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Monday, November 14, 2011

Stocks at 52 Week Highs: (LTS), (HMSY), (TASR), (SXL), (EPHC)

Stocks hitting new 52 week highs on November 14 are Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc, HMS Holdings Corp, TASER International Inc, Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P, and Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. Investors are buying the stock and pushing it higher because they may think that these stocks were undervalued. This could be a result of higher than expected earnings, overall market growth, or simply investor speculation.

Shares of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc (LTS) had a total return adjusted 52 week high today of $1.97 per share and are currently trading at $2.00. The stock traded higher by 2.56% or $0.05/share to $2.00. The stock recorded a trading volume of 441203 today. This represents 2.49 times the average volume for Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. Higher than average volume can sometimes signal a technical breakout or perhaps that new information was released about the company. Volume is often used as a lie detector and high volume gives validity to the price move. Stay tuned for more updates on the company and investors may want to look for this momentum to continue.

Shares of HMS Holdings Corp (HMSY) had a total return adjusted 52 week high today of $30.82 per share and are currently trading at $30.14. The stock fell by 1.37% or $-0.42/share to $30.14. The stock recorded a trading volume of 380841 today. This represents 1.29 times the average volume for HMS Holdings Corp. This is considered normal volume for the stock which means the new high is most likely caused by a steady uptrend. Expect the stock to continue its upward trend. A pullback could be a great opportunity to get onboard.

Shares of TASER International Inc (TASR) had a total return adjusted 52 week high today of $5.65 per share and are currently trading at $5.85. The stock traded higher by 5.41% or $0.30/share to $5.85. The stock recorded a trading volume of 357030 today. This represents 1.95 times the average volume for TASER International Inc. Higher than average volume can sometimes signal a technical breakout or perhaps that new information was released about the company. Volume is often used as a lie detector and high volume gives validity to the price move. Stay tuned for more updates on the company and investors may want to look for this momentum to continue.

Shares of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P (SXL) had a total return adjusted 52 week high today of $103.74 per share and are currently trading at $104.94. The stock traded higher by 1.17% or $1.21/share to $104.94. The stock recorded a trading volume of 99584 today. This represents 2.8 times the average volume for Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. Higher than average volume can sometimes signal a technical breakout or perhaps that new information was released about the company. Volume is often used as a lie detector and high volume gives validity to the price move. Stay tuned for more updates on the company and investors may want to look for this momentum to continue.

Shares of Epoch Investment Partners, Inc (EPHC) had a total return adjusted 52 week high today of $22.41 per share and are currently trading at $22.08. The stock traded higher by 0.05% or $0.01/share to $22.08. The stock recorded a trading volume of 17863 today. This represents 0.87 times the average volume for Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. This is considered normal volume for the stock which means the new high is most likely caused by a steady uptrend. Expect the stock to continue its upward trend. A pullback could be a great opportunity to get onboard.