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.

Active Stocks to Watch: Neonode (NASDAQ:NEON), MBIA (NYSE:MBI), Stryker (NYSE:SYK), MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNTG), BlackRock MuniVest (NYSEMKT:MVF)

Neonode (NASDAQ:NEON) Director Mats Dahlin purchased 40,000 shares of Neonode stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $3.08 per share, for a total transaction of $123,200.00.  Neonode, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEON) belongs to Technology sector. Its weekly performance is 3.23%. On last trading day…

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Momentum Stocks: YY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY), Neonode (NASDAQ:NEON), Oaktree Capital (NYSE:OAK), Summit Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SMMF), Fortress Investment (NYSE:FIG)

Pacific Crest reaffirmed their outperform rating on shares of YY Inc (NYSE:YY) in a report issued on Thursday. They currently have a $110.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $93.00. YY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 27.40% and weekly performance is -0.43%. On last trading…

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Investors Are Watching: Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC), Fidus Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:FDUS), Luxottica (NYSE:LUX), Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NYSE:NWL)

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) will issue its Q214 quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.02 per share and revenue of $16.55 billion for the quarter.  Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE:LOW) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 4.40% and weekly performance is 1.18%. On last trading…

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Active Stocks to Watch : SuperCom (NASDAQ:SPCB), Sonus Networks (NASDAQ:SONS), Westamerica Bancorp. (NASDAQ:WABC), New Media Investment (NYSE:NEWM), Tuniu (NASDAQ:TOUR)

Supercom Ltd (NASDAQ:SPCB) has announced that it is the company finalized as the winning bidder for $22 million in new contracts. It is set to deliver the electronic-ID solutions in the new contract. The services will range in the core sector as well as flexible solutions. It can add up the follow-on orders in the future. The revenue…

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Investors Watch List: McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE), Elecsys Corporation (NASDAQ:ESYS), Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR)

McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD), which is currently the biggest restaurant chain by sales in the world, made an official statement, revealing that it intends to resume the sale of beef and chicken burgers in some Chinese cities. The company suspended the sale of some of its products two weeks ago, after one of its main suppliers…

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Trader’s Recap : Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD), Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE:PEI), Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM), Xoom (NASDAQ:XOOM)

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is planning to join hands with genetics testing company 23andMe to explore the role of genetics in a patient’s likelihood of contracting inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 59.30% and weekly performance is 2.46%. On…

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