Winner's Circle: Stocks On 52-Week Highs (CECO, COCO, DLTR, ESI, LINC, MYGN, NNDS, SXCI, NJR)

There are actually some stocks which are hitting 52-week highs despite the fact that January was the worst annual start on record and despite the fact that the markets are barely off of fresh lows.  Most of these are around education as the unemployed are going back to school, but there are other winners.  Here are today’s stocks which put in new 52-week highs: 

STOCK (TICKER)                   TODAY   PRIOR
Career Education (CECO)        $23.51   $22.79
Corinthian Colleges (COCO)     $21.73   $19.50
Dollar Tree (DLTR)                   $44.32   $44.10      
ITT Educational Services (ESI)  $133.49 $131.49
Lincoln Educational (LINC)        $17.29   $16.76
Myriad Genetics (MYGN)          $85.00   $75.43
NDS Group plc (NNDS)             $62.49   $62.49
SXC Health Solutions (SXCI)      $20.12   $20.08
New Jersey Resources (NJR)     $41.83   $41.82

Jon C. Ogg
February 3, 2009