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.

Shining on Major News: Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO), Western Gas Partners LP (NYSE:WES), Empresa Nacional (NYSE:EOC), GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO)

On Nov. 24, Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) announced it will present at NASDAQ OMX International Investor Program, on Dec. 3, at the Waldorf Hilton in London at 11:15 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time. Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 3.20% and weekly performance is 5.17%. On last trading day company shares…

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Best Stocks: AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE:AZN), Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO), Silver Standard Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:SSRI), Gravity Co., Ltd (NASDAQ:GRVY), Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG)

Amgen and AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE:AZN)announced that AMAGINE-2, a pivotal, multi-arm Phase 3 trial evaluating two doses of brodalumab in more than 1,800 patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, met its primary endpoints when compared with both Stelara (ustekinumab) and placebo at week 12. AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE:AZN) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 3.90%…

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Hot Stocks: Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:TXN), Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), Westpac Banking (NYSE:WBK), Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE:KOG), Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC)

Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) VP Kevin J. Ritchie unloaded 259,375 shares of Texas Instruments stock on the open market in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.29, for a total value of $13,303,343.75. Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:TXN) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 19.30%…

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5 Stocks Under Wall Street’s Radar: MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Consolidated Tomoka Land (NYSEMKT:CTO), EL, Huttig Building Products (NASDAQ:HBP)

MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE:MTG) wrote $3.3 billion primary new insurance in October, its operational summary of its insurance subsidiaries for its primary mortgage insurance said. The company started the month with 83,154 loans in its primary delinquent inventory and ended with 82,369 delinquencies on file. MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG) belongs to Financial sector. Its net…

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Active Stocks to Watch: Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), American International Group, (NYSE:AIG), Impax Laboratories (NASDAQ:IPXL), Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP), Companhia Brasileira (NYSE:CBD)

Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE) declared that all stock owner resolutions proposed at the Firm’s 2013 yearly general meeting conduct on November 17, 2014 were accordingly passed. The investors passed the resolutions by the Firm Re-election of Mr. Iain Ferguson Bruce and Mr. Ming Huang as directors of the firm; and Approval…

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Market Movers: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO), EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR), Southwest Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:OKSB), S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ:SANW)

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) on Nov. 11 announced the AMD Embedded G-Series System-on-Chip (SoC) is powering the new Gizmo 2 development board from GizmoSphere, a nonprofit development board community. Gizmo 2 is a second-generation, open source development board, offering embedded programmers and advanced DIYers outstanding compute and graphics performance on a single platform for…

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