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.
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Utilities Most Active Stocks: FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC), PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), AES Corp (NYSE:AES)

Trade-Ideas LLC identified FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL) as a “dead cat bounce” (down big yesterday but up big today) candidate. TheStreet Quant Ratings rates FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL) as a sell. FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL) stock performance was 8.30% in last session and finished the day at $2.48. Traded volume was 21.81million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained … Continue reading Utilities Most Active Stocks: FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC), PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), AES Corp (NYSE:AES)

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Biotech Most Active Stocks: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) was active yesterday as one Bloomberg reporter thinks he has another take on the recent Waxman letter. Drew Armstrong — via his own Twitter account — said Gilead execs had a meeting scheduled with Waxman all along and the letter just seemed like Waxman was making an effort to drag them in. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) stock performance was 3.37% in … Continue reading Biotech Most Active Stocks: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

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Bullish Stocks: GTT Communications (NYSEMKT:GTT), MEI Pharma (NASDAQ:MEIP), Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSEMKT:INO), CONN’S (NASDAQ:CONN)

On March 18, 2014, GTT Communications, Inc. (NYSEMKT:GTT) issued a press release relating to the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013 financial results. GTT Communications Inc. (NYSEMKT:GTT) stock performance was 11.86% in last session and finished the day at $10.85. Traded volume was 120,166.00 shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 112,980.00 shares. The beta of the … Continue reading Bullish Stocks: GTT Communications (NYSEMKT:GTT), MEI Pharma (NASDAQ:MEIP), Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSEMKT:INO), CONN’S (NASDAQ:CONN)

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Sonic Beats on Q2 Earnings, In Line on Revenue

Sonic (NASDAQ:SONC) reported Q2 earnings of $0.07 per share, up from $0.05 per share last year and a penny better than the analyst consensus on Capital IQ. System-wide same-store sales increased 1.4%, consisting of an increase of 1.5% at franchise drive-ins and an increase of 1.3% at company drive-ins. Total revenue was $109.7 million, down from $111.1 million last year and about in line with … Continue reading Sonic Beats on Q2 Earnings, In Line on Revenue

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Unusual Volume At Nasdaq: Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL), Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO), Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC), UMB Financial (NASDAQ:UMBF)

Criteo S.A. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CRTO) announced that it has commenced a public offering of 5,250,000 American Depository Shares, or ADSs, each representing one of Criteo S.A. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CRTO)’s ordinary shares. Criteo SA (ADR) (NASDAQ:CRTO) dropped -3.54 percent to $43.89 Friday on volume of 2.84million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $42.77 to $44.94. Criteo SA (ADR) (NASDAQ:CRTO) has a market capitalization of $2.50billion. Wintrust … Continue reading Unusual Volume At Nasdaq: Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL), Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO), Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ:WTFC), UMB Financial (NASDAQ:UMBF)

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Small Cap Active Stocks: Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), IAMGOLD (NYSE:IAG), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL)

In a 13D filing on Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG), hedge fund Air Liquide Investissements d’Avenir et de Demonstration disclosed a 9.4%, or 10,971,890 share, stake in the company. The firm did not hold shares at the end of the latest quarter ending December 31, 2013. Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) stock performance was 4.19% in last session and finished the day at $6.21. Traded volume was 52,109,008 … Continue reading Small Cap Active Stocks: Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), IAMGOLD (NYSE:IAG), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL)

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