There always comes a time when a company has an opportunity to expand its best and most lucrative brands into new products to ensure continued growth.
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January 9 - Lists, News - Comments
The worries about the election and the ongoing uncertainty about the path of interest-rate increases have been keeping investors on the sidelines.
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November 29 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
In this article, we'll analyze why General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), RR Donnelley & Sons Co (NYSE:RRD), Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (NASDAQ:SWHC), Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE...
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September 26 - Market Movers, News - Comments
In this article, we find out why investors are buzzing about five stocks that are trending due to various events, Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS), Schlumberger Limited.
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September 22 - News - Comments
With the U.S. election rapidly approaching, investor interest in firearm stocks is arguably higher than it has been in a long time.
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September 12 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
In this article, we analyze why five stocks, Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (NASDAQ:SWHC), Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ:AVGO), Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ:AMBA), Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS), and Carnival...
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September 2 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
The Republican Presidential ticket is now set after Donald Trump formally announced that Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be his VP running mate.
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July 18 - Market Movers, News - Comments
While Insider Monkey is not necessarily an avid advocate of technical analysis, we will have a look at the hedge fund sentiment towards five stocks that have been gaining momentum...
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July 12 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
U.S stocks have opened higher today, spurred on by a better than expected jobs report.
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July 8 - Market Movers, News - Comments
It looks like Wall Street will open in the green on the second consecutive day as all three indexes are in the green.
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June 21 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Several stocks are making headlines today, including Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (NASDAQ:SWHC), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ:FNSR), Paratek Pharmaceuticals...
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June 17 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News - Comments
After falling sharply upon the ringing of the opening bell, the markets are making a comeback attempt of sorts.
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June 14 - Market Movers, News - Comments
After briefly rallying into the green, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones are again falling.
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June 13 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Earlier this month, the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, revealed that firearm background checks in May fell by nearly 13% relative to the previous...
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June 8 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Markets are tumbling on Monday, with all major U.S. indexes, oil and gold trading slightly down.
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April 4 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Markets continued to plummet on the third trading day of the year, with all major U.S. stock indexes in the red in the intraday trading.
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January 6 - Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News - Comments
With the VIX above 20 and many investors on edge over the jump in volatility in recent days, Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:LLY), Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ:WLTW), Amazon.com, Inc.
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January 5 - Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
With almost all of the S&P 500 in the red because of Shanghai's big 7% sell-off, shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (NASDAQ:SWHC), Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE), 3D Systems Corporation...
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January 4 - Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
Most investors tend to think that hedge funds and other asset managers are worthless, as they cannot beat even simple index fund portfolios.
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December 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Is Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) a buy following the stock's drop today after the company announced disappointing guidance for the first quarter of its fiscal...
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June 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Steve Cohen's Point72 Asset Management has upped its stake in two companies and added two new holdings to its equity portfolio, according to four separate Schedule 13G forms ...
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May 5 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are assumed to be delayed, outdated investment vehicles of a forgotten age.
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September 16 - News - Comments
The battlefield is switching from foreign shores to the streets of our own cities, as the decision by ammo and munitions maker Alliant Techsystems Inc.
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September 10 - News - Comments
Investors became gun-shy last week as Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) delivered a stellar quarter but looked timid on guidance.
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September 9 - News - Comments
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is trying to buy its way out of a problem again.
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September 9 - News - Comments
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) blew analyst earnings estimates clean out of the water last week.
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September 9 - News - Comments
In the eyes of many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are perceived as bloated, outdated financial tools of a period lost to current times.
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September 6 - News - Comments
Military contractor Alliant Techsystems, now going by the moniker Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE:ATK), is one of the nation's largest manufacturers of bullets for the Army.
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September 5 - News - Comments
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and after a nice run for the stock, investors look like they're starting to rein...
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September 4 - News - Comments
To the average investor, there are dozens of metrics investors can use to analyze Mr. Market. A pair of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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September 3 - News - Comments
Now, according to many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are seen as useless, old financial vehicles of an era lost to time.
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September 3 - News - Comments
Pike Electric Corporation (NYSE:PIKE) provides energy solutions for electric and communication infrastructure to more than 300 utilities.
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September 2 - News - Comments
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (NASDAQ:SWHC), Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MLNX), Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc.
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August 27 - News - Comments
To the average investor, there are tons of metrics market participants can use to monitor Mr. Market.
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August 27 - News - Comments
Yet another gun manufacturer is voting with its feet, and leaving a state because of its overreach on regulation. Instead of opening a new facility in Orange County, N.Y.
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August 9 - News - Comments
Gun bans seem to be good for gun sales, as evident in the results of two of the biggest gun manufacturers that just came out.
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August 7 - News - Comments
So far this year, the S&P 500 is up around 17.8%, however, the Russell 2000, the small-cap market index composed of the bottom 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, is up 22...
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July 19 - News - Comments
On Monday, Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) announced the pending purchase of its third manufacturing plant, representing the gunmaker's first major expansion in more than 25...
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July 12 - News - Comments
A fellow investor once tweeted to me, "Guns and prisons all day." While it sounds like a bumper sticker in Alabama, it was a reference to stocks.
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June 28 - News - Comments
This week, gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) announced fourth-quarter earnings that handily beat expectations, as customers purchased guns faster...
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June 27 - News - Comments
Gun-loving investors rejoice! On Tuesday, firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) just capped a banner year with a record fiscal fourth-quarter...
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June 27 - News - Comments
To the average investor, there are dozens of metrics market participants can use to track stocks. Some of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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June 26 - News - Comments
With the recent shooting in Santa Monica, gun control has again become the center of political debate.
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June 25 - News - Comments
For Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC), betting on strong results is a pretty safe wager. The gun maker issued preliminary results two weeks ago.
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June 25 - News - Comments
The first trading day of the week kicks off with Gencorp Inc (NYSE:GY) posting quarterly results.
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June 24 - News - Comments
If there's one thing investors have learned from the national gun debate, it's this: when consumers feel something may be taken away, sales skyrocket.
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June 24 - News - Comments
Firearms enthusiasts have been investing in new guns at record rates this year.
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June 20 - News - Comments
Shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC) rose more than 5% during intraday trading Friday, after the gunmaker announced a significant new share-repurchase plan...
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June 17 - News - Comments
Orbital Sciences Corp (NYSE:ORB) was in 6 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. ORB has seen a decrease in hedge fund interest recently.
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June 13 - News - Comments
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) was in 8 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March.
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June 10 - News - Comments