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Ross Among Services' Biggest Movers on November 1, 2012

November 01, 2012 | Filed Under » ,
Tickers in this Article » HPY, ZUMZ, STN, ANF, PZZA, ROST, GNC
The market is having a good day so far: the Nasdaq is up 1.3%; the S&P 500 has risen 1%; and the Dow has climbed 1.2%.

Underperforming the market overall, the Services sector (IYC) is up 0.9%, and these are its current biggest movers:
CompanyMarket CapPercentage Change
Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE:HPY)$1.01 billion+13.8%
Zumiez (Nasdaq:ZUMZ)$793.9 million-13.3%
Stantec Inc (NYSE:STN)$1.57 billion+8.4%
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF)$2.53 billion+8.3%
Papa John\'s Int\'l (Nasdaq:PZZA)$1.25 billion-8%
Ross (Nasdaq:ROST)$13.65 billion-6.9%
GNC Holdings (NYSE:GNC)$4.07 billion-4.9%
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Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE:HPY) is currently at $29.67 per share after a dramatic increase of 13.8%. At 1.3 million shares, the company's volume so far today is 2.5 times the current daily average.

After a precipitous drop of 13.3%, Zumiez (Nasdaq:ZUMZ) is now trading at a share price of $21.96. The company is trading at a volume of 2.2 million shares. This is greater than yesterday's volume of 944,563 shares.

After rising 8.4%, Stantec Inc (NYSE:STN) is currently trading at a share price of $37.13. The company's volume for the day so far is 11,943 shares, 1.4 times the current three-month average.

Rising 8.3%, Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) is currently trading at $33.13 per share. The company's volume for the day so far is 1.8 million shares.

Papa John's Int'l (Nasdaq:PZZA) is trading at $49.08 per share, down 8%. The company's volume is currently 100,525 shares for the day, 1.1 times the average daily volume.

Ross (Nasdaq:ROST) is currently trading at a share price of $56.76, a 6.9% decline. The company's volume for the day so far is 3.1 million shares. Yesterday's volume was only 1.6 million shares.

GNC Holdings (NYSE:GNC) has decreased to $36.76 per share, a 4.9% fall. So far today, the company's volume is 3.1 million shares, 2.2 times its current three-month average.

The Bottom Line No matter the economic climate, Wall Street will always have stocks that make major moves each week. Paying close attention to the previous ratios will help you identify key times to adjust your strategy. Keep in mind that all these ratios should be compared against historical numbers and industry information in order to get a more complete picture.

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