Richard Atkins

Richard Atkins is a senior contributor at Tech Insider covering online media, online travel, and video games. Richard has been with Tech Insider covering companies in these industries since 2011 and has authored numerous industry reports, including "Internet Video: Field of Dreams or Nightmare on Elm Street," "The Next Leg of Online Travel," and "Pwned: How Casual Games Changed The Gaming Landscape." Atkins was recognized as the No. 2 stock picker and earnings estimator in the 2011 Financial Times / StarMine Internet & Catalog Retail category and was ranked in the 2010 Wall Street Journal "Best On The Street" for the Leisure Goods & Services category.

Zulily (NASDAQ:ZU) Posts Stunningly Good Fourth Quarter

Zulily (NASDAQ:ZU) needed to deliver upside to consensus projections in the fourth quarter, and the magnitude of the top- and bottom-line beat was more than adequate.. The doubling of the active customer base year-to-year is encouraging, and the leverage on marketing spending highlights that there is still significant untapped demand. Flow-through to profitability on higher…

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Notable Analyst Actions: Cara Therapeutics, Intrawest Resorts, TIVO, TriQuint Semiconductor, Meredith; Basic Energy Services

Analysts at JMP Securities have initiated coverage of mountain resort operator Intrawest Resorts Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SNOW) with a Market Perform rating. The price target has been set at $17 a share. In pre-market activity, SNOW shares are unchanged at $8.07, and move within a 52-week range of $10.80 – $14.67. Shares of Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA)…

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