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Analyst: The Bullish Case For Axon Isn't Based On Taser Sales Alone
Monday, July 2, 2018 - 10:58am | 434Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: AAXN), the company best known for the Taser stun gun, continues to expand its leadership position across a "wide ecosystem" that bodes well for the stock, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Yuuji Anderson initiated coverage of...
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5 Stocks That Could React To Recent Civil Unrest, Police Shootings
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 1:49pm | 545A police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina, has led to civil unrest Wednesday, with police claiming 12 officers have been injured in the aftermath of the inciting incident. However, the extent and severity of the officers' injuries have yet to be detailed. It all started when police wanted to...
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StreetSweeper: Digital Ally's Stock 'Will Get Chopped,' Is A 'Poor Copycat' Of Taser
Friday, July 15, 2016 - 11:33am | 362Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ: DGLY)'s stock has lost nearly 60 percent over the past year, but the shorter-term performance paints a different picture. The producer of digital video imaging and storage products for use by law enforcement officials rallied 50 percent over the past month...
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Taser Competitors Complain Of Law Enforcement 'Piggybacking' Contract Process
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 11:33am | 352The Los Angeles Police Department has already communicated its desire to equip its force with body cameras. The Los Angeles Times described the initiative as "transformative" and will "set a standard for major enforcement agencies across the nation." However, there is at least...
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Oppenheimer Downgrades TASER, Notes Shares Are Already 'Fully Valued'
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 1:17pm | 276In a report published Thursday, Oppenheimer analyst Andrew Uerkwitz downgraded shares of TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR) to Perform from Outperform while removing a previous $28 price target as the stock appears to be "fully valued compared to where we are in the cycle." Uerkwitz noted...
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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...
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Police Body Cam Makers Higher On South Carolina Shooting Incident
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 10:56am | 221Shares of two makers of police body cameras gained Thursday in the wake of a police shooting in North Charleston, South Carolina, that stirred further talk of the companies' products. Taser International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR) gained nearly 8 percent to $27.10, while the much smaller Digital Ally,...
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How U.S. Law Enforcement Snaps Up Military Gear
Monday, August 18, 2014 - 11:53am | 747The anger and unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, unleashed by the shooting death of an unarmed African-American teenager by a local police officer, has yet to abate. That unrest has drawn attention to local law enforcement's acquisition of military hardware, because of what is being seen as a...
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Feds Warn About Latest $1 Million IRS Phone Scam
Friday, March 21, 2014 - 3:38pm | 543A taxpayer, already nervous about a questionable deduction as he prepares his tax return, gets a phone call. The caller says he is from the Internal Revenue Service, the taxpayer owes back taxes, and must pay immediately via a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer. The phone call is a scam. The...
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California Cops Now Allowed to Search Your Cell Phone; Are There Any Rights Our Country Holds Sacred?
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 3:58pm | 625Privacy definitely isn't one of them. After all, we live in a nation where criminals get a slap on the wrist for spying on people (read: women) by hacking into their computers' web cameras. So why should we be surprised that a California Appellate court has ruled that police officers can search...