Notable 52-Week Highs and Lows of the Day 01/20: (MSFT) (INTC) (MCD) HIgh; (CHK) (NCIT) (GEN) Low

This report is an intraday check of some of the more notable stocks that have hit a 52-week high or low so far today.

52-Week High:

• Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) high of $29.62. Microsoft is running higher following a second-quarter earnings beat, though revs were a little light. Earnings came in at 78 cents per share on revenue of $20.885 billion, versus consensus views calling for earnings of 76 cents per share and revenue of $20.93 billion of revs.
  
  
  For more analyst color on the quarter, click here.
  
  
• Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) high of $26.25. Intel also moving higher on fourth-quarter results. Earnings came in at 64 cents per share on revenue of $13.887 billion, beating consensus views looking for earnings of 61 cents per share and revs of $13.72 billion. For more color on the quarter, click here.
  
  
• McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) high of $102.22. McDonald's moving higher along with many other large-caps on an overall mixed trading session. Earlier, McDonald's announced it will start a stronger fruit imitative for Happy Meals, though that's unlikely to move the stock higher. McDonald's did send kids the ominous warning that a Happy Meal now "automatically includes Apple Slices." Smaller French fry servings will also be an option.
  
  No word on whether the marketing department will shift the name of the combo to "Happier Meals," "Healthy Meals," or simply, "Meals for Kids."

52-Week Low:

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) low of $. Chesapeake is now down 14.7 percent since its recent high of $24.22 on January 6th. Shares have continued moving lower as nat gas prices slump on unusually warm weather across much of the U.S. Chesapeake isn't alone, with names like Anadarko (NYSE: APC) and EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG) also feeling a pinch.

NCI, Inc. (Nasdaq: NCIT) low of $7.70. NCI moving lower following an outlook for 2012. The company said, "continuing difficulty and uncertainty in the Federal procurement environment as well as a high number of contract awards under protest in setting its current expected revenue range for 2012 at $340 million to $360 million." The Street was looking for revs of $514.80 million. For more color on the outlook, click here.

GenOn Energy, Inc. (NYSE: GEN) low of $2.04. Morgan Stanley started coverage on GenOn earlier in the week with an Underweight rating, sending shares lower. GenOn is down 17 percent for the week following the move.

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