Friday, January 06, 2012

Thursday’s NASDAQ Winners: DNDN, ACOM, ZUMZ, OCLR


Dendreon (NASDAQ:DNDN) Soars On News of Revenue Growth

POINT ROBERTS, January 06, 2012 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for Thursday January 05th. The Nasdaq ended higher by 21.50 (0.81%) closing at 2,669.86.

Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN) moved higher by 3.02 (39.74%) to close at $10.62 after the biotechnology company reported solid revenue growth in its fourth quarter. The company said that it revenue grew 230% year-over-year to about approximately $82 million.
Ancestry.com Inc (NASDAQ:ACOM) climbed 4.60 (20.11%) to end at $27.47 on very unusual volume of 3.37 million – over 4.50X its average volume. The company said that it total paying subscribers stood at 1,703,000 at the end of fourth quarter, beating its own target of 1,685,000 – 1,695,000 subscribers. The company also said that now it projects to see revenue growth in the mid-to-high teens for the FY2012.
Zumiez Inc.(NASDAQ:ZUMZ) was the biggest gainer in the retail sector and added 4.62 (17.55%) to end at $30.95 after the company said that it comparable sales grew 10%for the five-week period ending Dec. 31, ahead of analysts’ estimates of 5.1%. Moreover, the company lifted its earnings outlook to 57-58 cents on revenue of $180-$181 million for its fourth quarter, topping analysts’ estimates of 54 cents on revenue of $176.8 million.

Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCLR) jumped 15.65% to close at $3.40 after the company reported better-than-estimated fiscal second quarter preliminary sales. The company generated sales of $86 million, beating analysts’ target of $80.8 million.

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