PAR, NZ, ARUN, SPWRA, OVTI Had Unusual Volume
We have found the following stocks had unusual volume spikes on Friday, August 27, 2010.
3PAR Inc (NYSE:PAR) had a 83.8% volume spike trading 22,593,444 shares. PAR’s 30-day average volume is 3,664,660. Shares closed at $32.46 +24.70%. 3PAR Inc. is a global provider of utility storage solutions for mid-sized to large enterprises, financial services firms, cloud computing service providers, consumer-oriented Internet/Web 2.0 companies, and government entities.
Netezza Corp (NYSE:NZ) had a 93.9% volume spike trading 13,459,763 shares. NZ’s 30-day average volume is 814,495. Shares closed at $19.87 +33.18%. The Company is a provider of data warehouse, analytic and monitoring appliances.
Aruba Networks Inc (NASDAQ:ARUN) had a 81.2% volume spike trading 8,131,152 shares. ARUN’s 30-day average volume is 1,529,660. Shares closed at $18.39 +10.98%. The Company securely delivers the enterprise network to users with user-centric networks that expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks..
Sunpower Corp (NASDAQ:SPWRA) had a 74.3% volume spike trading 8,037,756 shares. SPWRA’s 30-day average volume is 2,065,810. Shares closed at $11.22 +11.86%. SunPower Corp. is a vertically integrated solar products and services company that designs, manufactures and markets high-performance solar electric power technologies.
Omnivision Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:OVTI) had a 69.3% volume spike trading 6,077,645 shares. OVTI’s 30-day average volume is 1,866,100. Shares closed at $23.25 +5.06%. The Company designs, develops and markets high performance, highly integrated and cost efficient semiconductor image-sensor devices.
Warner Chilcott Limited (NASDAQ:WCRX) had a 74.5% volume spike trading 5,719,517 shares. WCRX’s 30-day average volume is 1,456,770. Shares closed at $28.58 +1.28%. A pharmaceutical company currently focused on the gastroenterology, women’s healthcare, dermatology and urology segments of the North American and Western European pharmaceuticals markets.
Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ:FTNT) had a 86.5% volume spike trading 4,573,086 shares. FTNT’s 30-day average volume is 616,614. Shares closed at $19.99 +6.16%. The Company is a provider of network security appliances and Unified Threat Management (UTM) network security solutions to enterprises, service providers and government entities worldwide.
ARC Sight Inc (NASDAQ:ARST) had a 93.8% volume spike trading 4,087,878 shares. ARST’s 30-day average volume is 255,242. Shares closed at $39.66 +8.27%. ArcSight, Inc. is a provider of enterprise threat & risk management solutions that protect business & government enterprises. Its management platform includes its connector products, network & computing devices, databases, applications & other elements.
Compellent TECH Inc (NYSE:CML) had a 83.1% volume spike trading 2,780,585 shares. CML’s 30-day average volume is 470,690. Shares closed at $17.17 +15.16%. The Company is a provider of enterprise-class network storage solutions.
Sourcefire Inc (NASDAQ:FIRE) had a 72.4% volume spike trading 2,585,214 shares. FIRE’s 30-day average volume is 713,023. Shares closed at $26.93 +9.12%. The Company is provider of Enterprise Threat Management, or ETM, intelligent security infrastructure solutions for information technology, environments of commercial enterprises and federal and state government organizations.
