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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.

Notable Stocks: LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP), National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Barclays (NYSE:BCS)

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Equities researchers at Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) from $240.00 to $175.00 in a research report issued on Monday, Analyst Ratings News reports. Stifel Nicolaus’ price target would suggest a potential upside of 18.51% from the company’s current price. LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) stock performance was -1.43% in last…

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Basic Material Active Stocks: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK)

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Chemical makers Bayer AG (BAYN), Syngenta AG (SYNN) and Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) say neonicotinoids aren’t to blame for the bee deaths and have stepped up their own lobbying to counter calls for a ban as well as legislation now in Congress. Eliminating the products will do little for bees and force farmers and gardeners…

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Industrial Goods Losers: Highpower International Inc (NASDAQ:HPJ), Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:VTNR), CUI Global Inc (NASDAQ:CUI), Dixie Group Inc (NASDAQ:DXYN)

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Highpower International Inc (NASDAQ:HPJ), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of lithium and nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) rechargeable batteries, and a battery management systems and battery recycling provider, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Net loss attributable to the Company for the first quarter of 2014 was $0.9 million, or $0.07…

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Volatile Stocks: FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE), Kandi Technologies Group Inc (NASDAQ:KNDI), XOMA Corp (NASDAQ:XOMA), Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:OLED)

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FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported ($0.53) EPS for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of ($0.53). The company had revenue of $74.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $71.65 million. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 160.6% on…

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Recent Insider Buying: AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL), Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE:TYC), Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:MACK), Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR)

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AOL Inc (NYSE:AOL) CEO Timothy M. Armstrong purchased 55,600 shares of AOL Inc (NYSE:AOL) stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $36.08 per share, for a total transaction of $2,006,048.00. AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL) stock performance was 3.71% in last session and finished the…

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Stock Upgrades: Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ:MDRX), Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (NYSE:BCEI), Polypore International (NYSE:PPO), Covanta Holding (NYSE:CVA)

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Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ:MDRX) was upgraded by analysts at ISI Group from a neutral rating to a buy rating. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MDRX) stock performance was -0.07% in last session and finished the day at $14.98. Traded volume was 3.16million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 1.79million…

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