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Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO), downgrading ABCO to Hold. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "We are lowering our recommendation on The Advisory Board to Hold from Buy as ABCO has achieved our $57 price target, which we are leaving...

Analysts at Deutsche Bank downgraded Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO) from “buy” to “hold.” ABCO's stock closed at $57.88 yesterday. Advisory Board's PEG ratio is 1.55. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: BMTI) from “overweight” to “neutral.” BMTI 's shares...

Deutsche Bank made a number of updates in a research report published today. KB Home (NYSE: KBH) had its rating maintained at Hold. At the same time, its price target was lowered from $18 to $12. On Thursday, KBH lost 2.98% of its value to end the day at $9.78. Its shares regained most of...

Deutsche Bank has downgraded Advisory Board Coapmy (NASDAQ: ABCO) from Buy to Hold and maintains its $57 price target.

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Thursday's trading session: 1) Walter Investment Company (NYSE: WAC): Shares of Walter Investment hit a 52-week...

Shares of EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC) are lower on the session by 0.06%, trading at $15.71. Overall put volume is now running at 21.22x the daily average, with 16% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 3,416 contracts have traded on the session so far. EnerNOC, Inc. is a provider of...

@markflowchatter tweets that a negative story about Alanco Technologies (NASDAQ: ALAN) is now circulating. Further links are available at the above link.

Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. Pharmacyclics Inc. (NASDAQ: PCYC) 5,548 puts, 4 calls 2. Meritor (NASDAQ: MTOR) 5,000 puts, 37 calls 3. EarthLink Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK) 8,000 puts, 101 calls 4. EnerNOC Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC) 2,864 puts, 53 calls 5. Crown Castle International (NYSE: CCI) 4,...

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) today announced that Ted R. Antenucci, president and CEO of Catellus Development Corporation has joined its board of directors. Antenucci becomes Iron Mountain's 12th director. “As we undertake a review of strategic opportunities to maximize value to our...

Alanco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAN) more than doubled in value yesterday, after the company reported the acquisition of YuuZoo Corporation in an all share deal. The deal is subject to due diligence, regulatory compliance, shareholder approval from both corporations, and NASDAQ approval. Yuuzoo...

Alanco Technologies (NASDAQ: ALAN) today announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to merge with profitable, fast-growing YuuZoo Corporation, a leading global provider of mobile targeted social networks, targeted advertising & mobile payment systems. Read more here.

Alanco Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ALAN) climbed 51.96% to $1.55 at 9:45 am. ALAN announced its plans to merge with profitable, fast-growing YuuZoo Corporation. Stewardship Financial Corp (NASDAQ: SSFN) shares gained 43.43% to $7.10. SSFN declared a $0.05 per share cash dividend. Highway Holdings...

Alanco Technologies (NASDAQ: ALAN) today announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to merge with profitable, fast-growing YuuZoo Corporation, a leading global provider of mobile targeted social networks, targeted advertising & mobile payment systems.

Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting home-sales data. The Greek parliament is scheduled to vote on the austerity measures. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 55 points to 12,196.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 7.20...

ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI) has been awarded a new task order contract to support the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. The contract has a value of more than $40 million and a term of five years.