The Roof Is On Fire! SourceFire Shares Fly On ArcSight News (FIRE, ARST)

Shares of ArcSight

soared nearly 30 percent higher this afternoon on news it has put itself up for sale. Potential rumored buyers include HP

and Oracle

. The rumored going price is $1.5 billion. This news comes on the heels of Intel

purchasing McAfee

for $7.7 billion. On the heels ArcSight's news, shares of SourceFire

shot nearly 13 percent higher on above average volume; shares closed up $2.54 to close at 24.68. SourceFire is in the cybersecurity space providing solutions to the IT industry. SourceFire has a market cap of $684mil, ArcSight market cap $1.2bil. SourcFire 52wk Range: 16.80 - 28.00 ArcSight 52wk Range: 17.51 - 37.46