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.

Investors Are Eying: Collectors Universe Inc. (NASDAQ:CLCT), Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPWH), United Security Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:USBI), Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A), Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ:PCYC)

Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLCT), announced that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.35 per share per quarter, for an expected total annual cash dividend of $1.40 per common share. Collectors Universe Inc. (NASDAQ:CLCT) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 14.70% and weekly performance is…

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Ever Green Stocks: Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT), Safeway (NYSE:SWY), Nomura (NYSE:NMR)

Strides Arcolab, announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)under which Gilead has extended non-exclusive rights to Strides to manufacture and distribute Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF), both as a single agent product and in combination with other drugs. Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin…

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Watch 5 Stocks: AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS), AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T), Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI), Celestica Inc. (NYSE:CLS), Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ:SMED)

Citigroup Inc. reissued their sell rating on shares of AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS) in a research report released on Thursday morning. Citigroup Inc. currently has a $2.00 price objective on the stock, down from their previous price objective of $2.30. AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is…

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Ever Green Stocks: Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI), Boston Beer Co. Inc. (NYSE:SAM), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Fidelity Southern (NASDAQ:LION), Ryland Group (NYSE:RYL)

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) reported Q2 EPS of $0.65, $0.18 better than the analyst estimate of $0.47. Revenue for the quarter came in at $503 million versus the consensus estimate of $466.15 million. Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 4.70% and weekly performance is -0.29%. On…

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Traders Are Gambling on: Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL), Gray Television Inc. (NYSE:GTN), Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC)

Shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) were the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 77,097,502 shares, a growth of 7.7% from the November 28th total of 71,573,807 shares, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) belongs to Technology sector. Its net…

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Investor’s Are Gambling: Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN), MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEET), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE:NGVC), Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP), TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO)

Calpine (NYSE:CPN) was upgraded by stock analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday. Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin is 8.50% and weekly performance is 3.32%. On last trading day company shares ended up $22.72. Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN) distance…

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