Tech Stocks to Watch: Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Nielsen (NYSE:NLSN), Avago Technologies (NASDAQ:AVGO), Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST), Microsemi (NASDAQ:MSCC)

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) Director Thomas J. Iannotti unloaded 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.73, for a total transaction of $454,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 66,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,510,636. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) stock performance was -0.70% … Continue reading Tech Stocks to Watch: Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Nielsen (NYSE:NLSN), Avago Technologies (NASDAQ:AVGO), Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST), Microsemi (NASDAQ:MSCC)

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Watch List; Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA)

Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) shares dropped 13.58% after reports revealed that Renasas Eletronics plans to sell its stake in a unit that supplies display driver chips for the Apple iPhone. According to Reuters Renesas will sell its stake to Synaptics. The unit is the sole supplier to for display driver chips in the iPhone. Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX) stock performance was -13.58% in last … Continue reading Watch List; Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA)

Adam Keintzel05/2805/28

Eye-Catching Stocks: Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL), Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)

Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) climbed 5.5% after the fuel-cell specialist got an analyst upgrade. Yet, as has happened with increasing frequency in this volatile market, the upgrade came with a catch: the analyst also reduced the price target on the company, in part to reflect the plunge in Plug Power’s share price over the past few months. Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) stock performance was 6.45% … Continue reading Eye-Catching Stocks: Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL), Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)

Richard Atkins05/1905/19

Top Gainers: J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), NQ Mobile (NYSE:NQ), Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX)

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)’s CEO, Mike Ullman has turned the company around after the replacing former CEO Ron Johnson. His strategy has brought consumer back to its retail stores. The retailer is aiming to “go forward” at its third stage of its turnaround after completing “immediate stabilization” and rebuilding” in the last 10 months. The company has a long way to go in order … Continue reading Top Gainers: J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), NQ Mobile (NYSE:NQ), Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX)

Colin Pettis05/1905/19

Trader’s Alert: Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), JDS Uniphase Corp (NASDAQ:JDSU), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL)

Nomura downgraded Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) to “neutral” from “buy” and set a $30 price target. The firm noted the company is likely not seeing enough design wins in LTE to drive earnings. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) as a Hold with a ratings score of C+. Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) stock performance was 0.33% in last session and finished the day at $30.66. … Continue reading Trader’s Alert: Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), JDS Uniphase Corp (NASDAQ:JDSU), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL)

Kristen Barton05/0505/05

Hot Stocks: EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) just announced a new addition to the VNXe product line, an entry-level VNXe3200 storage array that starts out under $12,000. Available in Q2 of 2014, the new VNXe3200 is touted to be three times the performance of the previous VNXe models. It is designed to take advantage of new flash technology via the EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) FAST (Fully-Automated Storage Tiering) software which … Continue reading Hot Stocks: EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)

Jason Knox05/0205/02