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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Hot Watch List: NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Alcatel Lucent (NYSE:ALU), Telecom Italia (NYSE:TI)

Bank of America lowered shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a report released on Thursday,TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. Bank of America currently has $19.00 price objective on the stock, down from their previous price objective of $19.12. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock performance was -1.10% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Hot Watch List: NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Alcatel Lucent (NYSE:ALU), Telecom Italia (NYSE:TI)

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Trader’s Watch List; Hanwha Solarone (NASDAQ:HSOL), Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE), ReneSola (NYSE:SOL), First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR), Suntech Power (OTCMKTS:STPFQ)

Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:HSOL), a top-10 global photovoltaic manufacturer of high-quality, cost-competitive solar modules, today announced the completion of a 9.5 MWp delivery of high quality solar modules to Belgian headquartered solar company Ikaros Solar. The modules have been installed in a 3 MWp solar park in Hampshire and a 6.5 MWp in Oxfordshire, both UK. In January 2014, Hanwha SolarOne had already completed a … Continue reading Trader’s Watch List; Hanwha Solarone (NASDAQ:HSOL), Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE), ReneSola (NYSE:SOL), First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR), Suntech Power (OTCMKTS:STPFQ)

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Top Gainers: InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IFON), LiveDeal Inc (NASDAQ:LIVE), Hydrogenics Corporation (USA) (NASDAQ:HYGS), ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSEMKT:ZBB), Exa Corp (NASDAQ:EXA)

MobileTREC on 04 June 2014 announced their partnership with InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IFON) to offer the world’s first smartphone pre-equipped with MobileTREC’s patented mobile safety platform. InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IFON) stock performance was 12.38% in last session and finished the day at $2.18. Traded volume was 777,474.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 398.60K shares. The beta of the stock … Continue reading Top Gainers: InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IFON), LiveDeal Inc (NASDAQ:LIVE), Hydrogenics Corporation (USA) (NASDAQ:HYGS), ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSEMKT:ZBB), Exa Corp (NASDAQ:EXA)

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Hot Biotech Movers: Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHTP), Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHTP) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 30th, there was short interest totalling 8,284,614 shares, a decrease of 15.5% from the May 15th total of 9,799,100 shares. Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Analysts at Roth Capital downgraded shares of Chelsea Therapeutics International from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” … Continue reading Hot Biotech Movers: Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHTP), Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

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Biotech Insider Selling: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:QCOR), Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ:DYAX), Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN)

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ:ACHN) Director Gary E. Frashier unloaded 55,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.00, for a total transaction of $440,000.00. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) stock performance was -3.07% in last session and finished the day at $7.58. Traded volume was 13.15million shares … Continue reading Biotech Insider Selling: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:QCOR), Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ:DYAX), Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN)

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Services Sector Losers: Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY), Lightinthebox Holding (NYSE:LITB), Tarena International (NASDAQ:TEDU), AirMedia Group Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMCN), QKL Stores Inc (NASDAQ:QKLS)

Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY) on May 9 announced that it has taken the following measures to reduce compensation expense in fiscal year 2014. On May 8, 2014, the company entered into amendments to its employment agreements with Brian Woolf, its Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas W. Stoltz, its Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY) stock performance was -12.60% in … Continue reading Services Sector Losers: Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY), Lightinthebox Holding (NYSE:LITB), Tarena International (NASDAQ:TEDU), AirMedia Group Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMCN), QKL Stores Inc (NASDAQ:QKLS)

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