Stockpickr Lists: Mastercard
Editor's Note: In this feature from Stockpickr, we highlight lists of stocks that have made new highs, lows or seen other unusual activity.
: Credit card company
MasterCard
(MA) - Get Report
hit a 52-week high for the second straight session, gaining another 4.3% after announcing on Friday its plans to convert Class B shares into Class A on an accelerated basis. The company gained $6.84 to $164.49.
:
Harvest Natural Resources
(HNR)
jumped 37% after Venezuela's National Assembly approved a change in operations under which the country would take a controlling stake. The stock gained $3.68 to $13.50.
: Diversified investments firm
Life Partners
(LPHI) - Get Report
surged 7% Monday as shares traded at five times average volume. The Waco, Texas company added $2.07, closing at $32.18.
:
American Commercial Lines
( ACLI) fell down to a 52-week low Monday after the company lowered guidance. On the news, the shipping company's shares dropped $2.78, or 10%, to $24.35.
:
Encysive
( ENCY) plummeted 44% Monday after the Food and Drug Administration rejected the company's pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment, Thelin. Shares fell $1.78, landing at $2.32.
Stocks with Unusual Option Activity
:
Orbcomm
(ORBC) - Get Report
was experiencing unusual option activity on Monday. Shares lost 11 cents, or 0.7%, to close at $16.09.
: Two hedge fund heavyweights, SAC Capital and Citadel, bought up shares of biotech company
BioMarin Pharmaceutical
(BMRN) - Get Report
. Monday, SAC Capital disclosed it owns a 5.1% "passive" stake in the company, and Citadel disclosed a 5.5% "passive" stake in the company. The company's shares gained 23 cents, or 1.3%, closing at $18.01.
Forum of the Day
gmartin1
(PFE) - Get Report
.
Do You Know the Answer?
Cade Gatlin asks,
How do you tell if a stock is "extended" and is likely nearing a pull-back?
Feeling Lucky?
And finally, try picking a random portfolio suited to do-it-yourselfers with more detailed analysis at
.
Stockpickr is a wholly owned subsidiary of TheStreet.com.
