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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.

Services Sector Overbought Stocks: Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ:WLFC), Kona Grill (NASDAQ:KONA), General Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:GFN), Hastings Entertainment (NASDAQ:HAST)

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On March 3, 2014, Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:WLFC) issued a Press Release setting forth the Company’s results from operations for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and financial condition as of December 31, 2013. Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:WLFC) stock performance was 0.85% in last session and finished the day…

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Services Sector Losers: Cosi Inc. (NASDAQ:COSI), Bona Film Group (NASDAQ:BONA), Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK), Media General (NYSE:MEG)

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Cosi (NASDAQ:COSI) major shareholder Lloyd Miller III unloaded 250,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.16, for a total value of $290,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 156,428…

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Application Software: Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE)

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Shares of Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) were the target of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Investors acquired 20,746 call options on the stock, AnalystRatings.Net reports. This is an increase of approximately 575% compared to the average volume of 3,075 call options. Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) stock performance was 6.69% in last session and finished…

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Major Airlines: Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL), United Continental Holdings (NYSE:UAL), The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)

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Thirteen of the flights, which included Alaska Airlines and Delta Airlines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) planes, were diverted to Fairbanks International Airport to wait out the storm. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) stock performance was 1.61% in last session and finished the day at $34.12. Traded volume was 11.88million shares in the last session and the average…

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Gold Most Active: Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Allied Nevada Gold (NYSEMKT:ANV), Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

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The ministry said that gold production declined 5.8% in January to 11.089 kilograms due to lower output from Minera Yanacocha, which is majority owned by Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) and operations owned by Barrick Gold. Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) stock performance was 2.75% in last session and finished the day at $26.18. Traded volume was…

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Chip Stocks In News: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

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Analysts at Ascendiant Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares ofAdvanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set a “buy” rating and a $5.00 price target on the stock. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) stock performance was -1.28% in last session and finished the…

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