AVEO Pharmaceuticals (AVEO:NAS) and Marinus Pharmaceuticals (MRNS:NAS) Are Biggest Stock Gainers YTD on NASDAQ

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Biggest Stock Gainers Year to Date on NASDAQ

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 NASDAQ

Today’s data is for companies listed on the NASDAQ.

Symbol Name Total Return Period
AVEO AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc 600.000000 YTD
OPNT Opiant Pharmaceuticals Inc 581.771836 YTD
MRNS Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc 505.940594 YTD
CALA Calithera Biosciences Inc 447.692308 YTD
CBAY CymaBay Therapeutics Inc 413.872832 YTD
ESPR Esperion Therapeutics Inc 353.913738 YTD
MTBC Medical Transcription Billing Corp 353.793103 YTD
IOTS Adesto Technologies Corp 351.351351 YTD
PIRS Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc 343.353259 YTD
VSTM Verastem Inc 312.500000 YTD
PBYI Puma Biotechnology Inc 304.071661 YTD
LPTX Leap Therapeutics Inc 295.402631 YTD
PULM Pulmatrix Inc 269.491525 YTD
BGNE BeiGene Ltd 255.895916 YTD
WPRT Westport Fuel Systems Inc 244.247788 YTD
CYAD Celyad SA 237.950450 YTD
YERR Yangtze River Development Ltd 234.130435 YTD
ZGNX Zogenix Inc 231.275720 YTD
MDGL Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc 227.382550 YTD
PLSE Pulse Biosciences Inc 215.384615 YTD
ABUS Arbutus Biopharma Corp 214.285714 YTD
MYOK MyoKardia Inc 211.583012 YTD
BLPH Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc 211.418685 YTD
AUPH Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc 209.047619 YTD
MRTX Mirati Therapeutics Inc 203.157895 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.

AVEO:NAS AVEO Pharmaceuticals

http://www.aveooncology.com
AVEO Pharmaceuticals has 20 employees and is headquartered in United States.
AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel cancer therapeutics.

MRNS:NAS Marinus Pharmaceuticals

http://www.marinuspharma.com
Marinus Pharmaceuticals has 15 employees and is headquartered in United States.
Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. It is focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics to treat epilepsy and neuropsychiatric disorders.

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