Jason Knox

Jason Knox covers the Software & Services sector. A financial analyst for 20 years, Jason joined Tech Insider in 2006. Previously, he was an analyst with Cleary Gull Inc. and with Blunt, Ellis & Loewi, both in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During his career, Jason has been named in The Wall Street Journal “All-Star Analysts’ Survey,” and highlighted as one of the NASDAQ-StarMine top analysts within the Internet Software & Services industry.

Whats Hot Today : Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG), Avago (NASDAQ:AVGO), STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG), Vail Resorts Inc. (NYSE:MTN)

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the twelve ratings firms that are presently covering the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in…

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Why Need to Watch : Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), Tompkins Financial Corporation (NYSEMKT:TMP), Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE:TCO), FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM)

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) announced its second-quarter results on Aug. 6. The Oklahoma-based independent oil and gas producer reported a profit of just $191 million, or $0.22 per share, which was 67% below last year’s second quarter. Adjusted net income of $0.36 per share was down 29% from last year and below the $0.44 per share that analysts…

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Traders Are Watching: Briggs & Stratton (NYSE:BGG), CBS (NYSE:CBS), Hutchinson (NASDAQ:HTCH), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA), Mines Management (NYSEMKT:MGN)

Briggs & Stratton Corp. (NYSE:BGG) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be paid a dividend of 0.125 per share on Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.63%. Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE:BGG) belongs to Industrial Goods sector. Its…

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Hot Stocks : Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB), Dehaier Medical (NASDAQ:DHRM), West Bancorp. (NASDAQ:WTBA), Sunshine Heart Inc. (NASDAQ:SSH), Inogen, Inc. (NASDAQ:INGN)

Zacks reiterated their neutral rating on shares of Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) in a research note released on Tuesday morning. Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 5.50% and weekly performance is 4.43%. On last trading day company shares ended up $56.78. Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) distance from 50-day simple moving average…

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Market Movers: Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI), Deckers Outdoor (NYSE:DECK), W.R. Grace (NYSE:GRA), Borderfree, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRDR)

On July 31,2014 Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire TOA Technologies (TOA), a leading provider of cloud-based field service solutions that manage and optimize the last mile of customer service for enterprises by coordinating activities between dispatchers, mobile employees and their customers. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) belongs to Technology sector….

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Trending Stocks : Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LXRX), Bona Film Group (NASDAQ:BONA), Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (NYSE:TV), WSP (NYSE:WH)

Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) CEO Patrick Harshman acquired 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.97 per share, with a total value of $59,700.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 334,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,996,625.  Harmonic…

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