Health Care REIT and Other Big Movers In Real Estate Operations on November 21, 2012

Currently, the Nasdaq has moved little, the S&P 500 is up 0.1% and the Dow has moved up 0.2%.

The biggest movers in the Real Estate Operations sector (IYR) (+0.4%) are:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
HFF (NYSE:HF)	$507.8 million	+2.3%
Marriott Vacations (NYSE:VAC)	$1.38 billion	-2.1%
RLJ (NYSE:RLJ)	$1.93 billion	+2%
Realogy (NYSE:RLGY)	$5.14 billion	-1.8%
PennyMac Mortgage (NYSE:PMT)	$1.38 billion	+1.7%
Zillow (Nasdaq:Z)	$836.8 million	+1.1%
Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN)	$15.7 billion	-1.1%

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HFF (NYSE:HF) has risen 2.3% and is currently trading at $14.01 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 32,866 shares, 0.3 times its average over the past three months.

After a decline of 2.1%, Marriott Vacations (NYSE:VAC) has hit a share price of $39.13. The company is currently trading a volume of 64,139 shares.

RLJ (NYSE:RLJ) is currently trading at $18.43 per share, a 2% increase. The company's volume is currently 149,966 shares for the day, in line with the current daily average.

Slipping 1.8%, Realogy (NYSE:RLGY) is currently trading at $36.04 per share. The company's volume is currently 255,399 shares. This is a sign that there will be less trading activity than there was yesterday.

After rising 1.7%, PennyMac Mortgage (NYSE:PMT) is currently trading at a share price of $23.88. The company's volume is currently 315,152 shares for the day, 0.2 times the current three-month average.

Zillow (Nasdaq:Z) has moved up 1.1% and is currently trading at $25.31 per share. This morning, the company is trading a volume of 103,450 shares.

Currently trading at $59.80 per share, Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN) has fallen 1.1%. So far today, the company's volume is 375,396 shares, 0.2 times the average daily volume.

The Bottom Line The nature of the market is such that stocks will have good days and bad days. Daily stock performance should be weighed against historical performance and put in context of the market overall. Keep in mind that all these ratios should be compared against historical numbers and industry information in order to get a more complete picture.