Author: Chris Lewis

Chris Lewis is Tech Insider's Senior Equity Research analyst covering Internet and Interactive Entertainment. Prior to joining TI in 2011, Chris spent six years at Baird Capital having established the company’s Internet and Video Game research practice. Prior to Wall Street, Chris was a business analyst developing software at Chubb Corporation, and was a co-founder and CFO of Latin American career services website Detacuche.com. Chris appears frequently in the financial and industry press, including CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times, among others.
Analysis

Sun Hydraulics (NASDAQ:SNHY) Posts Q4 EPS Miss, EPS Guidance In Line; Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Tops Street

Sun Hydraulics (NASDAQ:SNHY) reported mixed financial results for Q4 and issued guidance for Q1 earnings in line with and revenue below Street estimates. The designer and manufacturer of crew-in cartridge valves and manifolds used in hydraulic systems reported Q4 earnings of $0.32 per share, compared with the prior-year period’s $0.26 per share. Revenue was $49.05 million, up 13.4% from $43.24 million in the same quarter … Continue reading Sun Hydraulics (NASDAQ:SNHY) Posts Q4 EPS Miss, EPS Guidance In Line; Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Tops Street

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Earnings

Stocks Roundup: MBII, SWY, VLO, ACMP, EXLP

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBII), a global provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products, said its Venerate Bioinsecticide has received federal registration from the EPA. BMII was up about 5% in Monday’s session, hitting a session high of $15.21 and trading in a 52-week range of $12.27 to $20.00. The insecticide controls a broad spectrum of pests and will be sold into a … Continue reading Stocks Roundup: MBII, SWY, VLO, ACMP, EXLP

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Analysis

Russian Stocks Tumble – Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX), QIWI (NASDAQ:QIWI), Mechel (NYSE:MTL), Lukoil (OTCMKTS:LUKOY)

Shares of Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) and other major Russian stocks trading in the West, including their American ADRs, fell on the escalating political and military crisis in the Ukraine. Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) , Russia’s largest search provider, fell 13.79% to $32.33 in afternoon trading. QIWI (NASDAQ:QIWI), an online payment systems provider, plunged 16.26% to $39.05. Mining company Mechel (NYSE:MTL) fell 7.37% to $1.76.   Lukoil (OTCMKTS:LUKOY), an integrated oil … Continue reading Russian Stocks Tumble – Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX), QIWI (NASDAQ:QIWI), Mechel (NYSE:MTL), Lukoil (OTCMKTS:LUKOY)

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Stock Movers

Dendreon (NASDAQ:DNDN) Shares Soar

Shares of Dendreon (NASDAQ:DNDN) gained 16% in late morning trade Monday as investors responded enthusiastically to the biotechnology company’s Q4 results and its announcement it will make its Provenge prostate-cancer treatment commercially available in Germany and the U.K. The company reported a narrower-than-expected Q4 adjusted loss on revenue that was above Street estimates and saw its stock trade at $3.34 with 14.1 million shares changing … Continue reading Dendreon (NASDAQ:DNDN) Shares Soar

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Software, Stock Movers

Stocks Moving Pre-Market: xG Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:XGTI), Recon Technology (NASDAQ:RCON), Core-Mark Holding (NASDAQ:CORE)

xG Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:XGTI), a developer of wireless communications and spectrum sharing technologies, has been awarded a U.S. Patent for cognitive radio that will enable high-performance spectrum sharing. This patent, “Measurement Coordination for Dynamic Spectrum Access Measurements in a Time Division Duplex System”, is an important part of xG Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:XGTI)’s Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) technology. It allows base stations to coordinate their measurements … Continue reading Stocks Moving Pre-Market: xG Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:XGTI), Recon Technology (NASDAQ:RCON), Core-Mark Holding (NASDAQ:CORE)

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Earnings, Stock Movers

Stocks Making Noise After Hours: Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG), National Interstate Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NATL) , PHI Inc. (NASDAQ:PHII), KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR), Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:BEE)

Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG), a global agribusiness and food company, has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per common share, payable June 2, 2014, to shareholders of record May 16, 2014. The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.21875 per share on its 4.875% cumulative convertible perpetual preference shares, payable June 1, 2014, to shareholders of record on May 15, 2014. Shares … Continue reading Stocks Making Noise After Hours: Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG), National Interstate Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NATL) , PHI Inc. (NASDAQ:PHII), KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR), Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:BEE)

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