Gainers
Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR) shares climbed 124.2% to settle at $3.99 on Thursday after the company announced plans to acquire a Alabama refinery and related logistics assets.
Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.34% to 34,439.88 while the NASDAQ rose 0.23% to 13,770.24. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.23% to 4,205.48.
Gainers
Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) stock increased by 1.31% to $29.26 during Friday's after-market session. Trading volume for this security closed at 96.0K, accounting for 5.24% of its average full-day volume over the last 100 days. The company's market cap stands at $3.4 billion.
Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors, especially when markets are near all-time highs.
Once again, some insiders took advantage of recent public share offerings to add or bolster stakes.
Again, biotechnology companies are well represented on this list.