Electronic Equipment Manufacturers

J.P. Morgan is assuming lead analyst coverage of National Instruments Corp. (NASDAQ: NATI) and upgrading it to Overweight (from Neutral). “We believe the prospects of a reacceleration in global production trends likely drive shares of NI and the T&M (Test & Measurement) group higher in 2011...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alliance HealthCare Services (AIQ) Banco Bilbao (BBVA) Barnes Group (B) Checkpoint Systems (CKP) Children's Place Retail Stores (PLCE) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALLIANCE HEALTH (AIQ): Free Stock Analysis Report ...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alliance HealthCare Services (AIQ) Banco Bilbao (BBVA) Barnes Group (B) Checkpoint Systems (CKP) Children's Place Retail Stores (PLCE) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALLIANCE HEALTH (AIQ): Free Stock Analysis Report ...

OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS) today announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, has received a contract valued at $2.9 million from a prominent Louisiana based hospital to provide patient monitoring and telemetry solutions, which are expected to be installed throughout the...

JP Morgan has upgraded Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) from Neutral to Overweight and has raised the price target from $40 to $46.

JP Morgan has upgraded National Instruments Corp (NASDAQ: NATI) from Neutral to Overweight and has raised the price target from $38 to $42.

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Citi published its Electronics Manufacturing Supply update and made its top picks in the market. Citi writes, "Our top stock picks are in the connector industry which has stronger margins and design barriers to entry and we have Buy ratings on both Amphenol (NYSE: APH) and Tyco Electronics (NYSE:...

Shares of FLIR Systems (NASDAQ: FLIR) are higher on the session by 0.11%, trading at $28.00. Overall put volume is now running at 89.16x the daily average, with 32% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 3,834 contracts have traded on the session so far. FLIR Systems, Inc. is engaged in...

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) is up 44 cents to $56.33 this morning, but had spiked as high as $59.75 earlier in the session. Volume is also exceptionally heavy, as the smart meter company has traded over 600,000 shares this morning, over 100,000 more than its average volume. Itron provides products...

DRI Corporation (NASDAQ: TBUS) announced today that the Company's Mobitec AB subsidiary , through its Mobitec Brazil Ltda business unit in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, has received an order valued at more than $850,000 USD from a privately owned transit fleet operator in Panama City, Panama.

Magal Security Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MAGS) announced today that following its press release of November 22nd, 2010, it has signed a contract with the Port Authority of Kenya, valued at $21.4 million to secure the Port of Mombasa.

Merger activity remained steady last week with four new deals announced and two deals closing. You can find all the deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours. Based on feedback we received from some of you, the tool has been updated to add...

Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Asais, an energy information management software and consulting services provider, headquartered in France, for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2011.

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy has applied to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to renew certification of its Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) technology design. It enables predictability of costs for building new nuclear power plants. The company, a collaboration between General Electric...