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.

News Buzz – ACI Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:ACIW), Workday Inc (NYSE:WDAY), Nature’s Sunshine Prod. (NASDAQ:NATR), Ophthotech Corp (NASDAQ:OPHT)

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) was upgraded by Zacks from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report issued on Monday. The firm currently has a $59.10 price target on the stock. Zacks‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 5.54% from the stock’s previous close. ACI Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:ACIW) stock performance was 1.03%…

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Hot Alert – ACI Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:ACIW), Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX) , PICO Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PICO) , Firstmerit Corp (NASDAQ:FMER)

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) was upgraded by Zacks from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report issued on Monday. The firm currently has a $59.10 price target on the stock. Zacks‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 5.54% from the stock’s previous close. ACI Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:ACIW) stock performance was 32.37%…

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Stocks in Focus – Summer Infant (NASDAQ:SUMR), Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE:ETH), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) , Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ:NVMI)

After meeting with Summer Infant Inc (NASDAQ:SUMR)’s new CEO, Roth Capital is highly impressed by her strategic vision and operational expertise. The firm thinks the company is poised for growth, and it keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Summer Infant, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMR) stock performance was 12.25% in last session and finished the day at…

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Healthcare Bullish Stocks: Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC), Rosetta Genomics (NASDAQ:ROSG), Cryolife (NYSE:CRY), Telik (NASDAQ:TELK)

Shares of Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC) have been volatile since the company made its debut as a public company in early February. In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, CEO Michael Nall and CFO Bill Kachioff laid out the company’s opportunities and events investors should watch for in the near future. Biocept is a cancer diagnostics company…

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Healthcare Decliners: Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRNE), Fibrocell Science (NYSEMKT:FCSC), TG Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TGTX), CombiMatrix (NASDAQ:CBMX)

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRNE) announced in a press release that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has provided funding for the development of bispecific antibodies. Two small business grants from the NIH will allow Sorrento to use its antibody conjugation technology platform to develop antibodies for two of the NIH’s anti-bacterial immunotherapies. Sorrento’s pipeline also…

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Recent Insider Buying: American Realty Capital Properties (NASDAQ:ARCP), MannKind (NASDAQ:MNKD), Republic Services (NYSE:RSG), American Apparel (NYSEMKT:APP)

William Stanley, Director at American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), bought 18,000 shares of Common Stock on 25 June, paying a price of $12.39 per share. American Realty Capital Properties Inc (NASDAQ:ARCP) stock performance was 0.24% in last session and finished the day at $12.44. Traded volume was 5.47million shares in the last session and…

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