Stocks Hitting New High -- Research on Avis Budget, Edison Intl., Helmerich & Payne, and Associated Banc-Corp

LONDON, March 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

On Friday, March 21, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite finished at 4,276.79, down 0.98%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the session at 16,302.77, down 0.17% and the S&P 500 ended the day at 1,866.52, lower by 0.29%. The losses were narrow based with four out of ten sectors ending the session in negative. Investor-Edge looks at some of the equities that hit a new 52-week high during the last session. These include Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR), Edison International (NYSE: EIX), Helmerich & Payne Inc. (NYSE: HP) and Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC). Free technical research on CAR, EIX, HP and ASBC can be downloaded upon signing up at:

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Shares in Avis Budget Group Inc. ended the day at $49.11, up 0.80%, hitting a new 52-week high of $50.48 on Friday. The stock reported a trading volume of 7.43 million shares during the trading session, compared with the 3-month average volume of 2.05 million shares Avis Budget Group Inc.'s shares traded at a PE ratio of 22.89 and were up 21.50% on YTD basis. Shares of the company have surged 9.43% in the last one month and 27.43% in the previous three months. The S&P 500 Industrials Sector Index mapped a gain of 0.09% during the session and the same has advanced 0.03% in the last one month. The stock is trading above, both, its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The company's 50-day moving average of $42.74 is above the 200-day moving average of $34.57. Relative Strength Index (RSI) of the stock was 68.53 at the end of the session. Sign up today to read free research on CAR at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/422-CAR-24Mar2014.pdf


On Friday, Edison Intl.'s stock advanced 3.56%, to close the day at $53.87, hitting a new 52-weeks high of $54.35. The stock recorded a trading volume of 5.74 million shares, compared with the 3-month average volumes of 2.11 million shares. The company's shares traded at a PE ratio of 14.25 and were up 16.35% on YTD basis. Shares of Edison Intl. have advanced 4.89% in the last one month and 16.75% in the previous three months. The S&P 500 Utilities sector Index mapped a gain of 0.79% during the session and the same has charted up by 6.95% during the last three months. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Edison Intl.'s 50-day moving average of $49.65 is above the 200-day moving average of $47.78. Additionally, the company's shares were trading at an RSI of 70.68. Sign up today to read free research on EIX at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/422-EIX-24Mar2014.pdf


Shares in Helmerich & Payne Inc. gained 2.35% on Friday, finishing the day at $106.64, after hitting a new 52-week high of $106.76. The stock recorded a trading volume of 3.29 million shares, compared with the 3-month average volume of 1.23 million shares. Helmerich & Payne Inc.'s shares were traded at a PE ratio of 18.41 and were up 26.83% on YTD basis. Shares of the company have surged 13.04% in the last one month and 30.80% in the previous three months. The S&P 500 Energy Sector Index mapped a gain of 0.26% during the session while the same has declined 0.15% in the previous three trading sessions. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Helmerich & Payne Inc.'s 50-day moving average of $92.34 is above the 200-day moving average of $76.51. Furthermore, shares of the company were trading at an RSI of 77.61. Sign up today to read free research on HP at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/422-HP-24Mar2014.pdf


On Friday, shares in Associated Banc-Corp. fluctuated in the range of $18.32 and $18.70, hitting a new 52-week high of $18.70. The company's stock ended the day at its previous day's closing price of $18.35. A total of 2.47 million shares were traded, which is above the 3-month average volume of 1.12 million. The company's shares have gained 14.83% in the last one month and 4.56% in the previous three months. The company stocks traded at a PE ratio of 16.68 and were up 5.46% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Financials Sector Index posted gains of 3.83% in the last one month and 2.93% in the previous months. The company's stock is trading above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Associated Banc-Corp.'s 50-day moving average of $16.93 is above the 200-day moving average of $16.55. Moreover, the company's shares were trading at an RSI of 77.83. Sign up today to read free research on ASBC at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/422-ASBC-24Mar2014.pdf


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