Blucora Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOR) saw its stock price surge higher this week, up 10.6% from last Friday's close through 11:15 a.m. EST on Friday, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The financial stock has been one of the best performers in the sector this year, up about 44% year-to-date (YTD), trading at around $25 per share. In an otherwise flat week, Blucora had a good week as the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up just 0.4%, but both the S&P 500 (-0.8%) and the Nasdaq Composite (- 2.6%) were down as of 11:15 a.m. EST Friday.