10 Stocks with Over 100% Increase in Trading Volumes Last Week: Investment Idea of the Day

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Today, we have picked 10 stocks across sectors of U.S. and Canada which have registered over 100% increase in trading volumes with strong price gains touching their 52-week highs last week. These stocks have registered significant increase in daily average trading volumes during the past five days compared with past one month daily average trading volumes, indicating a strong market interest. During last week these stocks have registered price gains ranging from 11.0% to 41.0% with daily average trading volumes in excess of 100,000.

Company Name

Ticker

Exchange

Sector

Market Cap
(Mn)

Last Price

Price Change (5-Day)

Average Volume
(5-Day)

Average Volume
(1-month)

Volume Change*

52-Week High

52-Week Low

Exelis Inc

XLS

NYSE

Industrial

4,506.3

24.13

41.0%

11,110,577

2,484,386

347.2%

24.34

14.85

Rudolph Technologies Inc

RTEC

NYSE

Technology

401.2

12.09

20.5%

664,301

232,323

185.9%

12.28

8.10

1-800-Flowers.com Inc

FLWS

NASDAQ

Communications

601.1

9.28

17.6%

815,559

286,696

184.5%

9.80

4.85

Stein Mart Inc

SMRT

NASDAQ

Consumer Discretionary

696.6

15.50

12.6%

393,193

146,925

167.6%

16.55

11.25

Telenav Inc

TNAV

NASDAQ

Communications

336.0

8.42

29.9%

332,071

129,065

157.3%

8.66

4.70

Cambrex Corp

CBM

NYSE

Healthcare

933.3

30.01

33.8%

646,887

256,887

151.8%

31.81

15.76

Victoria Gold Corp

VIT

TSXV

Basic Materials

74.8

0.22

37.5%

1,255,797

557,530

125.2%

0.22

0.09

Axcelis Technologies Inc

ACLS

NASDAQ

Technology

299.1

2.67

11.3%

908,754

409,445

121.9%

2.94

1.50

theScore Inc

SCR

TSXV

Communications

173.4

0.68

23.6%

1,855,057

848,443

118.6%

0.70

0.24

CSG Systems International Inc

CSGS

NASDAQ

Technology

1,013.1

29.51

20.4%

557,907

260,544

114.1%

29.77

23.16

Source: Bloomberg
*Volume Change: 5-Day average volume over 30-Day average volume
*Market cap & last price are in their respective currencies

Company Description

Exelis Inc (NYSE: XLS)
Exelis Inc. is a diversified, global aerospace, defense and information solutions company. The company’s operations include networked communications, sensing and surveillance, electronic warfare, air traffic management and information systems with growing positions in cyber security, composite aerostructures, logistics and technical services.

Rudolph Technologies Inc (NYSE: RTEC)
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and supports defect inspection, process control metrology, and data analysis systems and software used by semiconductor device manufacturers worldwide. The company provides yield management solutions that are used in both the wafer processing and final manufacturing of ICs, as well as in emerging markets such as LED and Solar.

1-800-Flowers.com Inc (NASDAQ: FLWS)
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. is an e-commerce provider of floral products and gifts. The company’s product offerings, including fresh-cut and seasonal flowers, plants, floral arrangements, and home and garden merchandise, can be purchased online or by calling its toll-free telephone number.

Stein Mart Inc (NASDAQ: SMRT)
Stein Mart, Inc. operates a retail chain of stores located primarily in neighborhood shopping centers in metropolitan areas. The company’s stores offer moderate to designer brand-name apparel for women, men, and children, as well as accessories, gifts, linens, shoes, and fragrances.

Telenav Inc (NASDAQ: TNAV)
Telenav Inc. develops navigation software. The company produces global positioning system software for mobile phones, tablets, computers, and cars.

Cambrex Corp (NYSE: CBM)
Cambrex Corp. supplies products, services, and technologies for the Life Sciences and fine chemicals industry. The company builds platforms for use in manufacturing small molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and pharmaceutical intermediates including drug delivery. Cambrex’s services include process & analytical development, scale-up in addition to generic APIs.

Victoria Gold Corp (TSXV: VIT)
Victoria Gold Corporation is a gold exploration company. The company is focused on adding shareholder value through project development and exploration, with full year production targeted for 2014. Victoria’s priorities are focused in the Yukon and Nevada.

Axcelis Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ACLS)
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. manufactures components for the semiconductor industry. The company designs, manufactures and services ion implantation, dry strip, thermal processing and curing equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips. Axcelis Technologies sells their products to semiconductor chip manufacturers worldwide.

theScore Inc (TSXV: SCR)
theScore, Inc. creates, aggregates and distributes sports content via established and emergent digital media assets, including mobile sports applications and its website

CSG Systems International Inc (NASDAQ: CSGS)
CSG Systems International, Inc. provides customer care and billing solutions for cable television providers, direct broadcast satellite providers, on-line services markets, and telephony providers. The company offers a suite of processing and related services, as well as software and professional services which automate customer care and billing functions.

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