Author: 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.
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Basic Material Volatile Stocks: Valhi (NYSE:VHI), Synthesis Energy Systems (NASDAQ:SYMX), Endeavour International (NYSE:END), Rentech (NASDAQ:RTK), C&J Energy Services (NYSE:CJES)

Valhi, Inc (NYSE:VHI) Insider Harold Simmons Foundation Inc sold 1,124,529 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.02, for a total value of $5,645,135.58. Valhi, Inc. (NYSE:VHI) stock performance was 3.44% in last session and finished the day at $6.01. Traded volume was 1.06million shares in the last session and … Continue reading Basic Material Volatile Stocks: Valhi (NYSE:VHI), Synthesis Energy Systems (NASDAQ:SYMX), Endeavour International (NYSE:END), Rentech (NASDAQ:RTK), C&J Energy Services (NYSE:CJES)

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Top Gainers: Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV), Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG), CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS), Apollo Education Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL), Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON)

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) New Jersey’s largest homebuilder, is optimistic that demand will continue to rise though sales have been uneven in recent months. “While the housing market has improved dramatically overall compared to where it was a couple of years ago, the recent recovery has been a little more choppy,” Chief Executive Officer Ara Hovnanian said during an earnings conference call on June 4. … Continue reading Top Gainers: Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV), Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG), CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS), Apollo Education Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL), Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON)

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Basic Material Losers: Oxford Resource Partners (NYSE:OXF), Mines Management (NYSEMKT:MGN), USEC (NYSE:USU), Alexco Resource (NYSEMKT:AXU), New Concept Energy (NYSEMKT:GBR)

Oxford Resource Partners, LP (NYSE:OXF) expected to produce between 5.7 mln tons and 6.0 mln tons for FY 2014.Expects FY 2014 adjusted EBITDA to be in range of $40 mln to $45 mln.FY 2014 EBITDA of $46 mln. Oxford Resource Partners, LP (NYSE:OXF) stock performance was -7.00% in last session and finished the day at $0.930. Traded volume was 45,492.00million shares in the last session … Continue reading Basic Material Losers: Oxford Resource Partners (NYSE:OXF), Mines Management (NYSEMKT:MGN), USEC (NYSE:USU), Alexco Resource (NYSEMKT:AXU), New Concept Energy (NYSEMKT:GBR)

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Consumer Goods Unusal Volume: American Apparel (NYSEMKT:APP), Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI), G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII), Spartan Motors (NASDAQ:SPAR), Koss Corporation (NASDAQ:KOSS)

Clothing and accessories retailer American Apparel Inc (NYSEMKT:APP) ousted its controversial founder Dov Charney as chairman effective immediately and moved to fire him as CEO and president following an ongoing investigation into alleged misconduct. American Apparel Inc (NYSEMKT:APP) stock performance was 28.68% in last session and finished the day at $0.680. Traded volume was 14.25million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Consumer Goods Unusal Volume: American Apparel (NYSEMKT:APP), Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI), G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII), Spartan Motors (NASDAQ:SPAR), Koss Corporation (NASDAQ:KOSS)

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Small Cap Insider Buying: Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ:HERO), Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:MACK), Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER), Insys (NASDAQ:INSY), New Mountain Finance (NYSE:NMFC)

Hercules Offshore Inc (NASDAQ:HERO) Director Thomas R. Bates, Jr. purchased 20,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $3.93 per share, for a total transaction of $78,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 280,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately … Continue reading Small Cap Insider Buying: Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ:HERO), Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:MACK), Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER), Insys (NASDAQ:INSY), New Mountain Finance (NYSE:NMFC)

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Tech Stocks to Watch: Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Nielsen (NYSE:NLSN), Avago Technologies (NASDAQ:AVGO), Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST), Microsemi (NASDAQ:MSCC)

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) Director Thomas J. Iannotti unloaded 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.73, for a total transaction of $454,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 66,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,510,636. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) stock performance was -0.70% … Continue reading Tech Stocks to Watch: Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Nielsen (NYSE:NLSN), Avago Technologies (NASDAQ:AVGO), Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST), Microsemi (NASDAQ:MSCC)

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