Notable Gainers: Medivation Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN), Nu Skin Enterprises, TriQuint Semiconductor, W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:WTI)

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Medivation Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN) increased 2.04% and closed at $47.02. Needham started coverage on Medivation Inc. with a buy rating. Medivation, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the rapid development of small molecule drugs to treat serious diseases for which there are limited treatment options.

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Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) climbed up 2.04% and closed at $42.56. So far this year, the stock is up over 15%. The 52-week range for the stock is $32.36 and $62.01. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. is a global direct selling company with operations in 52 markets worldwide. The Company develops and distributes anti-aging personal care products and nutritional supplements under its Nu Skin and Pharmanex brands, respectively.

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TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TQNT) shares fell 3.88% to $4.46. Zacks reiterated their neutral rating on shares of TQNT in a research note issued to investors last week. The firm currently has a $4.75 target price on the stock. Additionally, analysts at Raymond James downgraded shares of TriQuint from a market perform rating to an underperform rating in a research note to investors on February 21.

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W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:WTI) shares decreased 3.80% and closed at $14.19 in the last trading session. Global Hunter Securities decreased their price target on shares of WTI from $24.00 to $21.00 in a research note issued on Feb. 28.

Additionally, the company posted its quarterly earnings results on February 26. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $237.15 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $227.21 million.

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