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.

Hot Stock List: Heat Biologics (NASDAQ:HTBX), Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI), NDRO, Park City Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PCYG), Vitesse Semiconductor (NASDAQ:VTSS)

Heat Biologics, Inc.  (Nasdaq:HTBX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of cancer immunotherapies, announced today that it closed on a debt financing in the principal amount of up to $7.5 million with Square 1 Bank. Funds from the secured term loan will be utilized for working capital and to progress the Company’s clinical…

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Eye Catching Stocks: AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV), DepoMed Inc. (NASDAQ:DEPO), Misonix Inc. (NASDAQ:MSON), Bebe Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEBE)

AbbVie (NASDAQ:ABBV) had its target price boosted by Credit Suisse from $60.00 to $63.00 in a report issued on Wednesday. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) shares moved down -0.21% in last trading session and ended the day at $55.75. ABBV Gross Margin is 76.40% and its return on assets is…

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What’s Hot Today: Retrophin(NASDAQ:RTRX), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN), Micron (NASDAQ:MU), BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal (NYSEMKT:BPS)

Retrophin’s (NASDAQ:RTRX) lock-up period is set to expire on Wednesday, July 9th. Retrophin had issued 4,705,882 shares in its public offering on January 10th. The total size of the offering was $39,999,997 based on an initial share price of $8.50. Shares of the company owned by major shareholders and company insiders will be eligible for…

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Trader’s Watch List: Rediff.com India (NASDAQ:REDF), Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG), Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL), Matson, Inc. (NYSE:MATX), Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBLX)

Rediff.com India Limited (NASDAQ:REDF) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -42.30% and weekly performance is -3.28%. On last trading day company shares ended up $2.36. Rediff.com India Limited (NASDAQ:REDF) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -12.15%. Deutsche Bank cut shares of Cabot Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:COG) from a buy rating to…

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Watch List: Sky-mobi Limited (NASDAQ:MOBI), Acxiom Corporation (NASDAQ:ACXM), Terex Corp. (NYSE:TEX), MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA), AmREIT (NYSE:AMRE)

Sky-mobi Limited (Nasdaq:MOBI), a leading mobile application platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.Sky-mobi Limited (NASDAQ:MOBI) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 1.00% and weekly performance is 22.58%. On last trading day company shares ended up $7.98. Sky-mobi Limited (NASDAQ:MOBI) distance from…

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Momentum Stocks :ChinaCache (NASDAQ:CCIH), DR (NYSE:DHI), New England Realty Associates (NYSEMKT:NEN), Jack Henry & Associates Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY), Real Goods (NASDAQ:RGSE

ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:CCIH), the leading total solutions provider of Internet content and application delivery services in China, today announced its unaudited condensed consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2014. ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:CCIH) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -3.10% and weekly performance is 6.92%. On last…

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