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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.

Why Trader’s Are Watching: Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRIS), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Goldfield Corp. (NYSEMKT:GV), Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS)

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On Dec. 18, Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRIS) announced that the first patient has initiated treatment with CUDC-907 in a Phase 1 clinical trial in patients with advanced or relapsed solid tumors, including hormone receptor positive (HR+)/ HER2-negative breast cancer or midline carcinoma with certain NUT gene rearrangements. CUDC-907 is an oral, dual inhibitor of histone deacetylase…

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Hot Watch List: Mobile Telesystems OJSC (NYSE:MBT), Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHU), SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSNC), Sanchez Energy Corporation (NYSE:SN), Alaska Air (NYSE:ALK)

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Shares of Russian telecommunications company Mobile Telesystems OJSC (NYSE:MBT) recovered in trading Wednesday as the ruble rallied. Mobile Telesystems OJSC (NYSE:MBT) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 30.20% and weekly performance is -32.32%. On last trading day company shares ended up $6.43. Mobile Telesystems OJSC (NYSE:MBT) distance from 50-day simple moving average…

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Stocks News Alert: Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX), Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMTX), BT Group plc (NYSE:BT), Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ:LAYN), Rare Element Resources Ltd. (NYSEMKT:REE)

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Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) has received a consensus recommendation of “Buy ” from the ten brokerages that are presently covering the stock, ARN reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and seven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX)…

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Stock in News: Emerald Oil, Inc. (NYSEMKT:EOX), Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX), O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY), Dealertrack Technologies (NASDAQ:TRAK)

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Shares of Emerald Oil (NYSE:EOX) saw a large growth in short interest in November. As of November 28th, there was short interest totalling 15,410,459 shares, a growth of 1.4% from the November 14th total of 15,630,965 shares, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Emerald Oil, Inc. (NYSEMKT:EOX) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -0.90% and…

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Investors Are Eying: Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE:HL), Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), United Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:UBCP), PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), Penns Woods Bancorp (NASDAQ:PWOD)

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Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) was upgraded by Zacks from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday. The firm currently has a $2.60 target price on the stock. Zacks‘s price target suggests a potential upside of 3.17% from the company’s current price. Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE:HL) belongs to…

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Top Wall Street Stories: Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV), Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ:SIAL), Sanofi SA (ADR) (NYSE:SNY), Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S)

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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC)’s Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement (WBR) division today announced the launch of Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII). WFII brings together the investment research, strategy, manager research and publications teams from WBR’s four lines of business to create a single group with a goal of providing world-class advice to the company’s financial…

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