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Top Trade Ideas for the Week of February 28, 2011: Bonus Idea
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 12:48am | 126Here is your Bonus Idea with links to the rest of the Top 10, enjoy and trade well: Craft Brewers Alliance, Ticker: HOOK Craft Brewers Alliance has been in an ascending triangle pattern with a top at 8.05 and the 50 day Simple Moving Average (SMA) as the bottom rail since the beginning of December...
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Below $3 Trading on the NYSE
Sunday, February 27, 2011 - 1:06am | 497Many investors believe low price stocks are dead, even those that trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYX). But look at Flotek Industries Inc. (FTK), the Houston based drilling supply company. The stock traded between 1.06 to 1.36 during the month of July last year. It closed at 6.53 on Friday....
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Hologic Announces Favorable Ruling In Patent Infringement Suit
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 3:02pm | 54Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled in favor of Hologic, by reversing the previous decisions reached by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, in favor of SenoRx, Inc.
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Medtronic Purchases Innovative Gel Technology for Potential Use in Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 10:00am | 62Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that it has completed the purchase of rights to a chitosan-dextran gel technology from Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd. in Australia, Robinson Squidgel Ltd., and Otago Innovation Ltd. in New Zealand. Medtronic is acquiring this technology for...
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Piper Jaffray Comments On Integra LifeSciences Following Earnings
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 8:37am | 180Upside to Integra LifeSciences (NASDAQ: IART) Q4 EPS was welcome, but guidance came across a touch more conservative than investors were expecting given management's long-term growth goals framed out at the company's analyst meeting in November. The stock reaction notwithstanding, Piper Jaffray...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On Integra LifeSciences To $177
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 8:11am | 27Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Integra LifeSciences (NASDAQ: IART) from $48 to $53 and maintains its Neutral rating.
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Canaccord Upgrades ATEC To Buy
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 8:03am | 50Analysts at Canaccord upgrade Alphatec Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: ATEC) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for ATEC has been raised from $3.25 to $3.50. ATEC shares gained 2.25% to close at $2.73 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Quidel Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 5:03pm | 110Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL), a leading provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010. Fourth Quarter 2010 Results For the fourth quarter of 2010, total revenues were $31.7 million, compared to $66...
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IRIS International's Sample Processing Division Extends Exclusive Supply Agreement With IDEXX Laboratories
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 3:09pm | 104IRIS International, Inc. (Nasdaq: IRIS) today announced that its Sample Processing division has signed a five-year extension to its exclusive supply agreement for its flagship veterinary centrifuge with IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDXX). Under the terms of the agreement, IRIS will be the sole...
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Edwards Lifesciences Receives European Approval of Larger Transcatheter Valve
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 10:10am | 61Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW) has received CE Mark for the 29 millimeter version of its Edwards SAPIEN XT transcatheter aortic heart valve. The valve will be available with the Ascendra transapical delivery system for implantation through a small incision between the ribs, and this...
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Hologic Announces $135M Acquisition, Jefferies' Outlook Remains Favorable
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 10:09am | 202Jefferies & Company has published a research report on Hologic (NASDAQ: HOLX) after the company announced its plans to acquire an international distributor. In the report, Jefferies writes "Yesterday after the market close, Hologic announced the acquisition of an international distributor for $...
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Jefferies Raises Volcano PT To $29, Maintains Hold (VOLC)
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 10:06am | 76Jefferies raised its Volcano (NASDAQ: VOLC) price target from $25 to $29 and maintained its Volcano Hold rating in a research report published today. In the report, Jefferies states, "Volcano's various technologies have considerable room for growth; however, uncertainty around the company's...
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BSD Medical Announces the Inclusion of Hyperthermia and Chemotherapy as a Recommended Cancer Treatment
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 10:04am | 72BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: BSDM) today announced the inclusion of hyperthermia and chemotherapy as a recommended cancer treatment for Stage IV (metastatic) sarcomas in the "Practice Guidelines in Oncology", which is issued by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN is a not-for-profit...
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Active Screen - CANSLIM: Top 8 for February 17th
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 9:50am | 1526This week saw one change to the eight stocks from last week. This week's list, ranked by Market Cap: Apple (AAPL), Barrick Gold (ABX), Free McMoran (FCX), Baidu (BIDU), Research in Motion (RIMM), Cognizant Technlogy (CTSH), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), and Southwestern Energy (SWN). So Netflix (NFLX...
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Piper Jaffray Comments On NuVasive Following Recent Earnings Report
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 9:20am | 219NuVasive's (NASDAQ: NUVA) Q4 results and most of 2011 outlook were covered last month when the company released preliminary results and guidance, leaving very few open questions as to what investors should expect going forward. That said, management provided some additional color regarding margin...