Wednesday's NASDAQ Top Percentage Gainers: First Financial, Questcor, ANADIGICS, iRobot

POINT ROBERTS - October 27, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for Wednesday October 26th. NASADAQ closed with a fall of 12.25 (+0.46%) at 2650.67. First Financial Holdings, Inc.

was the top percentage gainer for Wednesaday, closing higher 1.46 (26.79%) to $6.91 after the company said that it agreed to sell $197.9 million of performing loans and classified assets to shore up its balance sheet. Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

surged 7.13 (21.41%) to $40.43, and made a new 52-week high of $41.14, after the company reported that it earned $22.9 million or $0.35 a share on revenue of $59.8 million. On an adjusted basis, the company earned 37 cents a share, topping analysts' estimates of 26 cents a share on revenue of $53.42 million. ANADIGICS, Inc.

surged 0.43 (18.45%) to close at $2.76 after the company said that it had a net loss of $10.01 million, or $0.15 a share on revenue of $37.26 million in its third-quarter. On an adjusted basis, the company had a net loss of 12 cents compared to analysts' estimates of a loss of 12 cents per share on revenue of $$36.0 million. iRobot Corporation

closed with an impressive gain 4.94 (17.46%) to end the day at $33.24 after the company said that it earned $14.0 million, or 50 cents a share on revenue of $120.4 million, topping analysts' estimates of 26 cents a share, on revenue of $119.1 million. Going forward, the company lifted its full-year earnings outlook to $1.32-$1.36 a share, from its prior outlook of $1.04-$1.10 a share. The stock is up another 4% in early morning trading Thursday. About InvestorIdeas.com: InvestorIdeas.com is a leader in investor stock research by sector. Sectors we cover include; cleantech and renewable energy stocks, biotech stocks, mining and gold stocks, energy stocks, water, tech, defense stocks, nanotech, agriculture and gaming. Follow Investorideas.com on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/Investorideas Follow Investorideas.com on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Investorideas Investor Research Tools; Get Free investor news and stock alerts Sign Up: http://www.investorideas.com/Resources/Newsletter.asp Join Investor Ideas Get 13 of the best stock directories online; Research oil and gas stocks, gold stocks, water stocks, renewable energy stocks (over 1300 green stocks in directory) and more Join: http://www.investorideas.com/membership/ About InvestorIdeas.com: InvestorIdeas.com is a leader in investor stock research by sector. Sectors we cover include; cleantech and renewable energy stocks, biotech stocks, mining and gold stocks, energy stocks, water, tech, defense stocks, nanotech, agriculture and gaming. Follow Investorideas.com on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/Investorideas Follow Investorideas.com on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Investorideas Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising . www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp 800-665-0411 Source - www.Investorideas.com