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Is The iPad Suddenly Cool Again?
Monday, August 21, 2017 - 2:02pm | 295After suffering 13 consecutive quarters of declining sales, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported a 15-percent increase in iPad sales in the third quarter. Why the resurgence? One tech stock strategist believes he knows why. “Most electronic devices have a shelf life from 12-24 months. The iPad...
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Is It Time For A Twitter Rebound?
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 2:08pm | 511Sean Udall, the Tech Stock Strategist, recently took a crack at deciphering the unpredictable trading action in Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) in 2017. Twitter shares have been as high as $25.25 and as low as $14.12 and everywhere in between in the past year on flurries of buyout rumors, fleeting signs...
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Could Facebook's Purchase Of Instagram Be The Best Acquisition Of All Time?
Monday, July 24, 2017 - 10:00am | 807With Instagram’s current growth trajectory not slowing down anytime soon, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s $1 billion acquisition of the photo-sharing app five years ago may go down as one of the smartest investments of all time. With over 700 million users and 400 million people serving as...
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Snap Within A Penny Of IPO Price; Is It Code Red For This Social Media Platform?
Friday, June 16, 2017 - 11:40am | 490Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) has seen significant downward pressure since reaching its early lifetime high shortly after its initial public offering on March 2. The social media company began its run in the publicly traded stock markets at $17.00 and climbed to $29.44 in its early days. Since then, the...
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Will The Return Of Biz Stone Alleviate Fundamental Concerns At Twitter?
Friday, May 19, 2017 - 11:35am | 989Biz is back, but his excitement to return to Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), a company crippled by public criticism and metric declines, hasn’t exactly resonated with investors. Although Biz Stone's Tuesday announcement initially prompted a 2-percent stock spike, shares ultimately closed down 6...
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A Premium Twitter May (Finally) Be On Its Way
Friday, March 24, 2017 - 9:15am | 398Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) may soon attempt to solve its revenue growth problem by charging users for premium membership. According to a new survey Twitter sent out to certain users, the company is assessing the viability of a paid membership option that would be free of advertisements and provide...
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Tech Expert: What Twitter Has To Do To Survive
Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 12:49pm | 510Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares tumbled more than 11 percent Thursday after the company released less-than-impressive quarterly earnings. But technology expert Sean Udall isn’t ready to jump ship. Wait Patiently “The bears are going to be totally empowered today,” Udall said on...
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The Bullish Case For Cybersecurity In 2017
Monday, January 9, 2017 - 4:26pm | 460For the second consecutive year, the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF (NYSE: HACK) lagged the S&P 500 in 2016. However, a number of market analysts believe that the two-year consolidation period for cybersecurity stocks may have finally come to an end. Left's Perspective Notable short seller...
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4 Election-Proof Stocks: Biotech And Software Take The Lead
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - 4:22pm | 617Sean Udall, CIO of Quantum Trading Strategies, was a guest in Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep show in early 2016 and predicted an S&P 500 index around 2,350 to 2,450 when most traders were calling for an S&P 500 around 1,450 to 1,600. “I stand by the call [...] I think we got a...
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Why Accepting A Buyout Could Be 'The Worst Mistake' Twitter Could Make
Monday, October 3, 2016 - 1:30pm | 434On Monday’s PreMarket Prep, Quantum Trading Strategies CIO Sean Udall discussed the seemingly nonstop stream Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) buyout rumors. According to Udall, Twitter is nowhere near fully valued in the market, and a buyout at a price less than $35 per share may not be in the...
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Get More Bullish? Here's Why The S&P Could Hit 2,450
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 11:38am | 367Sean Udall, the CIO of Quantum Trading Strategies and tech stocks expert, joined Benzinga's PreMarket Prep last week, where he explained his bullish thesis for the overall market. Udall has a 2,450 target on the S&P 500 index which implies continued upside from its current level...
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A Huge Twitter Bull Makes His Case
Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 3:51pm | 539Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)'s fall from grace has been well-documented. It was only one month ago that the stock dropped to an all-time low of $14.02, and Wall Street sentiment seems to be getting more and more bearish every day. Despite that negativity, Quantum Trading Strategies CIO Sean Udall...
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How One Analyst Is Playing The Biotech Rebound This Week
Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 3:45pm | 612It's been a good week for biotech stocks, with the industry posting its biggest gains in seven years. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD), Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB), Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG), Merck & Company, Inc. (NYSE: MRK) and Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE), all rallied, not to...
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What The Twitter-NFL Partnership Means For Twitter
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 9:00am | 829On Tuesday, Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) won the NFL sweepstakes, officially partnering for the right to stream 10 Thursday night games next season. Twitter reportedly paid about $10 million for the package, although interestingly, the NFL admitted that they were not the highest bidder, suggesting...
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Udall: Apple Needs M&A And Growth, Not Buybacks
Monday, March 28, 2016 - 11:38am | 248Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) were trading nearly flat during Monday's trading session as several tech experts offered mixed feelings on the stock. RBC Capital Market's Amit Daryanani commented in a note that Apple could "comfortably" boost its share repurchase and...