Notable 52-Week Highs and Lows of the Day 01/10: (F) (URBN) (NWSA) High; (ASNA) (AU) 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:

• Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) $13.94. No surprise here. Ford doubled its quarterly dividend to 10 cents per share, yielding three percent as of Wednesday's close.
  
  
• Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Nasdaq: URBN) high of $43.27. Urban Outfitters higher as the company reported a 9 percent jump in holiday comparable-store sales, while total retail sales rose 15 percent. For more color, click here.
  
  
• News Corp (Nasdaq: NWSA) high of $26.93. News Corp getting a boost as Bernstein upgraded the stock to Outperform today, seeing an aggregate price target of $31.
  
  
• Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) high of $13.65. Delta getting a boost today on the back of a Goldman Sachs upgrade to Buy. The firm nearly doubled its price target to $15.90. For more on the call, click here.
  
  Shares of Delta has literally been ripping higher over the last few months, moving over 30 percent higher since the start of December.

52-Week Low:

• Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASNA) low of $15.95. Ascena falling today after reporting that holiday comps rose just 1 percent. On the numbers, the retailer cut its full-year 2012 EPS expectations. For more color, click here.
  
  
• AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE: AU) low of $28.61. AngloGold moving ever so much lower at the start today, still riding the momentum of its CEO announcing plans to depart the company on Tuesday. For more on that news, click here.

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