Michael J. Olson

With video game software sales sinking 21 percent in August according to reports Thursday, a sector analyst smelled a "buying opportunity." Piper Jaffray's Michael J. Olson said Friday a raft of new releases slated for later this year should spark renewed sales growth, even as the...

In a report published Monday, Piper Jaffray analyst Michael J. Olson initiated coverage on Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) with an Overweight rating and $11.00 price target. In the report, Piper Jaffray noted, “We are initiating coverage of CHGG with an Overweight rating and $11 price target. While Chegg has...

In a report published Monday, Piper Jaffray analyst Michael J. Olson initiated coverage on Universal Electronics (NASDAQ: UEIC) with an Overweight rating and $43.00 price target. In the report, Piper Jaffray noted, “We are initiating coverage of Universal Electronics (UEIC) with an OW rating and $...

In a report published Friday, Piper Jaffray analyst Michael J. Olson upgraded the rating on OpenTable (NASDAQ: OPEN) from Neutral to Overweight, and raised the price target from $65.00 to $80.00. In the report, Piper Jaffray noted, “We are upgrading shares of OPEN to Overweight and increasing our...

In a report published Friday, Piper Jaffray analyst Michael J. Olson reiterated an Overweight rating on Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN), and raised the price target from $1,034.00 to $1,100.00. In the report, Piper Jaffray noted, “Priceline reported material bookings & EPS upside for Q2,...

In a report published on Monday, Piper Jaffray analyst Michael J. Olson reiterated a Neutral rating and a price target of $194 on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). In the report, Piper Jaffray stated, "The most direct competitors to Netflix are services offering similar online video subscriptions. Our...

Analysts Michael J. Olson and Andrew H. Murphy at Piper Jaffray have released an update on Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR). Coinstar has announced deals that involve a 28-day delay for new releases with Warner Bros., Fox, and Universal. In order to gauge the impact of these deals, analysts surveyed...