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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Healthcare New Highs: China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE:CO), Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT), Nordion (NYSE:NDZ), Vision-Sciences (NASDAQ:VSCI)

Stocks Almost Family and Chemed hold a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy) and China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE:CO) holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). With favorable Zacks Ranks, these stocks may be better selections at this time. China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE:CO) stock performance was 3.26% in last session and finished the day at $4.44. Traded volume was 777.52K shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Healthcare New Highs: China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE:CO), Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT), Nordion (NYSE:NDZ), Vision-Sciences (NASDAQ:VSCI)

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Healthcare Active Stocks: Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM), Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Shares of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PPHM ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer, dipped as much as 11% after reporting its third-quarter earnings results. Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM) stock performance was -8.05% in last session and finished the day at $2.40. Traded volume was 14.14million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 4.31million shares. … Continue reading Healthcare Active Stocks: Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM), Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

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Healthcare Bullish Stocks: Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO), Rockwell Medical (NASDAQ:RMTI), OHR Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:OHRP), Emergent Biosolutions (NYSE:EBS)

Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AGIO) SVP Glenn Goddard sold 17,468 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AGIO) stock performance was 13.82 % in last session and finished the day at $ 45.45. Traded volume was 1,334,731 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 283.01 million … Continue reading Healthcare Bullish Stocks: Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO), Rockwell Medical (NASDAQ:RMTI), OHR Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:OHRP), Emergent Biosolutions (NYSE:EBS)

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Unusual Volume Stocks at NYSE: Hawaiian Electric (NYSE:HE), Emergent Biosolutions (NYSE:EBS), Big Lots (NYSE:BIG), Palo Alto Networks (NYSE:PANW)

EVA Dimensions upgraded shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) from an underweight rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Tuesday morning, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HE) stock performance was -1.13% in last session and finished the day at $24.49. Traded volume was 1,467,846 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 452.48 million … Continue reading Unusual Volume Stocks at NYSE: Hawaiian Electric (NYSE:HE), Emergent Biosolutions (NYSE:EBS), Big Lots (NYSE:BIG), Palo Alto Networks (NYSE:PANW)

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Investor’s Alert: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)

Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) CEO Brian Moynihan saw his compensation jump by 77 percent last year as the company’s fortunes improved. Moynihan’s total compensation was $13.1 million, according to an Associated Press calculation based on a filing made by the company on Friday. The bulk of his pay was $11.1 million worth of stock awards granted in February 2013. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) … Continue reading Investor’s Alert: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)

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Stocks with News Highs at NASDAQ: Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB), Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO), Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU), Arotech (NASDAQ:ARTX)

Stock analysts at Macquarie increased their price objective on shares of Viacom (NYSE:VIA) from $84.00 to $90.00 in a report issued on Tuesday, Analyst RN reports. Macquarie’s target price indicates a potential upside of 3.20% from the company’s current price. Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) stock performance was 0.34% in last session and finished the day at $88.27. Traded volume was 2,410,315 million shares in the last … Continue reading Stocks with News Highs at NASDAQ: Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB), Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO), Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU), Arotech (NASDAQ:ARTX)

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