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ACFN Initiated With Buy At Merriman
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 6:10am | 46Analysts at Merriman Curhan Ford initiate coverage of Acorn Energy (NASDAQ: ACFN) with a "buy" rating. ACFN’s shares moved up 0.67% to close at $4.48 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Hedge Funds Shorted Stocks at 1 cent a share
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 1:19pm | 208It may be hard to believe, but hedge funds shorted stocks at one cent a share. This is due to the fact that market makers need to made markets all the time and sometimes put in a bid of one cent. Well the market makers got lucky and bought shares at a penny when hedge fund computer programs sold at...
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J.P. Morgan Approves Of Gartner (IT) Acquisitions
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 10:36am | 145J.P. Morgan analysts David Lewis, Michael A. Meltz and Nadia Lovell reiterated their Overweight rating for shares of Gartner Inc (NYSE: IT), with a price target of $28 per share. One of the reasons the analysts like Gartner Inc shares is that they see potential upside from two of its recent...
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Calls Sold on Sourcefire (FIRE)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 1:38pm | 122Shares of Sourcefire Inc. (NASDAQ: FIRE) are trading lower on the session by 0.65%, currently at $18.37. The stock has breeched the 50-day and 200-day moving averages as of late on heavy volume, which is a bearish sign. Calls are being sold in the name today with the call volume running at 11.26x...
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Trader Sells Out of Solarwinds Calls (SWI)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 11:23am | 118Shares of Solarwinds Inc. (NYSE: SWI) are trading lower on the session by 2.04%, currently at $19.23. The stock has now broken through the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, retested the 200-day, and failed to regain the level. That is a significantly bearish pattern. One trader is selling out of...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (IFLG, DBTK, TIVO, AMSC)
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 2:30pm | 198InfoLogix Inc (NASDAQ: IFLG) shares gained 69.62% to $11.28 by 12:56 pm. The volume of IFLG shares traded was 3449% higher than normal. IFLG and Samsung, the leading mobile phone provider in the US have announced their plans to collaborate on delivering mobile managed services to customers...
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Mid-Day Market Movers (IFLG, GLG, VRAD, IFSB)
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 2:21pm | 165InfoLogix Inc (NASDAQ: IFLG) soared 71.58% to $11.42 by 1:32 pm. Samsung, the leading mobile phone provider in the US and IFLG have announced their plans to collaborate on delivering mobile managed services to customers throughout North America. GLG Partners Inc (NYSE: GLG) climbed 49.31% to $4.34...
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Call Spread Sold in Asiainfo Holdings
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 11:08am | 116Shares of Asiainfo Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA) are rising nicely higher today, currently trading up 3.31% to $22.17. I cited bullish options activity in the name yesterday. Today, it looks like traders are taking profits in the name with the July $22.50/25 call spread apparently sold over 1,000...
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SAP to Acquire Sybase - Analyst Blog
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 10:45am | 766SAP AG (SAP) and Sybase Inc. (SY) announced that SAP's subsidiary, SAP America Inc., has signed an agreement to acquire Sybase Inc.in a transaction that will strengthen the two information technology (IT) leaders. SAP America Inc. will make an all cash tender offer for all of the outstanding...
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Mid Market Movers (SPDE, IFLG, ZNWAW, AUTH)
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 3:30pm | 161Speedus Corp (NASDAQ: SPDE) soared 76.20% to $3.92. SPDE’s majority-owned subsidiary, Zargis Medical Corp, announced its selection by the US Army's Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) for presenting its latest technologies at the TATRC exhibit in the American Telemedicine...
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Bears Target Asiainfo
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 9:53am | 113Shares of Asiainfo Holdings (NASDAQ: ASIA) are falling by 1.38% today, currently trading $23.86, and the shares are attracting put buying as well. The May $25 put was just purchased 2,500 times on the offer; open interest on the strike was only 1,433 contracts, indicating new, bearish positioning...
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Gainers In Pre-Market Trading (WFMI, IFLG, CRIC)
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 8:43am | 112Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) has surged by 6.98% to $43.06, following the announcement of second-quarter results by the company. Whole Foods reported second-quarter profit of $0.39 per share, compared with a profit of $0.19 per share reported for the same period last year. InfoLogix,...
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Mid Market Movers (IFLG, CWS, ADGF, NLST)
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 2:44pm | 130InfoLogix Inc (NASDAQ: IFLG) soared 91.67% to $5.75 after it announced a strategic partnership with Wavelink Corporation to provide voice-enabled mobile solutions for SAP® customers. China Wind Systems Inc (NYSE: CWS) shares jumped 23.34% after the company projected its 2010 revenue around $76.5-$...
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Top 5 Large-Cap NASDAQ Stocks In The Technology Sector With The Highest Earnings Per Share Expectations (GOOG, AAPL, FSLR, ADP, CTSH)
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 7:16am | 186Below are the top 5 large-cap technology stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of EPS expectations. Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) is expected to earn $6.04 per share in the latest quarter. GOOG’s quarterly earnings grew by 37.40% y/y. Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to earn $3.33 per share in the latest...
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Satyam Topped Out?
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 3:59pm | 123Shares of Satyam Computer Services (NYSE: SAY) are off 2.61% to $5.16 today; it is currently trading below both the 50-day and 200-day moving average. One large trader is coming in to sell volatility in the name via a covered call today; the October $5 call was sold on the bid earlier in the day...