Hercules Offshore Inc (HERO) Jumps 5.19% on April 15

Hercules Offshore Inc (HERO) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for Friday April 15 as the stock popped 5.19% to $2.84, representing a gain of $0.14 per share. Some 211,383 shares traded hands on 589 trades, compared with an average daily volume of 240,832 shares out of a total float of 19.99 million. The stock opened at $2.71 and traded with an intraday range of $2.90 to $2.63.

After today's gains, Hercules Offshore Inc reached a market cap of $56.77 million. Hercules Offshore Inc has had a trading range between $14.50 and $0.73 over the last year, and it had a 50-day SMA of $1.84 and a 200-day SMA of $n/a.

Hercules Offshore Inc provides shallow-water drilling & marine services. It provides these services to national oil & gas companies, integrated energy companies & independent oil & natural gas operators.

Hercules Offshore Inc is based out of Houston, TX and has some 1,000 employees. Its CEO is John T. Rynd.

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