Today's Lists on Stockpickr: Sept. 3

Here's what stood out in the market today.
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Here's a sampling of what made Today's Lists today, Sept. 3:

52-Week Highs

:

Gap

(GPS) - Get Report

hit a new high on Thursday after posting

better-than-expected

same-store sales, which declined only 3% in August compared with the anticipated 7%. The stock rose as high as $26.21 before closing up 7.6% for the day at $21.18.

Gold prices

also hit a 52-week high on Thursday, and several gold stocks followed suit, including

Goldcorp

(GG)

,

Eldorado Gold

(EGO) - Get Report

and

Gold Fields

(GFI) - Get Report

.

For more stocks making new highs today, check out the

52-Week Highs

list.

Biggest % Gainers

: Amid a

big day for retail

, with 28 stores reporting same-store sales,

Zumiez

(ZUMZ) - Get Report

was one of the

biggest winners

, closing up 17.5% at $14.37. The retailer's same-store sales fell in August, but by 12.1%, whereas analysts had been expecting an 18.9% drop.

For more stocks on the rise, check out the

Biggest % Gainers

list.

Biggest % Losers

: One of Thursday's biggest losers was

Amedisys

(AMED) - Get Report

, which plunged 21.7% to $34.04 on news that two executives

had resigned

.

Osiris

(OSIR) - Get Report

shed 17.8% to close at $11.52 on no obvious news, though the drop could have been in anticipation of

drug-study results

.

For more stocks heading lower today, check out the

Biggest % Losers

list.

Analyst Upgrades

: SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upped its rating on

Urban Outfitters

(URBN) - Get Report

to buy from neutral with a $33 price target, and Morgan Stanley upgraded

Baker Hughes

(BHI)

to equal-weight from underweight with a $75 price target. Urban closed 4.4% higher at $24.63 on Thursday, and Baker Hughes closed up 1.8% at $35.63.

For more ratings increases, check out the

Analyst Upgrades

list.

Analyst Downgrades

: After Credit Suisse knocked its rating on

Hovnanian

(HOV) - Get Report

down to underperform from neutral, shares fell 12.9%, to close at $4.05. Late Wednesday, the homebuilder posted a

$2.16-per-share loss

for its third quarter, while analysts had expecting a much smaller loss of $1.52 a share.

For more ratings decreases, check out the

Analyst Downgrades

list.

See

all of Today's Lists here

, including

52-Week Lows

and

Unusual Options Activity

.

-- Written by Rebecca Corvino in New York.