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3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) believes the 3DP industry is on the verge of a transition point “connecting prototyping to manufacturing,” leading to real volume and profits. Brean Capital’s Ananda Baruah maintains a Hold rating on the company. How The Story Is Developing...

Investors hoping for a merger between CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) and Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) were likely disappointed on Monday following reports that the merger talks have ended. Sumner Redstone and his daughter Shari Redstone control National Amusements, a holding company that owns a...

Shares of Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ: FINL) are up close to 40 percent over the last six months, more than doubling the performance of other footwear retailers and outperforming the rest of the S&P 500 by 30 percent. Ahead of the company’s earnings (expected after-market on December 20),...

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA) confirmed on Friday it reached an agreement in principle to acquire the remaining stake in UK-based SKY PLC (LON: SKY) it doesn't already own for £10.75. According to Alan Gould of Brean Capital, the full combination of content and distribution has...

Following another strong quarter from Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ: AVGO), Brean Capital’s Mike Burton stated that the company was “poised for above-average growth with industry leading profitability.” Burton maintains a Buy rating on the company, while raising the price target from $205...

Prices of footwear and apparel brands have dropped materially, according to Brean Capital’s branded footwear and apparel price tracker reading that stood at 105.1, versus the last read of 111.2. Analyst's Take Analyst Eric Tracy has attributed the decline to promotions in the mid-tier...

Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) pre-announced its December-quarter results, higher than the Street expectations. Taking into account the expected Samsung patent royalty renewal and the acquisition of SanDisk Corporation, Western Digital’s share price could surge to $120, Brean Capital...

The SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD) is down 8.1 percent since Election Day, but some traders are taking the opportunity to buy the dip. Break Capital analyst Frank Longman sees reason to be bullish on gold from a technical analysis perspective. “We like a little zig to the market’...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) disclosed in November that its flagship sports network ESPN continued to suffer subscriber losses. The recent speculation of Disney acquiring Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) would result in only modest cost synergies and Disney’s stock may trade down on such a deal...

Workday Inc (NYSE: WDAY) reported its FQ3 results ahead of the consensus, estimates and guidance, while issuing weak guidance for FQ4 and FY 2018. Brean Capital’s Yun Kim maintains a Sell rating on the company, with a price target of $62. Rising Uncertainty “What's perhaps...

Checks indicate traffic trends in the footwear industry were broadly better during the Black Friday shopping event, Brean Capital’s Eric Tracy said in a report. Tracy noted the checks for the kick-off to the critical holiday shopping season were, however, weighed against last year's very easy...

Brean Capital warns that Workday Inc (NYSE: WDAY)’s FY 2018 revenue growth guidance (at 31 percent) as well as Street's 29 percent FY 2018 billings growth estimate could be at risk, as its checks point to slowing traction for the company’s human capital management and financial...

Brean Capital maintains its Buy rating on SINA Corp (NASDAQ: SINA) following the online media company’s better-than-expected third-quarter results on robust ad growth from Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ: WB), which saw continued user growth and accelerated monetization from KA. Quarter Results Sina...

Hibbett Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIBB) reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings and slashed its FY 2017 EPS guidance on slower-than-expected sales of higher margin seasonal products. Hibbett reported third-quarter EPS of $0.66, well below consensus expectations for $0.74, on soft comp...