Ampal American Israel (NASDAQ:AMPL) has lost 2.5% or five cents a share to settle at $1.95 a share with a light volume of 2900 shares compared to his three-month average volume of 24,124 shares. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $1.39 and $2.95 with a current market capitalization of $110 million.
Ampal-American Israel Corporation (Ampal) primarily acquires interests in businesses located in the State of Israel or that are Israel-related. The Company's investment focus is principally on companies or ventures where Ampal can exercise significant influence, on its own or with investment partners, and can use its management experience to enhance those investments.
Ballard Power (NASDAQ:BLDP) has gained 6.37% or $.13 a share to settle at $2.17 with an increased volume of 598,000 compared to its average three-month volume of 508,759 shares. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $1.31 and $3.18 with a current market capitalization of $183 million and a trailing 12 months P/E ratio of fall.
Ballard Power Systems Inc. is engaged in design, development, manufacture, sale and service of fuel cell products for a variety of applications, focusing on motive power (material handling and buses) and stationary power (back-up power, supplemental power, and distributed generation). It is also engaged in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell development and commercialization.
Santarus Inc. (NASDAQ:SNTS) has lost 7.38% or $.24 a share to settle at $3.01 with an increased volume of 855,023 shares compared to its average three-month volume of 351,600 shares. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $2.09 and $5.67 with a current market capitalization of 177,000,000 and a P/E ratio of 21.81.
Santarus, Inc. (Santarus) is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing products that address the needs of patients treated by gastroenterologists, endocrinologists and other physicians. As of December 31, 2009, the Company's marketed and approved products included Zegerid Capsules and Powder for Oral Suspension, Glumetza Extended Release Tablets and Immediate-release Omeprazole Tablets.
Quicksilver Resources (NYSE:KWK) has been relatively unchanged losing only 0.26% or four cents a share, settling at $15.63 with a moderate volume of 1.5 million shares compared to its average three-month volume of 1.6 million shares. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $10.53 and $16.15 with a current market capitalization of $2.66 billion and a P/E ratio of 18.07 for the past 12 months.
Quicksilver Resources Inc. (Quicksilver) is an independent energy company. The Company is primarily engaged in exploration, development and production of unconventional natural gas onshore in North America. Quicksilver owns producing oil and natural gas properties in the United States, principally in Texas, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana, and Canada in Alberta and British Columbia.
BPZ Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BPZ) has gained 1.76% or $.11 a share to settle at $6.36 a share with a price volume of 2,970,000 compared to its average three-month volume of 1.5 million shares. for the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $3.03 and $8.24 with a current market capitalization of $735 million.
BPZ Resources, Inc. (BPZ) is an independent oil and gas company focused on the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Peru and Ecuador. The Company has the exclusive rights and license agreements for oil and gas exploration and production covering approximately 2.2 million acres in four blocks in northwest Peru and off the northwest coast of Peru in the Gulf of Guayaquil.
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