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Amid October Rally, Small-Cap Volatility Wanes
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 6:48am | 490Read More...After slumping during the third quarter, U.S. stocks have started the fourth quarter with a bang as the S&P 500 has surged 6.8 percent. Though lagging the S&P 500, some major small-cap benchmarks are getting in on the act as well. For example, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM),...
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Why Oppenheimer Still Thinks Rockwell Medical Could Double
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 3:29pm | 293Read More...Oppenheimer reiterated an Outperform rating and $26.00 price target on shares of Rockwell Medical Inc (NASDAQ: RMTI). In a report issued Tuesday, analysts previewed the upcoming American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week, and assured that “Data Continues to Support Triferic Long-...
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UBS Recommends Buying The Dip On Diplomat Pharmacy
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 1:33pm | 389Read More...UBS initiated coverage of Diplomat Pharmacy Inc (NYSE: DPLO) with a Buy rating and $35 price target on Wednesday. The stock fell more than 50 percent from the 52-week high set back in July, in spite of “minimal change in the near-term business outlook.” In this context, the firm...
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Energous Just Lost Its CCO; What You Need To Know (And Why It Is Still A Buy)
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 3:30pm | 354Read More...Energous Corp (NASDAQ: WATT)'s Chief Commercial Officer George Holmes resigned on Tuesday, to take a similar spot at a private, non-competitive company. After the event, Roth Capital reiterated a Buy rating and $15.00 price target on the stock. Shares of Energous were slightly down on...
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Why SprucePoint Is Bearish On Caesarstone Stock
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 1:02pm | 596Read More...Shares of Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd (NASDAQ: CSTE) have lost more than 40 percent year-to-date. Analysts at Spruce Point Capital Management see up to a further 77 percent downside with a valuation range of $8 to $23 per share. Spruce Point Capital noted the company's U.S. plant...
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Meet FutureFuel, Roth Capital's Latest Bullish Target
Monday, October 5, 2015 - 12:53pm | 268Read More...Roth Capital recently upgraded FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE: FF) to Buy. The firm boosted its price target from $12 to $13. Shares of FutureFuel were down more than 2 percent on Monday. In a recent report, Roth Capital analyst Craig Irwin upgraded shares of FutureFuel to Buy on the renewal...
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Pacific Biosciences Has 'Long Road' Ahead, But Cantor Still Bullish
Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 1:23pm | 394Read More...Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a Buy rating and $9.00 price target on shares of Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ: PACB) on Thursday. The reiteration follows Wednesday night’s announcement of the introduction of the Sequel System. Shares of Pacific Biosciences were up more...
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Getting It Wrong With Small-Cap ETFs
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 3:43pm | 565Read More...Small-cap stocks and the relevant exchange traded funds have been punished during the current quarter with the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) entering Tuesday with a third-quarter loss of 12.9 percent. That is 400 basis points worse than the S&P 500 over the same period and bad enough...
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Diabetic Investor On MannKind: 'There's A Reason Why So Many People Are Short This Stock'
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 2:11pm | 381Read More...On Tuesday, Benzinga spoke with Diabetic Investor David Kliff about MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD), after he said in a tweet “Thinking $MNKD and #afrezza are going to turnaround is like believing the Chicago Bears are going to the Superbowl this year.” Speaking on Afrezza:...
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Small-Cap Healthcare ETF: A Baby Thrown Out With The Bathwater
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 6:28am | 503Read More...The healthcare sector, the third-largest sector weight in the S&P 500, is the midst of a stunning first-to-worst act. What was once the best-performing sector in the S&P 500 is seeing those gains rapidly evaporate, led by a severe repudiation of biotechnology stocks and exchange traded...
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Lean Hog Futures Mixed
Friday, September 18, 2015 - 1:43pm | 55Read More...Friday's USDA hog slaughter was 422,000 head versus a year ago at 363,000 head. Lean hog futures traded choppy and on both sides of unchanged. October lean hogs at last check were trading at 71.15, up 0.57 and December lean hogs were trading at 64.17, down 0.17. February lean hogs at last check...
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Live Cattle Futures Lower
Friday, September 18, 2015 - 1:41pm | 67Read More...Friday's USDA cattle slaughter was 111,000 head versus a year ago at 107,000 head. Live Cattle futures traded lower Friday and ended the session near the lows of the day. October Live Cattle at last check was trading at 136.07, down 0.77 and December Live Cattle was trading at 138.42, down 0.90...
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Going Small With A Technology ETF
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 11:26am | 488Read More...Even against the backdrop of a stronger dollar, broadly speaking, small-cap stocks and the relevant exchange traded funds have been disappointments in 2015. Investors looking for opportunity in the world of small-cap ETFs have been forced to look for “less bad” rather than outright...
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Active Management Mediocrity Continues
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 2:23pm | 777Read More...Exchange traded products listed in the United States, including exchange traded funds, added just $2.4 billion in new assets last month, according to ETF research firm ETGI. Still, net U.S. ETF inflows through the first eight months of the year were $127.5 billion and the U.S. ETF...
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Low Volatility Small-Cap ETFs Show Their Advantages
Friday, September 4, 2015 - 6:01am | 597Read More...Low volatility exchange traded funds, mainly the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSE: SPLV) and the iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF (NYSE: USMV), have received plenty of attention this as investors are searching for ways to cope with increasingly volatile equity markets...
