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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 | 436.714833 | YTD |
| XXII | 22nd Century Group Inc | 212.844037 | YTD |
| HUSA | Houston American Energy Corp | 169.101124 | YTD |
| CVRS | Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc | 111.912944 | YTD |
| RNN | Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Inc | 91.684285 | YTD |
| MHH | Mastech Digital Inc | 91.629956 | YTD |
| ELMD | Electromed Inc | 85.309278 | YTD |
| TMQ | Trilogy Metals Inc | 81.423782 | YTD |
| AAMC | Altisource Asset Management Corp | 66.448598 | YTD |
| LLEX | Lilis Energy Inc | 57.096774 | YTD |
| AINC | Ashford Inc | 55.335080 | YTD |
| LOV | Spark Networks Inc | 52.399095 | YTD |
| GMO | General Moly Inc | 47.940824 | YTD |
| PARR | Par Pacific Holdings Inc | 42.365887 | YTD |
| BKJ | Bancorp of New Jersey Inc | 40.777787 | YTD |
| ALO | Alio Gold Inc | 39.840000 | YTD |
| NBY | NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Inc | 37.878788 | YTD |
| GLO | Clough Global Opportunities Fund | 35.188827 | YTD |
| XTNT | Xtant Medical Holdings Inc | 34.545455 | YTD |
| RLGT | Radiant Logistics Inc | 31.794872 | YTD |
| NXE | NexGen Energy Ltd | 27.251598 | YTD |
| SENS | Senseonics Holdings Inc | 25.093633 | YTD |
| SAND | Sandstorm Gold Ltd | 21.282051 | YTD |
| BTG | B2Gold Corp | 19.409283 | YTD |
| SVM | Silvercorp Metals Inc | 19.382621 | 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 provides services to internet service and telecommunications providers. It holds licenses for fixed wireless spectrum in the United States, providing broad geographic coverage.
HUSA:ASE Houston American Energy
http://www.houstonamericanenergy.com
Houston American Energy has 3 employees and is headquartered in United States.
Houston American Energy Corp is an independent oil and gas company. The Company is engaged in the development, exploration, exploitation, acquisition, & production of natural gas and crude oil properties in the U.S. Gulf Coast region and in South America.
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