Stocks to Watch for 6/22/11: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows

By Benjamin Lee
Benzinga Staff Writer
June 22, 2011 4:12 AM

Symbols: AGYS, ARIA, ART, BGS, BTN, CI, CLB, CNS, CONN, COO, CPHD, CSH, CVH, DGII, DLTR, ECHO, EGHT, ELS, FOSL, FRX, GEVO, HANS, HOC, HS, HUM, LQDT, MKC, NOC, OKE, ORLY, OSIS, PTP, SAAS, SBH, SOL, SUNH, TDC, TDG, ULTA, UNH, VSI, VVTV, WPI, WWW, XPO

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Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels.

The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading session:

1) Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance (NASDAQ: ULTA): Shares of Ulta hit a 52-high of $62.39 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $62.08. The year-to-date performance of Ulta Salon has been a gain of 83%.

2) Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR): Shares of Dollar tree hit a 52-week high of $65.59 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $65.49. The year-to-date performance of Dollar Tree has been a gain of 17%.

3) Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL): Shares of Fossil hit a 52-week high of $114.45 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $113.80. The year-to-date performance of Fossil has been a gain of 61%.

4) Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE: SBH): Shares of Sally Beauty hit a 52-week high of $17.48 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.43. The year-to-date performance of Sally Beauty has been a gain of 20%.

5) Teradata (NYSE: TDC): Shares of Teradata hit a 52-week high of $58.25 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $57.91. The year-to-date performance of Teradata has been a gain of 41%.

6) Humana (NYSE: HUM): Shares of Humana hit a 52-week high of $82.00 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $81.64. The year-to-date performance of Humana has been a gain of 49%.

7) UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH): Shares of UnitedHealth Group hit a 52-week high of $52.25 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $52.22. The year-to-date performance of UnitedHealth has been a gain of 46%.

8) CIGNA (NYSE: CI): Shares of CIGNA hit a 52-week high of $50.83 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $50.51. The year-to-date performance of CIGNA has been a gain of 38%.

9) Watson Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: WPI): Shares of Watson Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week high of $65.91 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $65.70. The year-to-date performance of Watson has been a gain of 27%.

10) Vitamin Shoppe (NYSE: VSI): Shares of Vitamin Shoppe hit a 52-week high of $45.54 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $45.48. The year-to-date performance of Vitamin Shoppe has been a gain of 35%.

11) B&G Foods (NYSE: BGS): Shares of B&G Foods hit a 52-week high of $20.43 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.39. The year-to-date performance of B&G has been a gain of 50%.

12) Wolverine World Wide (NYSE: WWW): Shares of Wolverine World Wide hit a 52-week high of $40.67 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $40.59. The year-to-date performance of Wolverine World Wide has been a gain of 28%.

13) Holly (NYSE: HOC): Shares of Holly hit a 52-week high of $68.00 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $66.82. The year-to-date performance of Holly has been a gain of 64%.

14) Transdigm Group (NYSE: TDG): Shares of Transdigm Group hit a 52-week high of $87.41 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $86.94. The year-to-date performance of Transdigm has been a gain of 21%.

15) Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC): Shares of Northrop Grumman hit a 52-week high of $66.92 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $66.55. The year-to-date performance of Northrop Grumman has been a gain of 15%.

16) ONEOK (NYSE: OKE): Shares of ONEOK hit a 52-week high of $71.94 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $71.81. The year-to-date performance of ONEOK has been a gain of 30%.

17) McCormick & Company (NYSE: MKC): Shares of McCormick & Company hit a 52-week high of $50.68 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $50.62. The year-to-date performance of McCormick & Company has been a gain of 9%.

18) Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS): Shares of Hansen Natural hit a 52-week high of $75.12 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $74.97. The year-to date performance of Hansen has been a gain of 43%.

19) O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: ORLY): Shares of O'Reilly Automotive hit a 52-week high of $63.75 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $63.75. The year-to-date performance of O'Reilly Automotive has been a gain of 6%.

20) OSI Systems (NASDAQ: OSIS): Shares of OSI Systems hit a 52-week high of $41.50 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $41.46. The year-to-date performance of OSI has been a gain of 14%.

21) Express-1 Expedited Solutions (NYSE: XPO): Shares of Express-1 Expedited Solutions hit a 52-week high of $3.36 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.32. The year-to-date performance of Express-1 has been a gain of 30%.

