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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 7:53am | 104DragonWave Inc (NASDAQ: DRWI) dipped 7.44% to $5.85 in the pre-market session. DRWI announced the resignation of its vice-president of worldwide sales Brian McCormack. Aixtron SE (NASDAQ: AIXG) dropped 4.36% to $31.79 in the pre-market trading. AIXG's PEG ratio is 6.92. OmniVision Technologies...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 7:17am | 132Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded WPP plc (NASDAQ: WPPGY) from “overweight” to “equal-weight.” WPP's stock closed at $62.87 yesterday. WPP's trailing-twelve-month ROA is 2.66%. Analysts at Kaufman Bros downgraded NetScout Systems Inc (NASDAQ: NTCT) from “buy” to “hold.” NTCT's shares closed at...
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Focus Media Announces Repurchase of 1.96M Shares From Fosun International at $30.67 per ADS
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 6:32am | 104Focus Media Holding Limited (Nasdaq: FMCN) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement with Fosun International, one of Focus Media's shareholders, pursuant to which Focus Media will repurchase from Fosun International 1,956,310 ADSs, each representing five ordinary shares of...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 9:31am | 130Syntroleum Corporation (NASDAQ: SYNM) shares fell 2.05% to create a new 52-week low of $1.43. SYNM's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is -275.76%. Smith Micro Software Inc (NASDAQ: SMSI) shares dropped 5.20% to create a new 52-week low of $3.83. SMSI's PEG ratio is -1.46. Novavax Inc (NASDAQ:...
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Options Brief: The Interpublic Group of Companies
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 2:40pm | 86Shares of The Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG) are higher on the session by 2.71%, trading at $12.51. Overall put volume is now running at 4.44x the daily average, with 25% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,022 contracts have traded on the session so far. The...
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Rodman & Renshaw Lower Cleveland BioLabs PT to $8
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 3:42pm | 171Rodman & Renshaw lowered its Cleveland BioLabs (NASDAQ: CBLI) price target from $11 to $8 in a research report published today. Rodman & Renshaw has previously given Cleveland BioLabs a Market Outperform rating. In the report, Rodman & Renshaw states, "Our thesis is based on the view...
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Puts Purchased on Omnicom Group Inc.
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 9:15am | 125Shares of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) are higher on the session by 0.02%, currently trading at $45.33. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past four months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A...
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Harris Interactive Names Al Angrisani as Interim Chief Executive Officer
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 8:14am | 82Harris Interactive (NASDAQ: HPOL) today announced the appointment of Al Angrisani as its Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Angrisani succeeds Kimberly Till, who served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2008. Mr. Angrisani has agreed to...
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AirMedia's Chairman and CEO Makes Open Market Purchases of $1,063,293 in the Company's Publicly Traded ADS
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 7:02am | 162AirMedia Group (Nasdaq: AMCN) today announced that its chairman and chief executive officer, Herman Guo, has made purchases of US$1,063,293 of the Company's American Depositary Shares from the public market during the period from May 26 to June 8. The purchases were made under the account of Mr....
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Deutsche Bank Reaffirms Buy Rating, $15 PT on Interpublic Group
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 6:41am | 155Deutsche Bank is reaffirming its Buy rating and $15 PT on shares of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). “While we are increasing our buyback/dividend assumptions for 2011 only modestly ($311mn and $0.06/qtr, respectively), for 2012 we are now modeling $600mn (vs. $400mn previously) and $0.08/qtr (+33%...
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Insignia Systems Appoints John C. Gonsior as CFO
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 3:08pm | 117Insignia Systems (Nasdaq: ISIG) today announced the appointment of John C. Gonsior as the Company's new Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gonsior was a Senior Manager in the audit practice at Grant Thornton LLP, the Company's...
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Options Brief: Focus Media Holding Limited
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 9:16am | 90Shares of Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ: FMCN) are higher on the session by 1.64%, trading at $29.11. Overall put volume is now running at 2.22x the daily average, with 1% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 13,090 contracts have traded on the session so far. Focus Media...
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Benchmark Predicts Steady Revenue Growth For Lamar Advertising
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 7:38am | 77According to Benchmark, Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ: LAMR) should see steady mid-single digit revenue growth in 2011 barring a double-dip in the US economy. Benchmark said that it believes outdoor advertising trends and pacings are holding up despite some moderation in US economic activity. “2Q11...
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Benchmark Lowers PT On Lamar Advertising To $33
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 6:13am | 29The Benchmark Company has lowered the price target on Lamar Advertising Company (NASDAQ: LAMR) from $39 to $33 and maintains its Buy rating.
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Today's Shorts Snapshot 06-06-2011
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 5:32pm | 993Cusick's Corner The market has broken down and while we are at potential congestion levels/support levels, the shorts are not covering at this stage. Right now the market is seeing volatility start to move and this is a point where you could see stocks get into a range, especially now that we are...