Author: Kristen Barton

Kristen Barton is a managing director and co-director of investment research. Kristen is also a senior research analyst focusing on agriculture & biotech companies. Prior to joining Tech Insider in 2010, Barton worked in equity research at RBC Capital Markets in Minneapolis, MN and Edward Jones in St. Louis, Mo. She was recognized for her stock picking in the 2012 Wall Street Journal "Best on the Street" publication.
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Biotech Insider Selling: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:QCOR), Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ:DYAX), Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN)

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ:ACHN) Director Gary E. Frashier unloaded 55,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.00, for a total transaction of $440,000.00. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) stock performance was -3.07% in last session and finished the day at $7.58. Traded volume was 13.15million shares … Continue reading Biotech Insider Selling: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:QCOR), Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ:DYAX), Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN)

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Services Sector Losers: Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY), Lightinthebox Holding (NYSE:LITB), Tarena International (NASDAQ:TEDU), AirMedia Group Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMCN), QKL Stores Inc (NASDAQ:QKLS)

Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY) on May 9 announced that it has taken the following measures to reduce compensation expense in fiscal year 2014. On May 8, 2014, the company entered into amendments to its employment agreements with Brian Woolf, its Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas W. Stoltz, its Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY) stock performance was -12.60% in … Continue reading Services Sector Losers: Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY), Lightinthebox Holding (NYSE:LITB), Tarena International (NASDAQ:TEDU), AirMedia Group Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMCN), QKL Stores Inc (NASDAQ:QKLS)

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Stock Alert: Rediff.com India (NASDAQ:REDF), OpenTable Inc (NASDAQ:OPEN), Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ:WIN), Intersil Corp (NASDAQ:ISIL), CDW Corp (NASDAQ:CDW)

Rediff.com Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:REDF) led gainers among American depositary receipts of Asian companies as global markets rose following the European Central Bank’s announcement of a stimulus plan intended to spur bank lending. U.S. markets opened higher after the jobs report showed signs of a strengthening economy.  Rediff.com India Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:REDF) stock performance was 22.71% in last session and finished the day at $3.62. Traded … Continue reading Stock Alert: Rediff.com India (NASDAQ:REDF), OpenTable Inc (NASDAQ:OPEN), Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ:WIN), Intersil Corp (NASDAQ:ISIL), CDW Corp (NASDAQ:CDW)

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Basic Material Losers: General Moly (NYSEMKT:GMO), BioFuel Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:BIOF), TGC Industries (NASDAQ:TGE), IKONICS Corporation (NASDAQ:IKNX)

Shares of General Moly, Inc (NYSE:GMO) saw a large increase in short interest in May. As of May 30th, there was short interest totalling 5,340,858 shares, an increase of 0.3% from the May 15th total of 5,327,381 shares, ARN reports. Approximately 7.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 374,247 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently … Continue reading Basic Material Losers: General Moly (NYSEMKT:GMO), BioFuel Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:BIOF), TGC Industries (NASDAQ:TGE), IKONICS Corporation (NASDAQ:IKNX)

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Hot Watch List: Sony (NYSE:SNE), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), Spanish Broadcasting System (NASDAQ:SBSA), Saga Communications (NYSEMKT:SGA)

Oculus and Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) are expected to begin selling their devices next year, but content remains scarce. At E3, Playful Corp debuted adventure game “Lucky’s Tale” and CCP Games presented space combat game “Valkyrie.” Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) stock performance was 0.81% in last session and finished the day at $16.22. Traded volume was 2.51million shares in the last session and the average … Continue reading Hot Watch List: Sony (NYSE:SNE), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), Spanish Broadcasting System (NASDAQ:SBSA), Saga Communications (NYSEMKT:SGA)

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Biotech Bullish Stocks: Applied Genetic Technologies (NASDAQ:AGTC), Alder Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALDR), Concert Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CNCE), Recro Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:REPH), Relypsa (NASDAQ:RLYP)

BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Applied Genetic Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:AGTC) from $21.00 to $34.00 in a research note issued on Monday. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets’ target price points to a potential upside of 34.44% from the stock’s previous close. Applied Genetic Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:AGTC) stock performance was 7.57% in last session … Continue reading Biotech Bullish Stocks: Applied Genetic Technologies (NASDAQ:AGTC), Alder Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALDR), Concert Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CNCE), Recro Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:REPH), Relypsa (NASDAQ:RLYP)

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