Author: Mark Doerr

Mark Doerr is a principal and senior research analyst at Tech Insider covering medical technology companies with a focus on cardiovascular and related therapeutic technology. Mark leverages his prior experience as the director of marketing and business development at a medical device company, along with an extensive network of physician and industry relationships, to provide a unique perspective on the medtech sector. Prior to joining Tech Insider in 2011 he covered medical technology for four years at Craig-Hallum Capital, and has in total 20 years of financial and medtech industry experience.
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Industrial Goods Volatile Stocks: Chicago Bridge & Iron (NYSE:CBI), Hydrogenics (NASDAQ:HYGS), Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN), IntriCon Corporation (NASDAQ:IIN), Micronet Enertec Technologies (NASDAQ:MICT)

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI) saw unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Stock investors purchased 16,691 put options on the company, Stock Ratings Network.com reports. This represents an increase of 958% compared to the average daily volume of 1,577 put options. Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE:CBI) stock performance was -7.23% in last session and finished the day at $68.26. Traded volume … Continue reading Industrial Goods Volatile Stocks: Chicago Bridge & Iron (NYSE:CBI), Hydrogenics (NASDAQ:HYGS), Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN), IntriCon Corporation (NASDAQ:IIN), Micronet Enertec Technologies (NASDAQ:MICT)

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Watch List: Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Mead Johnson Nutrition CO (NYSE:MJN), Allison Transmission Holdings Inc (NYSE:ALSN), The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), Solazyme Inc (NASDAQ:SZYM)

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) CEO David J. Lesar sold 35,350 shares of Halliburton Company stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.99, for a total value of $2,403,446.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 576,372 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,187,532. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) … Continue reading Watch List: Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Mead Johnson Nutrition CO (NYSE:MJN), Allison Transmission Holdings Inc (NYSE:ALSN), The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), Solazyme Inc (NASDAQ:SZYM)

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Biotech Decliners: Recro Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:REPH), Ignyta Inc (NASDAQ:RXDX), Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALDR), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT)

Aegis started coverage on shares of Recro Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ:REPH) in a research note issued on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set a “buy” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. Aegis’ price objective suggests a potential upside of 412.16% from the company’s current price. Recro Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:REPH) stock performance was -7.30% in last session and finished the day at $7.24. Traded … Continue reading Biotech Decliners: Recro Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:REPH), Ignyta Inc (NASDAQ:RXDX), Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALDR), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT)

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NASDAQ Insider Selling: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ:FNSR), Splunk (NASDAQ:SPLK)

Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN) major shareholder Qvt Associates Gp Llc sold 128,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.66, for a total transaction of $985,451.34. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) stock performance was -6.32% in last session and finished the day at $6.83. Traded volume was 21.04million shares in the last session … Continue reading NASDAQ Insider Selling: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ:FNSR), Splunk (NASDAQ:SPLK)

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Diversified Electronics Volatile Stocks: UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL), Neonode(NASDAQ:NEON), Revolution Lighting Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:RVLT), O2Micro International (NASDAQ:OIIM)

UniPixel Inc (UNXL) a provider of Performance Engineered Films™ to the touch screen, flexible printed electronics and display markets, will hold a conference call on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL) stock performance was -4.66% in last session and finished the day at $8.79. The average volume of the stock remained 404.10K shares. The beta of the stock remained -1.83. UniPixel … Continue reading Diversified Electronics Volatile Stocks: UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL), Neonode(NASDAQ:NEON), Revolution Lighting Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:RVLT), O2Micro International (NASDAQ:OIIM)

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Biotech Bullish stocks: Oragenics (NYSEMKT:OGEN), Kindred Biosciences (NASDAQ:KIN), Revance Therapeutics (NASDAQ:RVNC), Stemline Therapeutics (NASDAQ:STML), Aastrom Biosciences (NASDAQ:ASTM)

On May 30, 2014 Oragenics Inc (NYSEMKT:OGEN) held its Annual meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”), at which Meeting, the Company’s shareholders authorized the amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of authorized common stock to 100,000,000 shares, upon a determination by our Board of Directors that such an increase is in the best interests of our Company … Continue reading Biotech Bullish stocks: Oragenics (NYSEMKT:OGEN), Kindred Biosciences (NASDAQ:KIN), Revance Therapeutics (NASDAQ:RVNC), Stemline Therapeutics (NASDAQ:STML), Aastrom Biosciences (NASDAQ:ASTM)

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