Electrical Components & Equipment

Roper Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Northern Digital, Inc., a leading provider of 3-D measurement technology for medical applications.   Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Northern Digital provides optical and...

According to Bank of America, First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) 2011 earning estimates remain at $9.65. Bank of America said that excess inventory in Europe may take until July/August to be worked off, causing a difficult 2Q for the solar industry. “First Solar should be in decent shape, however, given...

FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ: FCEL) is expected to post a Q2 loss at $0.12 per share on revenue of $27.92 million. G-III Apparel Group Ltd (NASDAQ: GIII) is estimated to post its Q1 EPS at $0.04 on revenue of $195.36 million. Mitcham Industries Inc (NASDAQ: MIND) is projected to post its Q1 EPS at...

S&P 500 components scheduled to report quarterly results this week include J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM), National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) and Pall Corp. (NYSE: PLL). While analysts on average are expecting strong earnings growth from Pall, the consensus forecast for Smucker is earnings about the...

( click to enlarge ) GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOLR) is breaking out !! The stock cleared resistance on heavy volume and looks ready to extend it's gains next week. However, I would like to point out that everytime it hits the top channel line there is a major correction. Next...

EnerSys (NYSE: ENS) the global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications, announced today that it has reached agreement to purchase 294,200 shares of its common stock at $33.15 per common share including fees for approximately $9.8 million in the aggregate from institutional...

GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) today announced that it has received an order for its advanced sapphire crystallization furnaces totaling $460.4 million from a new market entrant. The order is GT's largest single order to date, and represents a significant milestone for the company as a...

Shares of American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) are lower on the session by 0.87%, trading at $7.87. Overall put volume is now running at 2.92x the daily average, with 17% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 7,469 contracts have traded on the session so far. American...

U.S. stock markets were searching for direction all day Thursday, as lingering doubts about the pace of the economic recovery weighed on traders. Small caps generally finished the session lower, but the Russell 2000 Index and S&P Small Cap 600 Index both fared better than...

U.S. stock markets were searching for direction all day Thursday, as lingering doubts about the pace of the economic recovery weighed on traders. Small caps generally finished the session lower, but the Russell 2000 Index and S&P Small Cap 600 Index both fared better than...

Jefferies & Company commented on Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) in a report released today. In the report, Jefferies & Company was positive in its assessment of the company. Jefferies writes, "Both ASP and wafer costs are significantly lower than expected. CSIQ believes module pricing will...

DryShips Inc (NASDAQ: DRYS) shares advanced 9.40% to $4.19 in the pre-market session. DRYS' PEG ratio is 0.47. GT Solar International Inc (NASDAQ: SOLR) shares advanced 6.53% to $12.81 in the pre-market session. SOLR received an order for its advanced sapphire crystallization furnaces totaling $...

FBR Capital upgraded Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) from “market perform” to “outperform.” NE's shares closed at $40.42 yesterday. Noble's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $2.55 billion. Analysts at Robert W. Baird upgraded Encore Energy Partners LP (NYSE: ENP) from “neutral” to “outperform.” ENP's...

GE (NYSE: GE) and Harbin Electric Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: HRBN) today signed a memorandum of understanding in which HE agreed to purchase GE's newest gas turbine featuring FlexEfficiency* technology. As part of the MOU, HE plans to purchase four 9FB gas turbines from GE before the end of 2013,...

GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) today announced that it has received an order for its advanced sapphire crystallization furnaces totaling $460.4 million from a new market entrant. The order is GT's largest single order to date, and represents a significant milestone for the company as a...