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INO, MAXY, GBX, TAT, HRBN: Focus On These Active Stocks Today

Focus On These Active Stocks Today: INO, MAXY, GBX, TAT, HRBN

Inovio Pharma (AMEX:INO) has gained 1.8% or two cents a share to settle at $1.13 with a total traded volume of 191,000 shares. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $.76 and $1.56 a share with an average volume of 422,000 shares. Company has a market cap of $117 million and trades with an average beta of 2.69.

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly Inovio Biomedical Corporation, is engaged in the discovery, development, and delivery of vaccines, called deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) vaccines, focused on cancers and infectious diseases. The Company's SynCon technology enables the design of universal DNA-based vaccines capable of providing cross-protection against new, unmatched strains of pathogens, such as influenza. Its electroporation DNA delivery technology uses brief, controlled electrical pulses to increase cellular DNA vaccine uptake. Inovio's clinical programs include human papillomavirus (HPV)/cervical cancer (therapeutic), avian influenza (preventative), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccines.

Maxygen, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAXY) has gained 24% to settle at $5.10 with a total traded volume of 1.07 million shares. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $3.75 and $7.19 with an average volume of 101,000 shares. Company has a market cap of $154 million and trades with an average beta of 0.73.

Maxygen, Inc. (Maxygen) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing improved versions of protein drugs through internal development and external collaborations and other arrangements. The Company uses its MolecularBreeding directed technology platform, along with ancillary technologies, and protein modification to pursue the creation of biosuperior proteins. The Company operates all of its research and development operations through Perseid Therapeutics LLC (Perseid), a majority owned subsidiary.

The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) has lost 0.84% to settle at $27.28 with a total traded volume of 174,000 shares. For the past 52 weeks it has traded between $9.10 and $28.60 with an average volume of 329,000 shares. Company has a market cap of $679 million and trades with an average beta of 2.97.

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (Greenbrier) is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of railroad freight car equipment in North America and Europe; a manufacturer and marketer of ocean-going marine barges in North America, and provider of wheel services, railcar refurbishment and parts, leasing and other services to the railroad and related transportation industries in North America. The Company operates an integrated business model in North America that combines wheel services, repair and refurbishment, component parts reconditioning, freight car manufacturing, leasing and fleet management services. It operates in three business segments: Manufacturing, Wheel Services, Refurbishment and Parts, and Leasing and Services.

TransAtlantic Petroleum (AMEX:TAT) has gained 4.39% to settle at $3.09 with a total traded volume of 1.83 million shares. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $2.68 and $4.10 with an average volume of 1.29 million shares. Company has a market cap of $1.04 billion and trades with an average beta of 1.3.

TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd., formerly TransAtlantic Petroleum Corp., is an international oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of crude oil and natural gas. The Company holds interests in developed and undeveloped oil and gas properties in Turkey, Morocco, Romania, and California. It owns its own drilling rigs and oilfield service equipment, which it uses to develop its properties in Turkey and Morocco. In addition, it provides oilfield services and contract drilling services to third parties in Turkey.

Harbin Electric (NASDAQ:HRBN) has gained 1.02% to settle at $16.85 with an total traded volume of 530,000 shares. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $14.95 and $25.05 with an average volume of 216,000 shares. Company has a market cap of $527 million and trades with an average beta of 2.25.

Harbin Electric, Inc. (Harbin Electric) is a holding company. It designs, develops, manufactures, supplies and services a range of electric motors, including linear motors, specialty micro-motors and industrial rotary motors. It sells its products in China, but also to certain international markets. The Company operates four manufacturing facilities in China: Harbin Tech Full Electric Co., Ltd. (Harbin Tech Full), Shanghai Tech Full Electric Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Tech Full), Weihai Tech Full Simo Motor Co., Ltd. (Weihai Tech Full) and Xi'an Tech Full Simo Motor Co., Ltd. (Xi'an Tech Full Simo).

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