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  • Activists May Be Trouble For Zynga and Groupon Shareholders

    By Jacob Wolinsky - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: GRPN, VCLK, ZNGA

    Shares of Facebook game developer Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) and daily deals website Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) have soared following reports of activist hedge fund Jana Partners revealing small stakes in the companies. The hedge fund, run by Barry Rosenstein, said in a 13F filing that it holds slightly above 3 percent of the outstanding shares in both companies. This news obviously had a positive impact on the stocks and lifted them more »

  • 3 Overlooked Stocks to Buy Ahead of Earnings

    By John Macris - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: EA, VCLK, DIS

    What’s been the biggest surprise in earnings season thus far?

    In my view, Apple CEO Tim Cook stole the show when his company announced plans to issue debt in order to return a greater amount of capital to shareholders. Prior to the earnings announcement, the Silicon Valley giant received copious amounts of criticism that its board of directors had become deaf to investors.

    Shares of Apple have rallied following more »

  • Online Media Stocks Poised to Run Higher?

    By Jacob Wolinsky - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: MOVE, VCLK, YELP

    The role of technology as a great leveler has been very well documented, and we can’t help but notice how the internet is disrupting the traditional media businesses while creating a parallel industry from the ground up.

    Even as investors continue to move out of newspaper and other traditional media stocks, there are similar avenues for investors to consider which are not very different from the earlier ones, except more »

  • Domain Names Help Web.com To Get A Foot In The Door of SMBs

    By Mark Lin - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: ADBE, ORCL, VCLK, WWWW

    Note: A previous version of this article misstated Web.com's pricing structure. The error has been corrected below.

    Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida and listed in 2005, Web.com Group (NASDAQ: WWWW) is a leading provider of internet services and online marketing solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Web.com meets the needs of SMBs anywhere along their lifecycle by offering a full range of online services and support more »

  • A Board Member Clicked “Buy” on ValueClick

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - December 19, 2012 | Tickers: AOL, DRIV, GOOG, VCLK, YHOO

    On December 13th, David Buzby, a Board member at ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK) bought shares of the company’s stock at prices generally between $19 and $19.50. While Buzby didn’t add to his direct holdings, he bought 3,500 shares for his IRA and his 401(k). His spouse’s 401(k) also bought 1,000 shares. ValueClick primarily provides technology and services to marketers but also operates more »

  • Insiders Are Bullish About This Internet Stock

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - December 18, 2012 | Tickers: ADBE, ORCL, PAYX, VCLK, WWWW

    Two members of Web.com Group (NASDAQ: WWWW)’s Board of Directors, Deborah Quazzo and Philip Facchina, reported buying shares of the stock on December 13 at prices of about $14 per share. Quazzo purchased 7,100 shares- giving her a total of nearly 40,000 shares- while Facchina’s direct holdings now sit at just over 52,000 shares after buying 10,000 shares on the same day (see more »

  • You Can Buy This Company for Less Than Its CEO Paid!

    By Shobha Narasimha - December 3, 2012 | Tickers: HHS, JCP, VCLK

    When J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) changed its strategy and decided to become an everyday low price retailer, it changed its marketing strategy from direct mailing to broadcasting.  As one of T. Rowe Price’s ads mentions how the oil industry in the North Sea affects the fishing industry in Japan, J.C. Penney’s change of heart had a negative impact on Harte Hanks (NYSE: HHS).  Macroeconomic headwinds and more »

  • Digital Advertising: Bargain Bin or Trash Bin?

    By T. M. Loyd - October 9, 2012 | Tickers: DGIT, HHS, VCLK

    Advertising is a vital part of the commercial market, often disappointing investors by piling expenses atop revenue; investing in advertising itself offers an opportunity to profit off those ever-present expenses. Three digital advertising agencies, Digital Generation (NASDAQ: DGIT), ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK), and Harte-Hanks (NYSE: HHS), exemplify some of the heights and depths (mainly depths...) of the sector. Are these cheap buys, primed to rise in value, or will the web more »