3Pea International, Inc. (OBB:TPNL) , a payments solution company focused on prepaid debit card processing and program management, is pleased to announce the launch of its new PaySign(R) payments processing platform. In response to the rapidly changing face of payment technologies and customer demands, the PaySign(R) platform was built on modern cross-platform architecture and designed to be [...]
Semiconductor stocks are currently in a situation where they cause investors much head scratching and pondering before a play can be made. For instance, if you check the share prices of many small-caps in semiconductors, you will observe a downward trend that makes investors wary of taking uncalculated risks. However, their financials and core businesses [...]
Wisconsin-based bank holding company, First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ: FBIZ) reported record earnings during first quarter results. Topline revenue, which consisted of net interest income and non-interest income, reached $12.2 million for the period. This is an increase of 13% compared to the same period last year. Core earnings grew 21% to $5 million for [...]
MarineMax (NYSE: HZO) sells new and used recreational boats which includes pleasure boats such as sport boats, yachts, fishing boats. The company is the nation’s largest retailer and sells well-known brands such as Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, Meridian and many others. With 57 locations, the company is well positioned to continue serving their customers and [...]
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is an online video rental service provider of streaming videos and DVDs to U.S. customers. The share price of the company has grown more than 100% over its year ago price. The reasons behind the robust returns are substantial increase in revenues and stable fixed costs. Competition is intensifying in the [...]
MarineMax (NYSE: HZO) sells new and used recreational boats which includes pleasure boats such as sport boats, yachts, fishing boats. The company is the nation’s largest retailer and sells well-known brands such as Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, Meridian and many others. With 57 locations, the company is well positioned to continue serving their customers and [...]
Anyone following the European turmoil saw two relatively strong economies report highly disturbing unemployment figures. Spain’s unemployment data for the first quarter of 2013 measured in at 27.2 percent, with the 16-29 age demographic having an unemployment rate of 53.2 percent. Analysts and economists believe that the solution to such high unemployment in Spain is [...]
Ruby Tuesday (NYSE: RT) is an American based fast food retailer that specializes in offering casual American style food. Items on the menu include chicken, pasta, ribs, soups, steaks, and seafood. The restaurant chain is most loved for their salad bar and hamburgers; specialties that have existed since the company’s creation. Quarterly Results The company [...]
MPG Office Trust Inc. (NYSE: MPG) is the largest owner and operator of Class A office properties in the Los Angeles central business area. The company develops landmark, large-scale developments that are of high quality and visually appealing. MPG can make claim to owning some of the most iconic and reputable buildings in Los Angeles, [...]
For the better part of a year, Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has been stuck in the red. The company, which was once the prime gem in Silicon Valley, is now grappling with bottom line concerns and a rapidly slipping market share. The IDC actually contends that Apple’s global smartphone market share in the quarter ended [...]
Mobile commerce is inarguably the future of e-commerce. Alternate reports from research companies indicate that future commerce growth will be primarily driven by smartphones and tablets. Renowned research firm Forrester (NASDAQ: FORR) actually projects a 10 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for U.S. online retails sales over the next five years. It expects these [...]
3Pea International, Inc. (OBB:TPNL) , a payments solution company focused on prepaid debit card processing and program management, is pleased to announce the launch of its new PaySign(R) payments processing platform. In response to the rapidly changing face of payment technologies and customer demands, the PaySign(R) platform was built on modern cross-platform architecture and designed to be [...]
Semiconductor stocks are currently in a situation where they cause investors much head scratching and pondering before a play can be made. For instance, if you check the share prices of many small-caps in semiconductors, you will observe a downward trend that makes investors wary of taking uncalculated risks. However, their financials and core businesses [...]
Wisconsin-based bank holding company, First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ: FBIZ) reported record earnings during first quarter results. Topline revenue, which consisted of net interest income and non-interest income, reached $12.2 million for the period. This is an increase of 13% compared to the same period last year. Core earnings grew 21% to $5 million for [...]
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is an online video rental service provider of streaming videos and DVDs to U.S. customers. The share price of the company has grown more than 100% over its year ago price. The reasons behind the robust returns are substantial increase in revenues and stable fixed costs. Competition is intensifying in the [...]
