05/19
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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.

Stock Runners : Brocade Communications Systems (NASDAQ:BRCD), Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO), Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON), Infosys Ltd. (NYSE:INFY), The Babcock & Wilcox (NYSE:BWC)

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Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRCD) has maintained an uptrend on its stock since it recently reported improved results in its 3Q. The stock is up more than 11% over the past one week and gained 0.29% to close at $10.35 in the last session. Analysts at Pacific Crest recently restated their “sector-perform” rating on the…

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Stock Runners: Tim Hortons (NYSE:THI), Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN), Cartesian (NASDAQ:CRTN), PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM)

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Burger King Worldwide Inc. (BKW) agreed to acquire Tim Hortons Inc. (THI) for about C$12.5 billion ($11.4 billion) in a deal that creates the third-largest fast-food company and moves its headquarters to Canada. Tim Hortons Inc. (NYSE:THI) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 12.80% and weekly performance is 31.37%. On last trading day…

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Why Need to Watch : Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC), Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR), LIN Media (NYSE:LIN), Bridge Bancorp (NASDAQ:BDGE), National Bank of Greece

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Shares of Prospect Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:PSEC) have received an average rating of “Buy” from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the stock. Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 47.40% and weekly performance is -5.09%. On last trading day company shares ended up $10.26. Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC)…

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

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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)

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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)

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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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