Sonus Networks, Inc.
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2 Stocks Under $4 to Watch Now
By Chris Lau - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, SHOR, SONS
Investors often forget that the market value of a company is not its share price, but its share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. Despite this, stocks trading for $5 or less are still of interest to investors who like to speculate.
These companies are often ignored by mutual funds due to the share price being below $5. Due to the associated volatility of these stocks, companies that more »
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To Call This Fund a ‘Tech Bull’ Would Be Putting it Lightly
By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 14, 2013 | Tickers: BV, BRCM, CTXS, GOOG, SONS
Empire Capital Management, run by Scott Fine and Peter Richards, invests heavily in the technology sector, with more than three-quarters of the entire value of the fund’s equity portfolio in tech stocks. This strategy seems to be paying off nicely for the duo’s 13F-reportable assets, as it has grown in value by roughly 15% since the third quarter of 2012. In addition, all of the top five holdings more »
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Are These Going to Be the Big Winners of 2013?
By Brian Gorban - January 7, 2013 | Tickers: AMGN, OPK, SONS
As any investor will tell you, being able to consistently outperform the market is no easy feat whatsoever. One strategy that has proven to be effective over time in determining whether a stock is moving higher is insider accumulation due to one simple reason: Insiders buy shares, just like us, to make more money. Furthermore, they have an enviable vantage point of the day-to-day operations of the company and/or more »
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Why This Tech Stock is Starting to Look Attractive
By Lee Samaha - October 30, 2012 | Tickers: APKT, T, CSCO, SONS, VZ
Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT) is one of those stocks that would test the patience of the most experienced investor. On the one hand, the world and his wife know that ISPs and carriers will one day ramp up spending on voice over LTE (VoLTE). On the other hand, everybody knows that telco spending has slowed this year, and the exact form of Volte spending (who will benefit and by how more »
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How Did This Hedge Fund Return 25% Last Quarter?
By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 26, 2012 | Tickers: FIO, IMAX, KIOR, OVTI, SONS
Artis Capital Management was a top performing hedge fund during the third quarter. Coming in with the fourth best Q3 performance, the fund’s long stock picks had a weighted average return of 25.5% during the first half of the year, and returned 24.6% for the third quarter, boosting the fund’s year to date performance to 56.4%. Artis Capital was founded in 2001 and is a more »
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Is Now the Time to Go Long These Stocks?
By Ali Ghorbanzadeh - September 12, 2012 | Tickers: CSCO, QCOM, SHLD, SONS, WMT
As virtually every investor comes to find out over their career, finding ways to outperform the market is much easier said than done. However, one screening tool that has shown to be relatively effective in determining whether a stock is moving higher is insider buying due to one simple reason: they buy stocks, just like us, to make more money. Moreover, insiders arguably have the best view of the company more »
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Is Acme Packet the Next Riverbed Technology?
By Lee Samaha - August 13, 2012 | Tickers: APKT, T, RVBD, SONS, VZ
So why would Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT) be the next Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD) and what exactly does that mean anyway? Well, what I am referring to is the fact that Acme is faced with the same sort of investment quandary that Riverbed was faced with recently but for different reasons.
Both companies are seeing a weaker operating environment and both stocks had reported weak results. In both cases, some more »
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Should We Follow the Smart Money into these Stocks?
By Ali Ghorbanzadeh - July 9, 2012 | Tickers: AMGN, CSCO, OPK, PFE, SONS
In this volatile and unsettling market, finding ways to outperform the market is much easier said than done. However, one screening tool that has proven to be effective in determining whether a stock will move higher is insider buying due to one simple reason: they buy stocks, just like us, to make more money. In addition, they arguably have the best view of the company being a part of the more »
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Another Tech Company Crashes
By Lee Samaha - July 7, 2012 | Tickers: APKT, T, CSCO, SONS, VZ
Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT) delivered the kind of warning that many tech investors are worried about in the forthcoming earnings season. Make no mistake, this was a significant reduction in guidance and it sent the rest of the sector scrambling to sell stock in sympathy. As ever, investors need to ask themselves whether this is a clear sign of a rapidly deteriorating environment or a company-specific issue? In summary, I more »
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Should we Follow these Insiders and Buy?
By Ali Ghorbanzadeh - June 14, 2012 | Tickers: OZM, SONS
Insider buying is always a strong indicator that a stock is poised to move higher since they buy for only one reason: to make more money. Moreover, they arguably have the best view of where a stock is headed being a part of the day-to-day operations and/or having a large sum of money at stake. Below are a couple stocks with sizable insider buying.
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Are These Stocks Poised To Rebound?
By Ali Ghorbanzadeh - May 25, 2012 | Tickers: RSG, SONS, WM
Insider buying is always a strong indicator that a stock is poised to move higher since they buy for only one reason: to make more money. Moreover, they arguably have the best view of where a stock is headed being a part of the day-to-day operations and/or having a large sum of money at stake. Below are a couple stocks with sizeable insider buying.
Waste management giant Republic Services more »