Visa, Herbalife Among Stocks Down on High Volume Thursday

Today, these stocks are down on high volume:

  • Visa (NYSE:V) is trading down on above-normal volume today, seeing a price drop on a volume of 6.2 million, or two times its average daily volume. The stock price has sunk 3.9% to $117.41. Shares have been on on the rise over the past three months, climbing $2.95 (2.5%) from a price of $120.36 on April 3, 2012. The stock is trading 8.7% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Today, Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is down on high volume, trading at a volume of 14.1 million, or 2.1 times its average daily volume. The stock is down 11.3% to $46.73. The stock is trading at 68% of its 50-day moving average and 75.9% of its 200-day moving average.
  • Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) is down on high volume today, trading with volume of 7.8 million, or 2.7 times its average daily volume. The stock price has dropped 8.3% to $55.90. The stock has been losing steam over the last month, dropping $7.75 (-12.2%) from a price of $63.65 on April 3, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 200-day moving average of $56.72 today.
  • Target (NYSE:TGT) is seeing its price fall on above-normal volume today, as 6.3 million shares have moved, or 1.5 times its average daily volume. Shares are off 2.7% to $56.43. Share price is up $1.45 (2.5%) from $57.88 on April 3, 2012. The stock is trading 4% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int (NYSE:VRX) is trading down on above-average volume today, seeing a price drop on a volume of 6.3 million, or 5.2 times its average daily volume. Shares are down 8.5% to $51.66. The stock has seen some negative movement recently as shares are down $4.19 (-7.5%) from a price of $55.85 on April 26, 2012. The stock is trading 5.3% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Today, Continental Resources (NYSE:CLR) is down on high volume, trading at a volume of two million, or 1.8 times its average daily volume. The stock price is $81.90, reflecting a 9.3% decrease. Shares are down $7.89 (-8.8%) from a price of $89.79 on April 26, 2012. The stock is trading 6.3% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Trading at a volume of 2.8 million, or eight times its average daily volume, CACI International (NYSE:CACI) is down on high volume today. The stock price has sunk 14.2% to $52.70. The stock has been going in a negative direction over the last month, dropping $9.52 (-15.3%) from a price of $62.23 on April 3, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 50-day moving average of $61.25 today.
  • Concho Resources (NYSE:CXO) is trading down on a volume of 1.4 million, or 1.8 times its standard daily volume. The stock is down 4.4% to $100.57. The stock has fallen over the last three months, dropping $9.16 (-8.3%) from $109.73 on February 6, 2012. The stock has dropped a step closer to its 200-day moving average, sitting just 1% above the mark.
  • Corrections Corp Of America (NYSE:CXW) is trading down on above-normal volume today, seeing a price drop on a volume of five million, or 1.9 times its average daily volume. A decrease of 3.6% has brought the stock price to $27.98. The stock has risen $4.24 (17.9%) over the last three months from a price of $23.74 on February 6, 2012. The stock is trading 12.6% above its 200-day moving average.