2007 after announcing that it would entertain buyout offers. Yes, this is the same CoreLogic that cheered housing bulls last week when its index showed that home prices have risen for a fourth consecutive month.

Liquidity Services got a boost after agreeing to acquire Jacob Trading's consumer goods remarketing business. Oppenheimer upgraded the stock on the news, and that's a pretty big deal since Oppenheimer had downgraded Liquidity Services a month earlier.

Central European Distribution was the toast of the town after a private investor acquired a 9.6% stake in the Polish vodka. This isn't necessarily a prelude to a buyout, but private investors don't drink up this way for a passive investment.

Swisher went on a shopping spree, snapping up a Chicago franchisee, a Texan chemical company, and a Tennessee -based provider of linen and dust control. Swisher -- a specialist in cleaning and sanitation products and services to businesses and residential environments -- has been making the most of its highly fragmented sector by acquiring incremental businesses.

It was a great week for these five stocks. Now let's see if they're up for an encore.

Which of these five stocks do you think will continue to move higher? Share your thoughts in the comment box below.

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Report this Comment On September 06, 2011, at 1:48 PM, BDF958 wrote:

OK, there is something about CEDC that I do not understand. The volatility is too much. Understand one large buyer came in last week, which explains the increase, but these plus 20, minus 10 days mean this one is being gamed too much and best to stay away from this one, short term. The volatility is a traders friend, and they are capable of playing so many games that one with a day job cannot possible win. Initially I thought, Vodka in Eastern Europe, good economy, bad economy, what can go wrong?!
Well, leave it to our wonderful traders. Used to believe in the free market. Lately , thinking Marx might have right.
Report this Comment On September 07, 2011, at 2:40 AM, lovesstocks2 wrote:

Actually, with Miller, the filing answers all the meaty questions. KPMG signed off on the accounting and the valuations are backed up by independent appraisals with tons of experience. The Lawyers can pile on, but as of right now, everything is covered by insurance, and the financials did not change by that much. Income changed by a whole two cents a share. No insiders sold a share and the lenders are still on board, although the loan is a little tighter. There is a new rig on the way and a second rig about to start drilling. Financially they should have a decent year and the asset valuation was confirmed independently. Meanwhile, the article writer is being investigated by the SEC and so are the shorts.

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