5 of Last Week's Biggest Winners

What's better than momentum? Mo' momentum.

Let's take a closer look at five of this past week's biggest scorchers.

Source: Barron's.

ISTA was the market's biggest gain, soaring on news that it had received -- but rejected -- a hostile buyout bid on behalf of Valeant (NYS: VRX) . Why would the shares climb, even above Valeant's offer to acquire the company at $6.50 a share? Well, investors feel that Valeant may raise its bid now that ISTA is playing hard to get. It's a risky bet for investors, since sometimes "no" really means "no."

There's no such drama for Synovis. It accepted a buyout bid from Baxter (NYS: BAX) that will take out the soft-tissue repair specialist at $28 a share.

Zoll received some welcome news on its LifeVest product. Medicare agreed to continue reimbursing the innovative wearable defibrillator at its current rate.

Fujifilm will be paying $54 a share -- or nearly $1 billion -- for SonoSite. The maker of portable ultrasound machines will give the Japanese film giant welcome exposure in the health-care market.

Seaspan is open for some home cooking. The shipper announced that it would be buying back 10 million shares at $15, a 43% premium to where the stock was trading before the news.

It was a great week for these five stocks. If you want to get an early read on some of tomorrow's major gainers, there's a special report on three hidden winners in a booming industry. The report is free -- like this article -- but it won't be around forever, so check it out now.

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