Why Making Dramatic Moves : Ruthigen, Inc. (NASDAQ:RTGN), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE:IO), Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID), Graham (NYSE:GHM)

Ruthigen Inc (NASDAQ:RTGN) in the last week of August announced that it had received approval for Phase I/II Study. It can begin enrollment of patients in its trial meant to test its anti-infection drug RUT58-60. It has already completed a 21-day skin irritation study conducted on 36 human participants, and now will start with double-blind, multi-centered and randomized trial. The enrollment for patients will start in this month. Ruthigen is on the right track in setting the new milestones of its clinical development program. The first pivotal trial can start in mid to late 2015 in the U.S. Ruthigen, Inc. (NASDAQ:RTGN) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is -2.27%. On last trading day company shares ended up $4.73. Ruthigen, Inc. (NASDAQ:RTGN) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -9.69%.

From spooky to whimsical, Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD)’s nearly 4,600 convenient nationwide locations are bringing the hocus pocus this Halloween season. With an expanded selection of costumes, accessories, party supplies, pumpkin carving kits and more, Rite Aid is your one-stop-shop for those who plan ahead or the last minute shoppers. According to National Retail Federation’s 2014 Halloween Consumer Spending Survey, total spending on Halloween this year will reach $7.4 billion. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) shares decreased -1.77% in last trading session and ended the day at $5.00. RAD Gross Margin is 28.50% and its return on assets is 3.80%. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) quarterly performance is -31.69%.

Ion Geophysical Corp (NYSE:IO) Director James M. Lapeyre, Jr. purchased 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $3.17 per share, for a total transaction of $317,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 1,619,113 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,132,588.  On 07 October, ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE:IO) shares decreased -0.77% and was closed at $2.58. IO EPS growth in last 5 year was 12.30%. ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE:IO) year to date (YTD) performance is -21.82%.

Guidance Software Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID) announced on Sept. 9 a software bundle with Hewlett-Packard Corp. designed for organizations that have invested in security threat detection technology but are challenged to identify meaningful alerts to respond to successful cyberattacks. The new bundle will help an IT department determine high priority security events to respond to and weed out low priority events and false positives. Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID) ended the last trading day at $6.50. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 3.94% and price to cash ratio as 10.11. Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID) showed a weekly performance of -3.42%.

Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM), a global business that designs, manufactures and sells critical equipment for the oil refining, petrochemical and power industries, including the supply of components and raw materials to nuclear energy facilities, announced on 16 September 2014 that it received two new orders from two U.S. nuclear utilities. Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) shares decreased -0.85% in last trading session and ended the day at $29.25. GHM Gross Margin is 29.10% and its return on assets is 6.30%. Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) quarterly performance is -13.92%.