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.

Basic Material Decliners: W&T Offshore (NYSE:WTI), NovaGold Resources (NYSEMKT:NG), Renewable Energy Group Inc (NASDAQ:REGI), Uranerz Energy (NYSEMKT:URZ)

W&T Offshore (NYSE:WTI) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 7th, Analyst Ratings Network reports. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a dividend of 0.10 per share on Wednesday, June 4th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.15%. W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:WTI)stock performance was -12.85% in…

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Hot Stocks: Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA), FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE)

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) was upgraded by Credit Suisse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports. The firm currently has a $87.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $65.00. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was -1.95% in last session…

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Hot Biotech Stocks: VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD)

Investment analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS) from $8.00 to $5.00 in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, Stock Ratings Network reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s price target would indicate a potential downside of 10.15% from the company’s current price. VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS)stock performance was…

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Tech Sector New Highs: Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), RF Micro Devices NASDAQ:RFMD), Globalstar (NYSEMKT:GSAT), SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK)

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) is a good momentum stock that outperformed the market and the technology sector. Just look at those Performance numbers above, MU outperformed its market and sector peers. YTD, One Year, Half year, Quarter, One Month, and One Week gains of Micron is 400%+++ better than the Technology sector average. Micron Technology,…

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NASDAQ Volatile Stocks: Westport Innovations (NASDAQ:WPRT), Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ:PCYC), QLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QLGC), Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AVNR)

In trading on Thursday, shares of Westport Innovations, Inc.entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 28.9, after changing hands as low as $12.71 per share. By comparison, the current RSI reading of the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is 58.2. A bullish investor could look at WPRT’s 28.9 RSI reading today as a sign…

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