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Here's Why One Horizon Group Is Up 26%
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 12:47pm | 219Read More...Shares of One Horizon Group Inc (NASDAQ: OHGI), a developer of software for telecommunications operators, announced on Wednesday that it has upgraded its China mobile VoIP telco Aishuo to allow the purchase of communications-stickers. One Horizon said the decision to expand the commercial...
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Argus Cuts Tidewater To Hold, Cites Deteriorating Outlook
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 9:04am | 270Read More...Argus Research issued a company update on Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) amid weak demand in the offshore drilling market and a decline the company's operating margins. Argus downgraded Tidewater from Buy to Hold and estimates that in Tidewater will lose $0.69 per share in 2016. The continued...
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MagneGas' Shares Tumble: Here's Why
Monday, December 21, 2015 - 11:11am | 144Read More...Shares of MagneGas Corporation (NASDAQ: MNGA), a small-cap alternative energy company, tumbled more than 18 percent Monday morning following a scathing report by The Pump Stopper' on Seeking Alpha. MagneGas' stock has gained around 150 percent since the start of 2015 and hit a 52-week...
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Boise Cascade Acquires Engineered Lumber Unit From Georgia-Pacific For $215 Million
Monday, December 21, 2015 - 9:45am | 136Read More...Boise Cascade Co (NYSE: BCC), a plywood and engineered wood products manufacturer and materials distributor, has agreed to acquire Georgia-Pacific's engineered lumber business for $215 million. Georgia-Pacific, a Koch Industries subsidiary, is one of the largest manufacturers and...
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Peaking To 2016, Small-Cap ETFs Look For Better Days
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 9:07am | 543Read More...When measured against large-cap benchmarks such as the S&P 500, small-cap stocks and exchange-traded funds have disappointed this year. For example, the iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (NYSE: IWM) is up just 0.2 percent, while the iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index (ETF) (NYSE: IJR) is higher...
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An Inexpensive Small-Cap ETF For December Gains
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 2:44pm | 654Read More...Tuesday marks the start of December, and with the arrival of the last month of the year imminent, there has been plenty of chatter about the seasonal efficacy of small-cap stocks and corresponding exchange-traded funds. Of course, it is the January Effect that spurs increased small-cap chatter at...
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EXCLUSIVE: Platform Specialty Products Exec Explains Insider Buy
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 3:05pm | 314Read More...On Monday, Platform Specialty Products Corp (NYSE: PAH) announced that its founders and Executive Officers had purchased some of its Common Stock. The news triggered an 8.53 percent increase in the stock price that day. Chief Operating Officer Ben Gliklich explained the reasons behind the...
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Options Outlook: Watch Small-Caps On This Holiday-Shortened Week
Monday, November 23, 2015 - 4:11pm | 329Read More...Last week, the broader indices bulls reversed the prior week's red candle almost exactly. The small-caps, on the other hand, are still lagging. The small-caps will likely lead the next big move direction not yet determined. Traders are better served watching the Russell 2000 and the iShares...
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Why Are Analysts Buying Myokardia?
Monday, November 23, 2015 - 3:44pm | 389Read More...Analysts at Credit Suisse and Wedbush initiated coverage on shares of Myokardia Inc (NASDAQ: MYOK), a small-cap clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that went public less than a month ago. Both research firms issued Outperform ratings on the stock and expect plenty of upside. Wedbush...
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WisdomTree Adds To Currency-Hedged Suite With Small-Cap Dividend ETF
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 2:41pm | 629Read More...On Thursday, WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF), the fifth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange-traded funds, expanded its suite of currency-hedged funds. Already one of the ETF industry's largest, the suite now includes newly debuted WisdomTree Global Hedged SmallCap Dividend Fund (BATS:...
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New ETF Goes Global For Small-Cap Dividends
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 2:50pm | 543Read More...WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF), the fifth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange-traded funds, introduced on Thursday the latest in the company's long line of dividend-focused funds with the debut of the WisdomTree Global SmallCap Dividend Fund (BATS: GSD). GSD is another boon for Kansas-...
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Of Rate Hikes And Small-Cap ETFs
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 2:26pm | 556Read More...For a good portion of this year, investors have been regaled with tales of alleged small-cap strength by way of the rising dollar, which implies small-cap stocks and the exchange-traded funds that hold them should be beneficiaries of rising interest rates. That has not been the case, however, as...
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Stephen DeNichilo Shares His Small-Cap Picks
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 4:27pm | 207Read More...Stephen DeNichilo, portfolio manager of The Federated Kaufmann Small Cap fund, revealed on CNBC's Power Lunch three small-cap stocks that he would buy. US Concrete Inc (NASDAQ: USCR) is the largest manufacturer of ready-mix concrete in the United States. DeNichilo thinks that the concrete industry...
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The Man Who Thinks Banking Should 'Look To Europe,' Close Branches And Consolidate
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 3:26pm | 5856Read More...Deep value investor Tim Melvin had the opportunity to speak with Rhino Small-Cap Financial Fund President and CEO John Schneider. Below is a full transcript of their conversation. Tim Melvin: We're on with John Schneider today, he's the president and chief investment officer of the Rhino Small-Cap...
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Something's Afoot With Small-Cap ETFs
Monday, October 26, 2015 - 12:40pm | 525Read More...The iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (NYSE: IWM) and other well-known small-cap benchmarks have lagged the S&P 500 in the rally off the market's September lows, but some signs point to small caps erasing those recently established laggard status. For example, investors are showing renewed...
