Colin Pettis

Colin Pettis covers the senior semiconductor sector and is a managing director at Tech Insider, joining in 2012. Colin has 20 years of experience in equity research including 15 years in semiconductor components. Colin is currently responsible for the coverage of 18 large-cap and small-cap semiconductor companies.

Morning Watch List: BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Receptos (NASDAQ:RCPT), Ceres (NASDAQ:CERE), Zafgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZFGN), Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. (NYSE:Q)

BlackBerry Ltd. (BBRY) has once again secured a victory against Typo Products LLC, a company co-founded by American television host and producer Ryan Seacrest. The smartphone maker filed a lawsuit with the US District Court of the Northern District of California against Typo Products in January, on grounds that Typo Product’s QWERTY keyboard, designed to be…

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Investors Are Watching: Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC), InvenSense (NYSE:INVN), Masonite International (NYSE:DOOR), Premiere Global Services, Inc. (NYSE:PGI), Hawaiian (NASDAQ:HA)

Symantec Corporation (SYMC) begin trading ex-dividend on August 25, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.15 per share is scheduled to be paid on September 17, 2014. Shareholders who purchased SYMC stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 6th quarter that SYMC has paid the same…

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Shining on Major News: Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), Anadigics (NASDAQ:ANAD), Markit (NASDAQ:MRKT), Educational Development Corporation (NASDAQ:EDUC), Chindex International Inc. (NASDAQ:CHDX)

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (nyse mkt:RNN), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing best-in-class therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, is providing an overview of its three clinical development programs and financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSEMKT:RNN) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 2.86%. On last trading day…

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Eye Catching Stocks: Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA), EMCORE (NASDAQ:EMKR), TheStreet (NASDAQ:TST), Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:IESC), Engility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EGL)

Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) EVP Didier Legall unloaded 15,000 shares of Ambarella stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.01, for a total value of $435,150.00. Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMBA) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 18.80% and weekly performance is 9.23%. On last trading day…

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Eye Catching Stocks :Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD), ON Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:ONNN), Trecora Resources (NYSE:TREC), CEVA Inc. (NASDAQ:CEVA), Enterprise Financial Services Corp. (NASDAQ:EFSC)

Banco Bradesco SA (ADR) (NYSE:BBD), the largest private sector bank in Brazil with more than $71 billion in market cap, said it has evaluated the challenging economic environment in Brazil and it has come up with a strategy that will ensure sustainable earnings. The company said it is turning its focus to expanded distribution as…

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Trader’s Watch List: Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOLD), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), Envivio, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENVI), Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ:MTEX), Endocyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECYT)

Amicus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FOLD) COO Bradley L. Campbell unloaded 18,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.40, for a total transaction of $101,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 200,000 shares in…

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