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Biggest Stock Gainers Year to Date on AMEX
Today we are looking at companies that have had the greatest percentage increase in share price year to date.
Top 25 Companies
Lists like these are always interesting to look at as they tell more than one story. Companies that are experiencing dramatic increases in share price can do so for a variety of reasons. These can include, the sector they are in has turned (such as companies in the commodities space or a new sector that has huge future potential), the company is in talks to be taken over, or the company has restructured and earnings are turning better than expected.
In this list we have selected the top 25 companies based on their percentage increase in share price year to date.
Today’s Data on AMEX
Today’s data is for companies listed on the American Stock Exchange.
| Symbol | Name | Total Return | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRP | Straight Path Communications Inc | 435.505751 | YTD |
| XXII | 22nd Century Group Inc | 114.678899 | YTD |
| HUSA | Houston American Energy Corp | 113.483146 | YTD |
| ZOMHF | Zomedica Pharmaceuticals Corp | 111.529138 | YTD |
| AINC | Ashford Inc | 98.776050 | YTD |
| AMPE | Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc | 87.736059 | YTD |
| CVRS | Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc | 61.798396 | YTD |
| MHH | Mastech Digital Inc | 47.977974 | YTD |
| LLEX | Lilis Energy Inc | 46.129032 | YTD |
| RNN | Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Inc | 44.467935 | YTD |
| TMQ | Trilogy Metals Inc | 43.955827 | YTD |
| NXE | NexGen Energy Ltd | 43.521209 | YTD |
| BKJ | Bancorp of New Jersey Inc | 41.166676 | YTD |
| ELMD | Electromed Inc | 40.206186 | YTD |
| PARR | Par Pacific Holdings Inc | 39.202201 | YTD |
| UEC | Uranium Energy Corp | 37.500000 | YTD |
| AAMC | Altisource Asset Management Corp | 34.953271 | YTD |
| GLO | Clough Global Opportunities Fund | 30.486034 | YTD |
| URG | Ur-Energy Inc | 22.387498 | YTD |
| GMO | General Moly Inc | 18.112755 | YTD |
| ONP | Orient Paper Inc | 18.103448 | YTD |
| CQH | Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings LLC | 18.059902 | YTD |
| RLGT | Radiant Logistics Inc | 16.923077 | YTD |
| XTNT | Xtant Medical Holdings Inc | 13.618182 | YTD |
| NBY | NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Inc | 12.121212 | YTD |
Let’s look at a few companies…
Lets look at a couple of the companies on this list to get a better understanding of them.
STRP:ASE Straight Path Comms
http://www.spathinc.com
Straight Path Comms has 9 employees and is headquartered in United States.
Straight Path Communications Inc is a communication asset company It holds and leases licenses for fixed and mobile wireless spectrum in the United States and also provides wireless services for internet service providers and mobile network operators.
XXII:ASE 22nd Century Group
http://www.xxiicentury.com
22nd Century Group has 46 employees and is headquartered in United States.
22nd Century Group Inc is a plant biotechnology company. It is focused on technology that allow to increase or decrease the level of nicotine and other nicotinic alkaloids in tobacco plants and levels of cannabinoids in cannabis plants.
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