Notable 52-Week Highs and Lows of the Day 07/22: (MCD) (ATHN) (CPHD) High; (CX) (HGSI) (NYB) 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:

• McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) high of $89.57. McDonald's is hitting a new all-time high today following stellar earnings for its second quarter. One of the bigger pieces of news is that U.S. comps, at 4.5 percent, have broken out of the 2 to 3 percent range its been in lately. Shares moved 3.5 percent to the new mark today.
  
  
• athenahealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHN) high of $60.29. Another earnings mover today. Athenahealth reported second-quarter EPS of 22 cents on revs of $77.9 million, beating consensus estimates calling for EPS of 18 cents on revs of $75.08 million. Shares moved 24 percent to the new high.
  
  
• Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) high of $39.47. Cepheid is trading 24.8 percent higher today following second-quarter results. EPS of 3 cents and revs of $67 million both beat estimates. The company also sees fiscal 2011 EPS of 8 - 11 cents, versus 5 cents expected on the Street.
  
  
• Chicago Bridge & Iron (NYSE: CBI) high of $39.47. Chicago Bridge & Iron reaching a new high after reporting Q2 EPS of $0.62, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $0.59. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.09 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.11 billion.

52-Week Low:

• CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX) low of $7.24. CEMEX falling lower after reporting second-quarter operating income fell 12 percent to $258 million. Shares moved 7.7 percent lower on the session.
  
  
• Human Genome Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: HGSI) low of $21.21. Human Genome is lower after reporting a worse than expected second-quarter loss of 42 cents per share. Revs were light at $24.9 million.
  
  
• New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYB) low of $14.42. New York Community Bancorp reported Q2 earnings of 27 cents per share, one cent worse than the analyst estimate of 28 cents. Shares were downgraded at CRT Capital and BMO Capital today as well.
  
  
• Clearwire Corporation (Nasdaq: CLWR) low of $2.97. Clearwire has been seeing some pressure lately, as rumors of Sprint (NYSE: S) in talks with LightSquared for a network roll-out have been circulating. Since Sprint is a majority holder of Clearwire, at 54 percent, shares have seen some weakness. The Street is looking for a loss of 50 cents per share and revs of $294.95 million for its quarterly report, expected out on August 3rd. Shares moved 6.6 percent lower on the session to the new low. Volume is also a little lighter than usual today, possibly making for some heightened volatility.

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