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.
Company | June 8 | Weekly Gain | My Watchlist |
|---|---|---|---|
Westport Innovations (NAS: WPRT) | $30.55 | 31% | |
Yelp (NYS: YELP) | $19.64 | 25% | |
RF Micro Devices (NAS: RFMD) | $4.32 | 23% | |
Dangdang (NYS: DANG) | $5.50 | 21% | |
MAKO Surgical (NAS: MAKO) | $25.94 | 20% |
Source: Barron's.
Westport Innovations took off after the maker of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas engines and fuel systems inked a deal to develop natural gas powering solutions for Caterpillar's heavy machinery.
Yelp was the biggest gainer on the New York Stock Exchange. The fast-growing restaurant reviews website expanded into Finland last week. There was also a well-received boardroom addition, but the real driver here is simply that a busted IPO was redeemed during a welcome market rally last week.
RF Micro Devices received a pair of analyst upgrades. On Tuesday it was Avian talking up the value in the radio frequency component maker. The next day it was Davenport & Co.'s turn to wax bullish on the stock.
After tumbling 38.5% during the two prior months, Dangdang bounced back in a big way. Chinese stocks got a boost after the country lowered its key interest rates for the first time since 2008, and the popular Chinese e-tailer was a major beneficiary.
MAKO Surgical got a lift from an analyst upgrade. William Blair & Co raised its rating on the medical robotics specialist, noting that its forecast calls for strong sales in the second quarter.
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At the time thisarticle was published Longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz calls them as he sees them. He does not own shares in any of the stocks in this story. Rick is also part of theRule Breakersnewsletter research team, seeking out tomorrow's ultimate growth stocks a day early.The Motley Fool owns shares of Westport Innovations and MAKO Surgical.Motley Fool newsletter serviceshave recommended buying shares of MAKO Surgical and Westport Innovations. The Motley Fool has adisclosure policy. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe thatconsidering a diverse range of insightsmakes us better investors. Try any of our Foolish newsletter servicesfree for 30 days.
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