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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.

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)

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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)

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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)

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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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Top News: Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCM), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Thoratec Corp. (NASDAQ:THOR), CafePress Inc. (NASDAQ:PRSS), M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE:MTB)

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On Oct. 27, Birch Communications, Inc., announced it has been named a Platinum Level Polycom Choice Partner by Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCM). Now organizations seeking to invest and implement world-class collaboration solutions can turn to Birch for customized solutions that address their unique needs. Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCM) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is…

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Fast Moving Stocks: JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS), Seacor Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CKH), Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL)

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JD.Com Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:JD) recently announced that it started operations in its $1 billion warehouse. The company is also working aggressively to boost its fortunes during the busy holiday shopping season. The e-commerce provider currently has seven fulfillment centers and another 97 warehouses that are located in 39 cities. JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) belongs to Technology…

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Stocks in Focus: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT), Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN), Education Management Corporation (NASDAQ:EDMC), Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE:BXP), EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC)

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On Nov 3, Blackstone Group LP disclosed plans to pare its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. by an additional $2.3 billion. Blackstone, which bought Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in 2007 for about $25 billion in debt and equity, is Hilton’s largest shareholder with a 66% stake. Its planned offering of 90 million shares…

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