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.
Services Sector

Services Sector Bullish Stocks: Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD), Knightsbridge Tankers (NASDAQ:VLCCF), Pinnacle Entertainment (NYSE:PNK), Bona Film Group (NASDAQ:BONA)

Resort, and gaming products operator Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) vaulted higher by 16.5% after hedge fund Elliott Management disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had obtained 4.99% of Boyd’s outstanding shares and had additional exposure of 2.05% through derivatives. Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) stock performance was 16.53% in last session and finished the day at $13.75. Traded volume was 18,916,590 million shares in the last … Continue reading Services Sector Bullish Stocks: Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD), Knightsbridge Tankers (NASDAQ:VLCCF), Pinnacle Entertainment (NYSE:PNK), Bona Film Group (NASDAQ:BONA)

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Diversified Tech

Diversified Computer Systems: Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), Diebold (NYSE:DBD), Cray (NASDAQ:CRAY), Silicon Graphics International (NASDAQ:SGI)

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) VP Jeff Ricci sold 3,729 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.97, for a total transaction of $111,758.13. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 967 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,981. Hewlett-Packard Company … Continue reading Diversified Computer Systems: Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), Diebold (NYSE:DBD), Cray (NASDAQ:CRAY), Silicon Graphics International (NASDAQ:SGI)

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Diversified Tech, Internet, Mobile

Investor’s Watch List: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is still waging a battle to be able to sell its cars directly to consumers in several states, including Arizona. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock performance was -2.99% in last session and finished the day at $238.84. Traded volume was 7,728,100 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 9.57 million shares. The beta of … Continue reading Investor’s Watch List: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)

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Services Sector

Most Volatile Stocks: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Turquoise Hill Resources (NYSE:TRQ), Himax (NASDAQ:HIMX), FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL)

Deutsche Bank initiates coverage of National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) and of Alpha Bank in a report dated March 10, saying that the target prices also reflect its assumption that 25% of delinquent loans could become performing over time. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) stock performance was 12.66% in last session and finished the day at $5.43. Traded volume was 9,578,128 million shares … Continue reading Most Volatile Stocks: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Turquoise Hill Resources (NYSE:TRQ), Himax (NASDAQ:HIMX), FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL)

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Analysis

Pharma in Focus After Hours: Kythera (NASDAQ:KYTH), La Jolla Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:LJPC), Medifast (NYSE:MED)

Kythera (NASDAQ:KYTH) and Bayer ADR (OTCMRKTS:BAYRY) announced that Kythera acquired all rights outside of the U.S. and Canada to ATX-101, a proprietary formulation of a purified synthetic version of deoxycholic acid currently in late-stage development for the reduction of submental fat (double chin). In 2010, KYTHERA (NASDAQ:KYTH) licensed the commercial rights to ATX-101 outside of the U.S. and Canada to Bayer Consumer Care AG. Under … Continue reading Pharma in Focus After Hours: Kythera (NASDAQ:KYTH), La Jolla Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:LJPC), Medifast (NYSE:MED)

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Finance

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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