Mid Cap Unusal Volume: First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC), Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD), PTC (NASDAQ:PTC), Harsco (NYSE:HSC)

The Shareholders Foundation announces that an investigation on behalf of investors, who currently hold shares of First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc (OTCMKTS:FCBN) shares, was launched concerning whether the takeover of First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc by First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA), Inc is unfair to First Citizens Bancorporation stockholders. First Citizens BancShares Inc. (NASDAQ:FCNCA) stock performance was -0.62% in last session and finished the day at $247.65. Traded … Continue reading Mid Cap Unusal Volume: First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC), Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD), PTC (NASDAQ:PTC), Harsco (NYSE:HSC)

Large Cap Stocks: Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE:PAA), CBRE Group (NYSE:CBG), Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE:CCE), Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI)

Plains All American Pipeline L.P. (NYSE:PAA) is a master limited partnership that provides energy infrastructure and logistics services for crude oil, natural gas liquids (or NGLs), natural gas, and refined products. The company connects the key crude oil–producing and NGL-producing hubs and major market hubs in the United States and Canada. The company owns 16,900 miles of crude oil and NGL pipelines and gathering systems … Continue reading Large Cap Stocks: Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE:PAA), CBRE Group (NYSE:CBG), Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE:CCE), Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI)

Utilities New Highs: New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR), UGI (NYSE:UGI), American States Water (NYSE:AWR), TECO Energy (NYSE:TE), CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS)

On Thursday, New Jersey took the first official step toward trying to circumvent the federal law that blocked the move. New Jersey Resources Corp (NYSE:NJR) stock performance was 1.31% in last session and finished the day at $57.32. Traded volume was 329,882.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 268.17K shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.51. New … Continue reading Utilities New Highs: New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR), UGI (NYSE:UGI), American States Water (NYSE:AWR), TECO Energy (NYSE:TE), CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS)

Healthcare Touched New Highs: Taro Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TARO), Inogen (NASDAQ:INGN), Health Net (NYSE:HNT)

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TARO) continued to lead the category in 2013 with a retail value share of 25% thanks to brands such as Tarodent and Anadent, which held shares of 22% and 3%, respectively. Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TARO) stock performance was 16.65% in last session and finished the day at $137.97. Traded volume was 227,446.00million shares in the last session and the average … Continue reading Healthcare Touched New Highs: Taro Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TARO), Inogen (NASDAQ:INGN), Health Net (NYSE:HNT)

Healthcare Gainers: USMD Holdings (NASDAQ:USMD), InfuSystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU), TearLab (NASDAQ:TEAR), BIND Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BIND)

USMD Holdings, Inc.’s (USMD) rating falls this week to an F (“strong sell”), down from last week’s D (“sell”). In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategories of Earnings Growth and Margin Growth, USMD also gets F’s. Shares of the stock have been trading at an exceptionally rapid pace, up fourfold from the week prior. USMD Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:USMD) stock performance was 6.70% in last session and finished … Continue reading Healthcare Gainers: USMD Holdings (NASDAQ:USMD), InfuSystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU), TearLab (NASDAQ:TEAR), BIND Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BIND)

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(NASDAQ:GPRO) GoPro Stock News and its Extreme Business Model (Video)

Wall Street. (NASDAQ:GPRO) Gopro has been the darling of Wall-Street investors this week. But shares of GoPro Inc closed at $31.33, up more than 30% from their IPO price of $24. Thursday was the first day of trading for the maker of HD high-action cameras. Now, GoPro’s stock ticker symbol is hotter than its wearable action cameras. After its IPO at $24 a share the stock shot up to $31.34. With about 123.1 million shares outstanding, this gives the company a valuation of $3.86 billion. GoPro CEO Nicholas Woodman has successfully pulled off alchemy by selling a gadget company stock as a media company to the investors. The alchemy is now worth about $3 billion out of the $3.86 billion valuation of the company.

GoPro Inc’s IPO was priced at the high end of GoPro’s expected range and raised $427 million, valuing the whole company at about $3 billion.

GoPro videos have received 500 million views on YouTube, and part of the company’s strategy is to build a media platform and start collecting ad revenue. GoPro wants to go beyond cameras. From technology to media, a new business model is born for GoPro Inc.

Extreme Business Model GoPro

Looking at the NASDAQ:GPRO fundamentals, it has a number of positives. It’s making money, and we have seen plenty of tech companies going public that have yet to turn a profit. It’s also built an exciting brand with strong growth (+87% in 2013) and close to $1 billion in revenue, despite some competition.

With headquarters in San Mateo, California, GPRO was founded in 2004 by GoPro’s CEO and Chairman Nicholas Woodman. Its first product was a waterproof camera that used film. In 2006, it launched its first digital camera. Three years later it began selling a high-definition camera.

There is a real risk factor and pressure on revenue that GoPro faces, as management acknoledges: “We operate in a highly competitive market and the size and resources of some of our competitors may allow them to compete more effectively than we can, which could result in a loss of our market share and a decrease in our revenue and profitability.”

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