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Exclusive: Axon CEO Talks Insane Short-Seller Attack, Says 'My Secretary Was A Mole'
Friday, February 12, 2021 - 4:51pm | 875Rick Smith, CEO of Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: AXON), joined Benzinga’s "Raz Report" on Friday. He discussed the origins of Axon and told the story of some unbelievable lengths short sellers went to back in 2004 to try to destroy the company, including installing a mole...
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Axon's New Compensation Plan Lets Employees Bet On Taser Maker's Future
Sunday, February 17, 2019 - 8:45am | 458Rick Smith, CEO of Taser manufacturer Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: AAXN), is changing the way his employees are compensated. What Happened Axon last month launced the eXponential Stock Performance Plan, which is designed to boost the interest employees have in growing the company. ...
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After Security Breach, Is The Long-Term Thesis Still Intact For Equifax?
Friday, September 8, 2017 - 10:53am | 358Shares of Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) lost more than 14 percent Friday morning as investors are likely deeply concerned with the company's announcement that it suffered a major data breach affecting 143 million people. Analysts at JPMorgan felt it prudent to revisit their long-term thesis on Equifax...
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Taser Offers One-Year Free Body-Cam Trial To Every Police Officer In America
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 - 12:00pm | 2378TASER International, Inc (NASDAQ: TASR) on Wednesday announced an unprecedented move: The company will offer a one-year free trial of all its existing body camera products, full software suite and training support to every police agency in the United States. The company will also be changing...
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Taser's New Hires Could Be The Competitive Edge It's Been Looking For
Monday, March 27, 2017 - 9:06am | 462“We continue to believe that TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR)'s unaided brand awareness, very high market share, and its business model gives it significant leading advantage over competitors in non-lethal weaponry, and the developing business of online forensics and evidence...
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Game Changer: Taser Adds The Power Of A.I. To Platform With New Acquisitions
Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 8:31am | 407TASER International, Inc (NASDAQ: TASR) announced two acquisitions on Thursday: Dextro Inc and the computer vision team formerly belonging to Fossil Group, Inc (NASDAQ: FOSL) - to form a new artificial intelligence (A.I.) group called "Axon AI." Taser CEO Rick Smith told Benzinga,...
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Taser Gains 11% Following Q4 Beat
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 9:24am | 277Shares of TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR) surged higher by more than 11 percent after the company reported its fourth quarter results. Taser said it earned $0.09 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $56.04 million. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company to earn $0.04...
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Taser Lower Despite New Partnership Announcment
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 3:03pm | 205Shares of TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR) were trading lower by more than 5 percent Tuesday afternoon despite the company's announcement of a new partnership. Taser said it reached an exclusive partnership with Italy-based Amped Software, a provider of forensic video enhancement...
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Taser Acquires British Distributor Tactical Safety Responses
Monday, July 20, 2015 - 9:42am | 349Shares of TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR) were trading higher by 1 percent shortly after the open to Monday's trading session after the company announced its latest acquisition. Taser announced on Monday that its wholly owned subsidiary, TASER International BV, has acquired...
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Shares Of Taser Unaffected Following Louisville Police Department Announcement
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 10:15am | 289Shares of TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR) were trading nearly unchanged following Tuesday's opening bell despite an announcement from the Louisville Metro Police Department. Shares had popped up in Tuesday's pre-market session. According to a company issued press release, the Louisville...
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TASER Acquires MediaSolv Solutions For $13 Million
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 9:29am | 292TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR) on Tuesday announced in a press release it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MediaSolv Solutions Corp., a leading solution for interview room video, CCTV, in-car and on premises digital evidence management. The company stated the acquisition...
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Oppenheimer Says Taser Is 'Only At The Top Of The First Inning'
Friday, April 10, 2015 - 9:42am | 235In a report published Friday, Oppenheimer analyst Andrew Uerkwitz detailed a recent meeting with TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR)'s senior management team, including the company's CEO and Co-founder Rick Smith. "While we didn't learn anything new, we walked away with more confidence in the...