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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.

Stocks on the move: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Companhia Energetica (NYSE:CIG), Apartment Investment and Management (NYSE:AIV), Viper Energy Partners (NASDAQ:VNOM), TRP

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Shares of National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG) were the target of a large growth in short interest in November. As of November 28th, there was short interest totalling 9,723,785 shares, a growth of 26.6% from the November 14th total of 7,682,812 shares, AnalystRatings.Net reports. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) belongs to Financial sector. Its…

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Sizzling Stocks: Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Kindred Healthcare (NYSE:KND), Progressive (NYSE:PGR), Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC)

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Shares of Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA) were the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 57,533,470 shares, an increase of 7.9% from the November 28th total of 53,310,421 shares, American Banking & Market News reports. Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA)…

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Big Moves in Focus: Mast Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MSTX), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR), KLIC, Republic Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBCAA)

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Mast Therapeutics (NYSE:MSTX) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,843,237 shares, a decrease of 2.1% from the November 28th total of 4,945,028 shares, Stock Ratings News reports. Mast Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MSTX) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly…

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Trader’s Buzz: AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV), Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA), Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC), Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSEMKT:LNG), Forward Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:FORD)

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On Dec. 23, AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) will participate in the Goldman Sachs Healthcare CEOs Unscripted Conference on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and chief executive officer, will take part in a question and answer session at 2:15 p.m. Central time. AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 18.90%…

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Hot Runners: The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PIH), Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE)

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On Dec. 15, The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced that Bernerd Da Santos has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2015. Mr. Da Santos has been serving as Acting Chief Operating Officer since December 1, 2014. The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin is…

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Big Movers: Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN), Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO), Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSEMKT:UEC), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH)

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Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) announced positive interim results from two studies supporting a short duration, potentially best-in-disease regimen of its proprietary NS5A and nucleotide inhibitors, ACH-3102 and ACH-3422. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is -8.36%. On last trading day company shares ended up $11.84. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) distance…

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