NASDAQ Top Gainer; Big 5 Sporting Goods Spikes on Third Quarter Results

New York, New York - November 2, 2012 (www.investorideas.com newswire) Investorideas.com staff: Investorideas.com, an investor research portal specializing in sector research for independent investors, issues a trading alert for the top percentage gainer on the NASDAQ for Friday November 2 nd. Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.

leads the top gainers, trading at $12.11, gaining $ 3.19 or 35.79% as of 2:09PM EDT on over 1.5 Million shares. The Company reported fiscal 2012 third quarter results yesterday. Net sales increased to $251.8 million from net sales of $234.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2011. Same store sales increased 5.2% for the third quarter of 2012 versus the comparable period in the prior year. As anticipated, third quarter sales reflect a modest benefit over the prior year from the calendar shift of the Fourth of July holiday, which resulted in certain holiday-related sales moving from the second quarter to the third quarter for 2012. Investorideas.com Newswire Big 5 is a leading sporting goods retailer in the western United States, operating 409 stores in 12 states under the "Big 5 Sporting Goods" name. Big 5 provide a full-line product offering in a traditional sporting goods store format that averages 11,000 square feet. Big 5's product mix includes athletic shoes, apparel and accessories, as well as a broad selection of outdoor and athletic equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, tennis, golf, snowboarding and roller sports. About NASDAQ Join Investor Ideas Members to access the Renewable Energy stocks directory, water stocks, biotech stocks, defense stocks directories and the Insiders Corner http://www.nasdaq.com/ About www.InvestorIdeas.com: InvestorIdeas.com is a leader in investor stock research by sector, featuring stock news, commentary and trading alerts in leading sectors including coal stocks, biotech, tech, mining, energy, water, renewable energy, beverage stocks and more. Follow Investorideas.com on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/Investorideas Follow Investorideas.com on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Investorideas Follow Investorideas.com News on Linkedin.com/today at http://www.linkedin.com/today/investorideas.com Sign up for the free investor news and stock alerts at Investorideas.com http://www.investorideas.com/Resources/Newsletter.asp Become an Investorideas.com Member and access our 14 online stock directories 24/7 - water, renewable energy, mining stocks and more… http://www.investorideas.com/membership/ Disclaimer/ Disclosure : The Investorideas.com is a third party publisher of news and research Our sites do not make recommendations, but offer information portals to research news, articles, stock lists and recent research. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising. BC Residents and Investor Disclaimer : Effective September 15 2008 - all BC investors should review all OTC and Pink sheet listed companies for adherence in new disclosure filings and filing appropriate documents with Sedar. Read for more info: http://www.bcsc.bc.ca/release.aspx?id=6894 800-665-0411 - Source - www.Investorideas.com