Sector Watch: Healthcare REITS

Investors seeking a safe haven from stock market turmoil may want to look to healthcare REITs National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) and Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) for steady...

NYSE: NHI | Oct 08, 2008

Sector Watch: Lender stocks

The mortgage industry meltdown has distracted investor attention from high quality lenders, such as SCBT Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:SCBT) and Southside Bancshares (Nasdaq:SBSI).

Nasdaq: SCBT | Oct 01, 2008

Sector Watch: Keep on truckin’

Although record fuel costs have hurt transportation stocks for the most part, Marten Transport (Nasdaq:MRTN) and Dynamex (Nasdaq:DDMX) are faring better than most.

Nasdaq: MRTN | Sep 24, 2008

Sector Watch: Personal-care products

Consumer products companies face real challenges during times when consumer spending is soft, but Helen of Troy Limited (Nasdaq:HELE) and National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) are weathering the...

Nasdaq: HELE | Sep 17, 2008

Sector Watch: Solar energy stocks

With both political parties promising further development of alternative energy sources, the future looks bright for solar energy companies Canadian Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ) and Solarfun Power...

Nasdaq: CSIQ | Sep 10, 2008

Sector Watch: Health-care information stocks

Caps on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement are requiring health-care providers to manage costs more effectively, spurring demand for software systems marketed by MedAssets (Nasdaq:MDAS) and...

Nasdaq: MDAS | Aug 27, 2008

Sector Watch: Medical equipment stocks

With medical equipment stocks up about 6.3% year-to-date, manufacturers Somanetics Corporation (Nasdaq:SMTS) and CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE:CRY) both have unusually clean bills of health in today’s...

Nasdaq: SMTS | Aug 20, 2008

Sector Watch: Business software stocks

With the advent of the Internet, the world may seem small, but the market for protecting it is vast, which bodes well for Integral Systems (Nasdaq:ISYS) and Mantech International Corporation...

Nasdaq: ISYS | Aug 13, 2008

Industrial equipment stocks ride oil wave

Companies that manufacture drilling equipment are gushing earnings because of drilling activity fueled by record oil prices. T-3 Energy Services, Inc. and Circor International are two small caps...

Nasdaq: TTES | Aug 06, 2008

Sector Watch: Precision instrument stocks

Precision is important in any business endeavor -- just ask Axsys Technologies (Nasdaq:AXYS), Argon ST (Nasdaq:STST) and Badger Meter Inc. (NYSE:BMI).

Nasdaq: STST | Jul 30, 2008

Sector Watch: Home health-care stocks

Many of today’s elderly, disabled or ailing may not choose to spend countless months in hospitals or clinics. Now they have the option of in-home care by companies including Almost Family Inc....

Nasdaq: AFAM | Jul 23, 2008

Sector Watch: Biotech stocks

Biotechnology investments often offer big risks, but huge potential rewards. New drugs, such as ones in development by Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE:EBS) and ChemGenex (Nasdaq:CXSP), can provide...

Nasdaq: CXSP | Jul 16, 2008

Sector Watch: Coal stocks

While much attention is focused on soaring oil, coal has followed a similar trajectory with prices up more than 60% this year, benefiting James River Coal Company (Nasdaq:JRCC) and National Coal...

Nasdaq: JRCC | Jul 09, 2008

Sector Watch: Drug delivery stocks

Two relatively recent entrants into the war on prescription drugs are Acura Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:ACUR) and Columbia Laboratories (Nasdaq:CBRX).

Nasdaq: ACUR | Jul 02, 2008

Sector Watch: Waste management stocks

If the state of the current market has you down in the dumps, look no further than waste management companies American Ecology Corp. (Nasdaq:ECOL) and Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CWST).

Nasdaq: ECOL | Jun 25, 2008

Sector Watch: Semiconductor stocks

Still have a phone that only makes phone calls? That's all changing with Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (Nasdaq:SIMO) and EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering (Nasdaq:EXFO).

Nasdaq: SIMO | Jun 18, 2008

Sector Watch: Food safety 

| Dec 27, 2007

Sector Watch: Dental care 

| Nov 28, 2007

Sector Watch: Energy stocks 

| Nov 21, 2007

Sector Watch: IT services 

| Oct 24, 2007

Sector Watch: Wind energy 

| Oct 17, 2007

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