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Rick Aristotle Munarriz
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July 16, 2012
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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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July 13 |
Weekly Gain |
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| Amerigroup (NYSE: AGP ) |
$89.95 |
40% |
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| Affymax (Nasdaq: AFFY ) |
$16.49 |
30% |
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| Orexigen Therapeutics (Nasdaq: OREX ) |
$7.06 |
22% |
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| Complete Genomics (Nasdaq: GNOM ) |
$2.44 |
18% |
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| SkyWest (Nasdaq: SKYW ) |
$7.96 |
14% |
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Source: Barron's.
Amerigroup was the picture of health, soaring nearly 40% after WellPoint struck a deal to acquire the Medicaid coverage specialist. The all-cash deal will take Amerigroup shareholders out at $92, a healthy premium to where the stock was just before the deal was announced.
Affymax was one of the market's biggest winners after a company announced that it would be rolling out Affymax's anemia drug Omontys -- a drug that boosts red blood cell production for dialysis patients -- in at least 100 dialysis centers.
Orexigen shares fattened up after the company reported strong enrollment for its diet-drug study. The heavy demand now finds Orexigen targeting interim analysis of the study concluding by early next year, a lot earlier than original expectations.
Complete Genomics was DNA -- as in Deserving Notable Appreciation -- after introducing a new technology that can potentially set the new standard for clinical-grade genomes.
Regional air carrier SkyWest took off after placing an order with Mitsubishi for 100 jets.
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