Humana, Hologic Among Stocks Down on Above-average Volume Monday

A few stocks are down on high volume today:

  • Trading at a volume of 3.8 million, or 2.8 times its average daily volume, Humana (NYSE:HUM) is down on high volume today. The stock price had dipped 7.8% to $81.01. The stock has lost momentum over the last three months, losing $10.64 (-11.6%) from $91.65 on February 1, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 200-day moving average of $86.36 today.
  • Hologic (NASDAQ:HOLX) is trading down on a volume of 15.3 million, or 10.1 times its standard daily volume. Shares are down 11.3% to $18.83. The share price has dropped $2.91 (-13.4%) from $21.74 on March 29, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 50-day moving average of $21.11 today.
  • VeriFone Systems (NYSE:PAY) is seeing its price fall on above-normal volume today, as 5.1 million shares have moved, or 3.3 times its average daily volume. The stock is down 10.9% to $48.53. Share price went up over the last three months, now up $4.39 (9.9%) from $44.14 on February 1, 2012. The stock is trading 7.7% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) is down on high volume today, trading with volume of 1.7 million, or 2.2 times its average daily volume. A decrease of 8.7% has brought the stock price to $50.92. Over the last three months, the stock has lost $9.87 (-16.2%) from a price of $60.79 on February 1, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 50-day moving average of $52.42 today.
  • Tenneco (NYSE:TEN) is trading down on a volume of 1.9 million, or 2.1 times its standard daily volume. The stock price has dropped 9.1% to $32.82. The stock has been on a downward trajectory over the last two months, dipping $5.93 (-15.3%) from a price of $38.75 on March 1, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 200-day moving average of $33.81 today.
  • Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII) is trading down on above-average volume today, seeing a price drop on a volume of 1.4 million, or 1.5 times its average daily volume. Shares have dropped 3.6% to $33.94. The stock has been losing steam over the last month, falling $4.20 (-11%) from a price of $38.14 on March 29, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 200-day moving average of $34.86 today.
  • Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL) is trading down on above-normal volume today, seeing a price drop on a volume of 594,347, or 1.8 times its average daily volume. Shares have fallen 2.3% to $30.27. The stock has been going in a negative direction over the last month, dropping $5.02 (-14.2%) from a price of $35.29 on March 29, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 200-day moving average of $30.60 today.
  • Protalix BioTherapeutics (AMEX:PLX) is trading down on a volume of 1.1 million, or 1.5 times its average daily volume. A decrease of 1.6% has brought the stock price to $6.88. The stock has been on an upward trajectory over the last two months, rising $1.48 (27.4%) from a price of $5.40 on March 1, 2012. The stock is trading 9.1% above its 50-day moving average and 15.6% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Trading at a volume of 172,292, or 2.5 times its average daily volume, Ambow Education (NYSE:AMBO) is down on high volume today. The stock price has decreased 5.2% to $7.25.