Author: Mark DeFrance

Mark DeFrance is a senior research analyst at Tech Insider, focusing on the enterprise software sector. Prior to joining TI, Mark covered enterprise software for First Albany, and prior to that he worked in equity research at B.T. Alex Brown and Bankers Trust. Mark has written software applications in various programming languages including BASIC, Pascal, and COBOL. He has also been recognized in The Wall Street Journal's "Best on the Street" survey and was recognized by Forbes Magazine as the No. 1 sell-side stock picker in the software industry for a five-year period, with returns of 115% versus 26% for the software industry.
Finance

Industrial Goods Insider Selling:Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX), Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH), US Concrete (NASDAQ:USCR), Cleantech Solutions International (NASDAQ:CLNT), Chase Corporation (NYSEMKT:CCF)

Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX) CFO Kevin Bradley sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.14, for a total value of $152,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 169,362 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,459,467. Terex Corporation … Continue reading Industrial Goods Insider Selling:Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX), Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH), US Concrete (NASDAQ:USCR), Cleantech Solutions International (NASDAQ:CLNT), Chase Corporation (NYSEMKT:CCF)

Mark DeFrance
Finance

Tech Losers: Tibco Software (NASDAQ:TIBX), On Track Innovations (NASDAQ:OTIV), Transgenomic Inc (NASDAQ:TBIO), MRV Communications (NASDAQ:MRVC), Zoom Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:ZOOM)

Tibco Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX) has been on a downfall ever since its Q2 results were announced. The company’s results were disappointing and with sales of about $251 million in Q2 and a non-GAAP EPS of about $0.14 which was way lower than the earnings per share Tibco Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX) gave a year ago in the same quarter. Tibco Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX) stock performance was -6.10% … Continue reading Tech Losers: Tibco Software (NASDAQ:TIBX), On Track Innovations (NASDAQ:OTIV), Transgenomic Inc (NASDAQ:TBIO), MRV Communications (NASDAQ:MRVC), Zoom Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:ZOOM)

Mark DeFrance
Finance

Stocks To Watch: Vestin Realty Mortgage (NASDAQ:VRTB), Beasley Broadcast (NASDAQ:BBGI), UniTek Global Services (NASDAQ:UNTK), Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:TAXI), Blue Nile (NASDAQ:NILE)

Vestin Realty Mortgage II, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTB), grows in addition to promotes movie in addition to radar impression finalizing goods with regard to utilization in traffic purposes for instance intersection manage, interstate, fill in addition to tube traffic management in addition to traffic files series. Vestin Realty Mortgage II, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTB) stock performance was 2.97% in last session and finished the day at $4.16. Traded volume … Continue reading Stocks To Watch: Vestin Realty Mortgage (NASDAQ:VRTB), Beasley Broadcast (NASDAQ:BBGI), UniTek Global Services (NASDAQ:UNTK), Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:TAXI), Blue Nile (NASDAQ:NILE)

Mark DeFrance
Finance

Social Stocks on the move: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is taking another stab at ephemeral mobile messaging with an app called Slingshot. The app is designed to appeal to fans of Snapchat and other messaging apps that let people send self-destructing messages to friends. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 1.86% in last session and finished the day at $65.60. Traded volume was 35.57million shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Social Stocks on the move: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD)

Mark DeFrance
Finance

Healthcare Stocks In News: Ultragenyx (NASDAQ:RARE), Flexion (NASDAQ:FLXN), Receptos Inc (NASDAQ:RCPT), Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ACOR), Aratana Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PETX)

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc (NASDAQ:RARE) is up over 16% today on news of the company’s initiation of phase-II trials for its lead drug candidate KRN23, which is a monoclonal antibody for X-linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH). Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc (NASDAQ:RARE) stock performance was 14.30% in last session and finished the day at $48.67. Traded volume was 435,645.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the … Continue reading Healthcare Stocks In News: Ultragenyx (NASDAQ:RARE), Flexion (NASDAQ:FLXN), Receptos Inc (NASDAQ:RCPT), Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ACOR), Aratana Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PETX)

Mark DeFrance
Finance

Stocks With New Highs: The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL), Energen Corporation (NYSE:EGN), Enerplus (NYSE:ERF), Tronox Ltd (NYSE:TROX), Comstock Resources Inc (NYSE:CRK)

The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twelve analysts that are presently covering the stock, AnalystRatings.Net reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL) stock performance was 1.05% in last session and finished the day … Continue reading Stocks With New Highs: The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL), Energen Corporation (NYSE:EGN), Enerplus (NYSE:ERF), Tronox Ltd (NYSE:TROX), Comstock Resources Inc (NYSE:CRK)

Mark DeFrance