12 Biggest Mid-Day Losers For Thursday

 

  • Auris Medical Holding AG EARS dropped 59.6 percent to $2.16 as the company issued results from TACTT2 trial with Keyzilen in acute inner ear tinnitus. The trial did not meet co-primary efficacy endpoints. The company also reported Q2 earnings of CHF0.25 per share.
  • Cerulean Pharma Inc CERU shares tumbled 55.1 percent to $1.23 after the company reported failed CRLX101/Avastin trial results. Leerink Swann, Janney Capital and JMP Securities downgraded the stock following the news.
  • The GEO Group Inc GEO shares declined 39.3 percent to $19.59. The Department of Justice announced that it would be phasing out the use of private prisons. The topic has been a controversial one for sometime, and the U.S. government finally determined that these private correctional facilities were not run as effectively and safe as government-run prisons.
  • Corrections Corp Of America CXW fell 38.8 percent to $16.60 as the Department of Justice announced that it would be phasing out the use of private prisons.
  • Juniper Pharmaceuticals Inc JNP shares dipped 24.1 percent to $5.40. Juniper Pharma reported that its Phase 2b trial of COL-1077 lidocaine vaginal gel did not meet primary and secondary endpoints.
  • Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc PTLA shares declined 15.5 percent to $20.02 as the company reported that it has received a CRL from the FDA for Biologics License Application for AndexXa.
  • Oncomed Pharmaceuticals Inc OMED shares dropped 14.4 percent to $10.02. OncoMed priced an offering of 5.5 million shares at $10 per share.
  • Briggs & Stratton Corporation BGG declined 13.4 percent to $19.02 as the company posted weak Q4 results.
  • 58.com Inc (ADR) WUBA fell 13.2 percent to $46.49 after the company reported Q2 results and issued a disappointing Q3 guidance.
  • Accuray Incorporated ARAY dropped 13 percent to $5.01 as the company posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss.
  • Communications Systems, Inc. JCS fell 8.2 percent to $6.30. Communications Systems has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share and increased its line of credit from $10 million to $15 million.
  • Twitter Inc TWTR shares dropped 5.7 percent to $19.02. Evercore ISI Group downgraded Twitter from Hold to Sell and lowered the price target from $18.00 to $17.00.
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