Amyris, Inc. was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise more than 14% on Friday. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This stock, trading within a volatile range of $5.19–$5.90 in the past one-month time frame, showed a sharp increase Friday.

The move came after the company reported solid revenue growth in fourth-quarter 2017.

The company has not seen any estimate revisions over the past one month, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter also remained unchanged. The recent price action is encouraging though, so make sure to keep a close watch on this firm in the near future.

Amyris currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), while its Earnings ESP is 0.00%.

A better-ranked stock in the Chemical - Specialty industry is CSW Industrials, Inc. (CSWI Quick QuoteCSWI - Free Report) , which currently carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

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