Tuesday's Small-Cap Winners & Losers

Along with the broader market, small-cap stocks emerged from the long weekend refreshed, largely spending the day in positive territory. The Russell 2000 was gaining 1% to 702.18, and the S&P SmallCap 600 ticked up 0.2% to 370.44.

Premier Exhibitions (PRXI Quote), an Atlanta-based developer of touring exhibitions about the Titanic and the human body, jumped 17.7% to $5.05 after announcing it had appointed Harold "Bud" Ingalls to replace Steven Couture as CFO. Over the weekend, the company also issued an open letter to TV show 20/20 and its own shareholders. Premiere Exhibitions expects 20/20 to air an episode that displays its traveling show Bodies in a misleading and sensationalized light, according to the company.

Meanwhile, Mentor Graphics (MENT Quote), an automator of design, analysis and testing of electronic hardware and embedded systems software, saw shares rise 21% to $9.40. Mentor announced this morning that it would partner with Prodesign Electronic GmbH to include its product in Prodesign's software suite. Terms weren't disclosed. The Wilsonville, Ore., company also announced it expects fiscal 2008 revenue of $860 million and non-GAAP earnings per share of a dollar. Analysts are expecting revenue of $854 million and EPS of 98 cents. Citigroup had also upgraded the stock to buy from hold. ...