Volume Spike Investor

Wellcare Health Plans Inc. (NYSE: WCG) stock rose 23 percent to $23.99 as one of the most actively traded after-hours issues, with more than 441,000 shares changing hands. The health insurance provider posted EPS of $1.42 a share, or $1.02 etter than analyst expectations. Revenue rose 8.9 percent to $1.79 billion, above expectations of $1.77 billion. [...]

King Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: KG) stock fell more than 2 percent to $9.12 in after hours trading as one of the more active issues. The company said an FDA panel is requiring more study of its heart-imaging candidate Corvue. The FDA said King failed to show Corvue worked as well as the approved drug adenosine [...]

MFA Financial Inc. (NYSE: MFA) stock fell more than 3 percent to $7.20 as an active after hours issues with more than 200,000 shares traded, and should be watched for a potential volume spike today. The company late Tuesday announced a 30 million share common stock offering. — Mike Tarsala

THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) stock fell more than 6 percent to $7.87 as one of the most active Nasdaq issues after hours, and should be watched for a potential volume spike today. The company guided fiscal second-quarter revenue to a range of $85 million to $95 million, vs. analyst expectations of $123.3 million. The company [...]

Life Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: LIFE) stock rose 6 percent to $45.52 as one of the most active Nasdaq issues after hours, and should be watched for a volume spike today. The company reported earnings of 79 cents a share, 13 cents better than analyst expectations. Revenue rose 2 percent to $839 million, above analyst expectations [...]