22) Agilysys (NASDAQ: AGYS): Shares of Agilysys hit a 52-week high of $8.53 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.36. The year-to-date performance of Agilysys has been a gain of 48%.

23) Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARIA): Shares of Ariad Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week high of $10.33 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.26. The year-to-date performance of Ariad has been a gain of 101%.

24) Conn's (NASDAQ: CONN): Shares of Conn's hit a 52-week high of $8.09 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.72. The year-to-date performance of Conn's has been a gain of 65%.

25) Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD): Shares of Cepheid hit a 52-week high of $33.83 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.60. The year-to-date performance of Cepheid has been a gain of 48%.

26) Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII): Shares of Digi International hit a 52-week high of $12.93 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.73. The year-to-date performance of Digi International has been a gain of 15%.

27) 8x8 (NASDAQ: EGHT): Shares of 8x8 hit a 52-week high of $4.17 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.13. The year-to-date performance of 8x8 has been a gain of 74%.

28) inContact (NASDAQ: SAAS): Shares of inContact hit a 52-week high of $4.77 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.62. The year-to-date performance of inContact has been a gain of 41%.

29) ValueVision Media (NASDAQ: VVTV): Shares of ValueVision Media hit a 52-week high of $8.52 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.50. The year-to-date performance of ValueVision has been a gain of 39%.

30) Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT): Shares of Liquidity Services hit a 52-week high of $23.15 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.81. The year-to-date performance of Liquidity Services has been a gain of 62%.

31) Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ: ECHO): Shares of Echo Global Statistics hit a 52-week high of $17.02 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.87. The year-to-date performance of Echo Global has been a gain of 40%.

32) Core Laboratories NV (NYSE: CLB): Shares of Core Laboratories hit a 52-week high of $110.13 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $109.52. The year-to-date performance of Core Laboratories has been a gain of 23%.

33) Cohn & Steers (NYSE: CNS): Shares of Cohn & Steers hit a 52-week high of $32.53 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.97. The year-to-date performance of Cohn & Steers has been a gain of 23%.

34) The Cooper Companies (NYSE: COO): Shares of The Cooper Companies hit a 52-week high of $77.70 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $76.95. The year-to-date performance of Cooper Companies has been a gain of 37%.

35) Cash America International (NYSE: CSH): Shares of Cash America International hit a 52-week high of $53.50 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $53.27. The year-to-date performance of Cash America has been a gain of 44%.

36) Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH): Shares of Coventry Health Care hit a 52-week high of $36.54 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $36.17. The year-to-date performance of Coventry Health Care has been a gain of 37%.

37) Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE: ELS): Shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties hit a 52-week high of $64.90 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $64.82. The year-to-date performance of Equity Lifestyle has been a gain of 17%.

38) Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX): Shares of Forest Laboratories hit a 52-week high of $40.29 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $40.15. The year-to-date performance of Forest Laboratories has been a gain of 26%.

39) Healthspring (NYSE: HS): Shares of Healthspring hit a 52-week high of $46.63 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $45.81. The year-to-date performance of Healthspring has been a gain of 73%.

The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Tuesday's trading session:

1) Sun Healthcare (NASDAQ: SUNH): Shares of Sun Healthcare hit a 52-week low of $8.03 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.08. The year-to-date performance of Sun Healthcare has been a loss of 36%.

2) Platinum Underwriters Holdings (NYSE: PTP): Shares of Platinum Underwriters hit a 52-week low of $33.07 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.11. The year-to-date performance of Platinum Underwriters has been a loss of 26%.

3) ReneSola (NYSE: SOL): Shares of ReneSola hit a 52-week low of $4.33 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.36. The year-to-date performance of ReneSola has been a loss of 50%.

4) Gevo (NASDAQ: GEVO): Shares of Gevo hit a 52-week low of $12.79 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.47. The year-to-date performance of Gevo has been a loss of 18%.

5) Artio Global Investors (NYSE: ART): Shares of Artio Global Investors hit a 52-week low of $11.73 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.80. The year-to-date performance of Artio Global Investors has been a loss of 20%.

6) Ballantyne Strong (NYSE: BTN): Shares of Ballantyne Strong hit a 52-week low of $4.88 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.89. The year-to-date performance of Ballantyne Strong has been a loss of 37%.