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.

Consumer goods Active stocks: Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE:ZQK), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP)

Quiksilver, Inc (NYSE:ZQK) was downgraded by analysts at Stifel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday. ZQK has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at Zacks downgraded shares of the company from a “neutral” rating to an…

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Basic Material New Highs: PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL), Superior Energy Services (NYSE:SPN), Enbridge Energy Partners (NYSE:EEP), U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA), Eastman Chemical Company

PolyOne Corp. (NYSE:POL) Director Kerry J. Preete purchased 3,745 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, June 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $40.06 per share, with a total value of $150,024.70. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 3,745 shares…

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Tech Volatile Stocks: Sky-mobi Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:MOBI), Gogo Inc (NASDAQ:GOGO), LiveDeal Inc (NASDAQ:LIVE), SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), Gigamon Inc (NYSE:GIMO)

Chinese mobile app store Sky-mobi Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:MOBI) has announced its unaudited 2014 results, for the 12 months ending 31 March 2014. Total revenues were $78.1 million, down 19 percent year-on-year. Revenues from smartphones were $33.8 million, or 43 percent of total revenues. Sky-mobi Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:MOBI) stock performance was 8.14% in last session and…

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Consumer Goods most active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Mondelez (NASDAQ:MDLZ), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) already established that its Worldwide Developers Conference will focus on two products: the iOS 8 and the OS X Mavericks. Nonetheless, analysts believe the company will provide more information about its upcoming hardware cycles during the event. Apple’s next big event is just around the corner. Many industry observers and analysts anticipate…

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Services Sector Unusual Volume: Vringo (NASDAQ:VRNG), Cardtronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CATM), ITT Educational Services (NYSE:ESI), EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENOC), ENGlobal Corp (NASDAQ:ENG)

Vringo Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNG), up 14 cents to $3.41. The software developer could be a big beneficiary of a Supreme Court ruling in its fight with Google over patent infringement. Vringo, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNG) stock performance was 4.28% in last session and finished the day at $3.41. Traded volume was 6.45million shares in the last session and…

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Hot Watch List: Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG), Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais (NYSE:CIG), FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), SINA (NASDAQ:SINA), Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE:QIHU)

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) on May 14 reported its 2014 first quarter results. Total revenue for the first quarter of 2014 was $5.6 million, comprised of $3.2 million for product revenue, $2.1 million for service revenue and $0.3 million for research and development (R&D) contract revenue. This compares to total revenue of $6.4 million in…

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