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.

Stock Movers

Pre-Market Movers: Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE:OEH), Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT)

Luxury hotel company Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE:OEH) reported late on Thursday Q4 2013 adjusted net loss of $8.4 million, or $0.08 per share, compared to adjusted net loss of $9.8 million, or $0.10 per share, a year earlier. On average, analysts surveyed by Capital IQ had expected a loss of $0.04 per share. Revenue increased 9% year-over-year to $138 million from $126.5 million after hotels … Continue reading Pre-Market Movers: Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE:OEH), Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT)

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Analysis, Stock Movers

After-Hours Reports: Deckers (DECK) Guidance Disappoints, MercadoLibre (MELI) and Air Lease (AL) Top Expectations

Deckers (NASDAQ:DECK) declined in Thursday’s night trade after topping Q4 expectations but also issuing a weaker than expected view for Q1. DECK slumped to an early after-hours low of 68 before firming to still negative levels of 77.09 to 73.23 through the bulk of night trade. A pre-bell open Friday may have legs surrounding the 74 mark. A potential near-term ceiling level formed Thursday night … Continue reading After-Hours Reports: Deckers (DECK) Guidance Disappoints, MercadoLibre (MELI) and Air Lease (AL) Top Expectations

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Earnings, Finance, Financial, news

Market Movers Roundup: Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL), Deere & Company (NYSE: DE), Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM), Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS)

American Depositary Receipts of Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) are up 0.1% in the pre-market session, as the solar-power products manufacturer reports a new EPC contract with Fresh Fruits Company, a food storage and logistics company in Amman, Jordan. TSL has been awarded the contract that calls for engineering, procurement, and construction services for a 2 MW rooftop solar power plant on Fresh Fruits’ stores … Continue reading Market Movers Roundup: Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL), Deere & Company (NYSE: DE), Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM), Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS)

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news

Morning Buzz: SODA, SUSS, RL, CDI

Sodastream International (NASDAQ: SODA) was volatile in pre-market trade after reporting Q4 earnings that fell less than expected and as the FY sales guidance was short of analysts’ estimates. Having earlier trading higher by as much as 3% in pre-market trade, the stock was recently down 0.2% at $39.00. The maker of home beverage carbonation systems and related products said its Q4 adjusted earnings fell … Continue reading Morning Buzz: SODA, SUSS, RL, CDI

Chris Lewis02/2602/26

Analysis, BioTech, business

Trader’s Alert – Dyax Corp, Boeing, Tyco

Dyax Corp (NASDAQ:DYAX) shares rose 8.1% to $10.99, their highest price since mid-2004, after positive Phase 1a study results of DX-2930, a treatment for hereditary angioedema attacks. The first-in-human clinical study of DX-2930 met all objectives of assessing safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics and showed it well tolerated at all dose levels. Pharmacokinetic results demonstrated that DX-2930 has linear, dose-dependent exposure and a mean elimination half-life … Continue reading Trader’s Alert – Dyax Corp, Boeing, Tyco

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Analyst Actions

Pre-Market Analyst Updates: Halcon, Exterran, Ralph Lauren, Ariad Pharmaceuticals

Analysts at RBC Capital have downgraded independent energy company Halcon Resources Corp. (NYSE:HK) to a Sector Perform rating from Outperform. The firm slashed its price target on the stock by one-third to $4 from $6 a share. In the pre-market session, shares of HK have slid 2.68% to $4 amid a 52-week range of $3.16 – $8.12. Natural gas company Exterran Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EXLP) has … Continue reading Pre-Market Analyst Updates: Halcon, Exterran, Ralph Lauren, Ariad Pharmaceuticals