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Rick Aristotle Munarriz
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December 27, 2011
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What's better than momentum? Mo' momentum.
Let's take a closer look at five of this past week's biggest scorchers.
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Company
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Dec. 23 |
Weekly Gain |
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| Winn-Dixie Stores (Nasdaq: WINN ) |
$9.37 |
73% |
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| Sunrise Senior Living (NYSE: SRZ ) |
$6.06 |
29% |
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| VirnetX Holding (AMEX: VHC ) |
$27.35 |
29% |
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| SandRidge Energy (NYSE: SD ) |
$8.57 |
27% |
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| USG (NYSE: USG ) |
$10.31 |
21% |
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Source: Barron's.
Winn-Dixie hit the checkout line with a big fat smile. The Southeastern grocery store operator is being acquired by rival Bi-Lo in an all-cash deal. The $9.50-per-share buyout price is a healthy 75% premium to Winn-Dixie's close before the announcement was made public.
Sunrise Senior Living rose after a bullish SeekingAlpha.com article played up the retirement home operator's buyout prospects given its improving balance sheet. A story later in the week indicated that a hedge fund manager with a sizable stake in Sunrise was increasing its position.
VirnetX jumped after speculation began to build that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) was being denied a request to reexamine a patent held by the mobile security researcher. VirnetX went on to confirm that a patent reexamination request -- by Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO ) -- was denied by the patent office.
SandRidge Energy gained ground by losing ground. The company sold some of its acreage for a tidier sum than analysts were expecting.
Finally, there's USG. The gypsum materials specialist posted strong gains after a Commerce Report showed the strongest new housing starts data in two years. The news bodes well for USG's drywall business.
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