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Analyst Todd Mitchell at Kaufman Bros. has raised the price target for Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) from $19 to $23. According to NPD, retail sales for the overall video game industry were up by 6% to $1.52 billion in March. Software sales were up by 10% to $875 million, while hardware...

Below are the top small-cap stocks in the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The return on equity for Renaissance Learning Inc (NASDAQ: RLRN) is 1510%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margins for RLRN are 24.87%. The return on equity for Cellcom Israel Ltd (NYSE: CEL) is 309.4%....

Below are the top small-cap stocks in the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The return on equity for Renaissance Learning Inc (NASDAQ: RLRN) is 1510%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margins for RLRN are 24.87%. The return on equity for Cellcom Israel Ltd (NYSE: CEL) is 309.4%....

Below are the top technology stocks in the NASDAQ and NYSE in terms of PEG. GT Solar International, Inc (NASDAQ: SOLR) has a PEG ratio of 0.19. SOLR’s shares have slipped by 22.92% over the past 52 weeks, as compared to a 40.03% gain in the S&P 500. Vimpel-Communications (NYSE: VIP) has a PEG...

Par Pharma (NYSE: PRX) has risen by 6.5% after a Delaware court ruled that the five patents that are covering Santarus' (NASDAQ: SNTS) stomach drug Zegerid were invalid due to "obviousness." According to the analysts, Par Pharma's proposed generic is Zegerid's only rival. Although PRX’s proposed...

Analysts Anthony N. Gikas and Evan C. Tornell at Piper Jaffray have released an update on Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI). Activision provided a business update today. The company stated that the March quarter was tracking ahead of plan and that it was increasing its full-year guidance....

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) said that its GAAP and non-GAAP net revenues and earnings for the March quarter are tracking ahead of its outlook provided on February 10, 2010. ATVI's CEO, Robert Kotick, said that the impressive demand for Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft and...

One old trader used to say "High beta is bettah!", meaning that a high beta on a stock is better for trading. Beta is the relation of the percentage change of a stock with that of the stock market as a whole. In other words, if a stock has a beta of 1, then the stock generally follows the market...

Welcome to edition 52 of Suria Investment Newsletter (SINLetter), a free monthly investment newsletter. The objective of this newsletter is to provide you with unbiased initial research and basic facts about individual stocks and other financial instruments so that you can research them further...

“Wireless HOLDR (WMH) and SPDR Morgan Stanley Technology (MTK) could be in store for declines. Research in Motion (RIMM) continues its evening slide after missing the Street’s expectations with its improved profit,” ONN TV Reports. They go on to say, “(RIMM) reported Q4 revs of $4.08 bln, up 18%...

“With tensions coming to a boil in the dispute between Google (GOOG) and China, ETF investors may find a China Technology ETF to be a good way to play the domestic firms that will benefit in the absence of the search giant. This week, the battle between Google and China escalated to a new level....

I plan to remain disciplined even in a market that only goes in 1 direction and keep sending out scouts on the short side, even though most return decapitated.  After a big pop on earnings (which we fortunately covered our short just hours before), Athenahealth (ATHN) has fallen back below some...

Year 3, Week 33 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 71.6% (v 73.1% last week) 18 long bias: 19.3% (v 22.1% last week) 5 short bias: 9.1% (v 7.4% last week) [Includes 1 'long dollar' position...

Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) is transforming itself into a global player. The toymaker is extending its reach through physical stores, web and electronic media. Brian Goldner, CEO of Hasbro (HAS) since 2008, has said, “The first thing we had to do was focus on certain brands and get them to be...