Jayne Crisman

Jayne Crisman is a Senior Analyst covering the Communication Services & Technology sector. Prior to joining Tech Insider in 2000, she worked at J.C. Bradford & Co. and Hoak Breedlove Wesneski & Co. covering wireless communications, and at Fidelity Investments before that. She is a five-time winner of the Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” analysts survey, including ranking No. 1 in 2012 in the Telecommunications Equipment category.

Recent Downgrades: Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Rocket Fuel Inc (NASDAQ:FUEL), Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC)

Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.09. Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX) stock performance was -13.25% in last session and finished the day at $6.68. Traded volume was 15.69million shares in the last session…

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Industrial Goods Unusual Volume: PGT, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGTI), Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ:MIDD), BRSS

PGT Inc (NASDAQ:PGTI)‘s stock had its “strong-buy” rating restated by analysts at Raymond James in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, ARN reports. They currently have a $13.50 price objective on the stock, down from their previous price objective of $14.00. PGT, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGTI) stock performance was -13.03% in last session…

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Tech Sector Bullish Stocks: Alteva Inc (NYSEMKT:ALTV), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Rofin-Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ:RSTI), Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO)

Alteva, Inc. (NYSEMKT:ALTV) a premier provider of hosted Unified-Communications-as-a-Service, (“UCaaS“), announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed board member Brian J. Kelley as its Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. The Special Committee of the Board is in the process of conducting a search for a permanent CEO. Alteva Inc (NYSEMKT:ALTV) stock…

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Tech Movers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)is in advanced talks to acquire headphone maker and music-streaming service Beats Electronics LLC for $3.2 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was -0.18% in last session and finished the day at $ 587.99. The beta of the stock remained 0.93. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) insider ownership…

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Basic Materal Losers: Key Energy Services (NYSE:KEG), Basic Energy Services, Inc (NYSE:BAS), Warren Resources (NASDAQ:WRES), Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO)

Key Energy Services (NYSE:KEG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.01. Analysts expect that Key Energy Services will post $0.06 EPS for the current fiscal year. Key Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:KEG) stock performance…

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Small Cap Gainers: Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX), Central European Media Enterprises (NASDAQ:CETV), Global Cash Access (NYSE:GCA), Earthlink Holdings (NASDAQ:ELNK)

Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX)’s SVP Jeffery L. Hoogenboom unloaded 12,208 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.66, for a total value of $56,889.28. Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) stock performance was 6.38% in last session and finished…

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