Aware Inc. (NASDAQ: AWRE) reported that revenues for the first quarter of the year amounted to $5.6 million, an increase of 15% compared to the same period last year. This translates to pre-patent related income of $2 million; significantly higher than the previous year’s operating income of $1 million. Overall, net income for the period [...]
One of the new technologies receiving maximum attention is light emitting diode (LED) which is seen as the future of commercial and retail lighting. While Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) has taken a leadership position in this space with innovative products, it is not really difficult to see that it will be challenged by new market [...]
Ruby Tuesday (NYSE: RT) is an American based fast food retailer that specializes in offering casual American style food. Items on the menu include chicken, pasta, ribs, soups, steaks, and seafood. The restaurant chain is most loved for their salad bar and hamburgers; specialties that have existed since the company’s creation. Quarterly Results The company [...]
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is an airline company which focuses on providing low cost airline services to its passengers through its operational efficiency in various activities of airline service. Southwest is famous for its operational excellence, using unconventional methods in its operational activities to perform its tasks with more certainty, in shorter time, and [...]
Fashion sells and even in the seemingly mundane world of stocks, there are some which are considered hip to have in one’s portfolio. Stocks of companies which make industrial parts going somewhere in a final product usually don’t make it on this list. However, this appears to be just a misplaced concept as some of [...]
Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RBCN) makes electronic materials using its proprietary technology for optoelectronic, semiconductor fabrication, telecommunications, and optical and laser applications. The Company’s fourth quarter 2012 revenues were $20 million, compared with $19.9 million in the previous quarter. Rubicon’s six-inch wafer sales witnessed sequential increase of 7 percent to $17.5 million from $16.4 million [...]
Medifast (NYSE: MED), a company engaged in the production and distribution of weight management and disease management products, recently announced that it has paid off the remaining value of its long-term notes and now is completely free from debt. The loans were initially taken out to consolidate its debt related principally to the Owing Mills [...]
When it comes to oil and natural gas production, companies rise and fall based on their reserves. It costs a fortune to find track down new sources to drill. However, once a company finds resources, it can rely on a fairly steady income, especially considering the current world demand for energy. Sonde Resources Corp. (NYSE: [...]
Anything good comes at a price. The age old adage largely holds true even now, but the stock market has got to be the place where maximum exceptions to this can be found. Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ: RGEN) and Hudson Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) are two such high margin and high growth stocks that are available [...]
MarineMax, Inc. Stock Continues Trading Up
MarineMax (NYSE: HZO) sells new and used recreational boats which includes pleasure boats such as sport boats, yachts, fishing boats. The company is the nation’s largest retailer and sells well-known brands such as Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, Meridian and many others. With 57 locations, the company is well positioned to continue serving their customers and [...]
Anyone following the European turmoil saw two relatively strong economies report highly disturbing unemployment figures. Spain’s unemployment data for the first quarter of 2013 measured in at 27.2 percent, with the 16-29 age demographic having an unemployment rate of 53.2 percent. Analysts and economists believe that the solution to such high unemployment in Spain is [...]
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Surpasses Expectations
Ruby Tuesday (NYSE: RT) is an American based fast food retailer that specializes in offering casual American style food. Items on the menu include chicken, pasta, ribs, soups, steaks, and seafood. The restaurant chain is most loved for their salad bar and hamburgers; specialties that have existed since the company’s creation. Quarterly Results The company [...]
MPG Office Trust Inc. Shares Rise as Acquisition by Brookfield Looms
MPG Office Trust Inc. (NYSE: MPG) is the largest owner and operator of Class A office properties in the Los Angeles central business area. The company develops landmark, large-scale developments that are of high quality and visually appealing. MPG can make claim to owning some of the most iconic and reputable buildings in Los Angeles, [...]
Apple’s Woes Good News for Emerging Growth Companies
For the better part of a year, Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has been stuck in the red. The company, which was once the prime gem in Silicon Valley, is now grappling with bottom line concerns and a rapidly slipping market share. The IDC actually contends that Apple’s global smartphone market share in the quarter ended [...]
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