Top Stories : SouFun Holdings (NYSE:SFUN), Intrexon (NYSE:XON), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), Protective Life (NYSE:PL), Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY)

SouFun Holdings (NASDAQ:SFUN) was the target of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Investors acquired 8,543 put options on the stock, American Banking News.com reports. This is an increase of 156% compared to the typical volume of 3,343 put options. Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Analysts at T.H. Capital cut their price target on shares of SouFun Holdings to $14.00 in a … Continue reading Top Stories : SouFun Holdings (NYSE:SFUN), Intrexon (NYSE:XON), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), Protective Life (NYSE:PL), Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY)

Services Sector Active Stocks: Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), NewLead Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:NEWL), JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV)

SIRIUS XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) has something very exciting and eye-catching stuff in its basket, for a number of cars which are not equipped with an active satellite radio receiver as an accessory. The company has decided to turn on those receivers through which 60 channels would be transmitting free on air, June 2 onwards. These channels would be an entertainment package, where one can … Continue reading Services Sector Active Stocks: Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), NewLead Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:NEWL), JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV)

NASDAQ Stocks Touching New Highs: Brocade Communications Systems (NASDAQ:BRCD), Globalstar (OTCMKTS:GSAT), Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV)

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) recently announced that Rackspace (NYSE: RAX), the open cloud company, has completed the deployment of Brocade Gen 5 Fibre Channel SAN solutions across its global data center network to accommodate explosive customer growth. Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRCD) stock performance was 1.90% in last session and finished the day at $10.20. Traded volume was 12.76million shares in the last … Continue reading NASDAQ Stocks Touching New Highs: Brocade Communications Systems (NASDAQ:BRCD), Globalstar (OTCMKTS:GSAT), Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV)

Overbought Stocks in Services Sector: DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN), Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK), American Railcar Industries (NASDAQ:ARII)

Teekay Corp. (NYSE:TK) last released its earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by $0.13. Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK)’s stock on February 28, 2014 reported a higher of 1.43% to the closing price of $59.75. Its fifty two weeks range is $32.69 – $60.26. The total market capitalization recorded 4.23 … Continue reading Overbought Stocks in Services Sector: DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN), Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK), American Railcar Industries (NASDAQ:ARII)

Services Stocks Touching New Highs: E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE:DANG), Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS)

McLean Capital Management upgraded shares of Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Friday, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) dropped -0.35% to $67.95 yesterday on volume of 0.00 shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $67.26 – $69.84. Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) has a market capitalization of 64.50 billion. The world-renowned pop star will join “Friday … Continue reading Services Stocks Touching New Highs: E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE:DANG), Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS)

Active Watch List : Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), Phillips 66 Partners (NYSE:PSXP)

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Alios BioPharma, Inc., a privately held clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for viral diseases, for approximately $1.75 billion in cash. The acquisition will include Alios BioPharma’s portfolio of potential therapeutics for viral infections including compound AL-8176, an orally administered antiviral therapy currently in Phase 2 studies for the treatment of infants with … Continue reading Active Watch List : Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), Phillips 66 Partners (NYSE:PSXP)