Nasdaq Stocks With the Most Short Interest
bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsHere is a look at the seven Nasdaq-traded stocks with the largest number of shares held short as of May 15. Six of the seven experienced declines in short interest, and…
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Newest first · Page 58Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: DreamWorks, Twitter, FormFactor and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. They include Dollar General, DreamWorks Animation, Twitter and FormFactor.
The 4 Stocks That Dominated the Market
thinkstockMay 27, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday and the S&P promptly opened above the all-time high close it set on Friday. Before the day was out the S&P 500 had posted an all-time…
American Science and Engineering Books a Banner Year
ThinkStockSince reporting Q4 and full-year fiscal 2014 earnings Thursday night, shares of X-ray bomb detector company American Science & Engineering (NASDAQ: ASEI) have gone on a tear — one interrupted, but only briefly, by the…
Credit Suisse Defends Mortgage REITs
ThinkstockMortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs) are being defended by Doug Harter, the analyst who follows this sector for Credit Suisse. The thesis is that as book values keep rising, there is still a…
Merrill Lynch Inexpensive Large Cap Cyclical Growth Stocks to Buy
ThinkstockWhile some say valuations are stretched, and the bull market is tired, the bottom line is the market has basically gone sideways for almost a half a year. In a new research report, the…
The Dangers of Chasing Hopeful Merger and Buyout Stocks
ThinkstockEvery time the economy gets good again, and every time the stock market gets high again, waves of mergers and acquisitions begin taking place. The stock market’s bull run is now more than five…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMC, Cisco, NextEra, NRG, Staples and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen after the three-day Memorial Day weekend. They include AMC, Cisco, NextEra, NRG and Staples.
Five Momentum Stocks That Could Be Hot Summer Trades
The Technology team at UBS points out in a new report, that some hot momentum stocks that had been absolutely mauled during the tech and biotech sell-off were market leaders last week.
Last Week’s IPOs: Winners and Losers
ThinkstockThe last week saw one huge success in the initial public offering (IPO) market, a few modest successes and a couple of losers. Because there is just one IPO scheduled for the holiday-shortened week…
Thirteen Analyst Stocks Under $10 With Big Upside Calls
ThinkstockStocks are still challenging all-time highs, and investors keep hearing that the bull market has now become a stock picker’s market. What this means is that investors still will try to make gains, but…
The 4 Stocks That Lifted the Market
thinkstockMay 23, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday and closed out a week that saw feeble trading volume, but decent weekly gains for the major indexes. The Nasdaq is headed for a weekly gain…
Friday Surprise: Greece and Spain Get Credit Ratings Upgrades
ThinkstockIt seems almost too hard to believe, but we have seen two of the PIIGS upgraded by different credit ratings agencies this Friday. Fitch ratings has raised Greece’s sovereign credit rating, and Standard &…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Aflac, FireEye, Rite Aid, PetSmart and More
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday, May 23, 2014. They include Aflac, FireEye, Rite Aid, Northern Trust, PetSmart and State Street.
The 5 Stocks That Dominated the Market
thinkstockMay 22, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Thursday but the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 soon pulled higher and traded up the rest of the day. The DJIA wobbled a bit before gaining about…