Movers roundup: Chesapeake Energy, VeriFone

The Associated Press

Among the stock activity stories for Monday, April 30, from AP Business News:

— Shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp. gained after an analyst upgraded the stock and natural gas prices hit their highest midday price in more than a month.

— Shares of VeriFone Systems Inc. slid after a Deutsche Bank analyst cut his rating for the electronic payments company, saying it overstated one measure of revenue growth for the first quarter and its prospects for the full year.

— Shares of online publisher Demand Media Inc. jumped after a technology news website reported that it recently pulled out of a deal to become a private company.