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D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that Steve Lelli, Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager for the firm’s Bend, Ore. office, has been honored with the company’s Branch Manager of the Year Award.

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that Rob McKeon, a financial professional with extensive experience, has joined the firm’s Institutional Sales team as part of the firm’s continued growth trajectory in equity capital markets.

Following a particularly robust stock performance in 2019, is Apple headed toward a fall as a result of the United States’ trade disputes with China? Tom Forte, Institutional Research Analyst with D.A. Davidson, believes Apple is likely to weather the trade storm without excessive impact. He offers his analysis of the company’s position in “Apple is the best Dow stock this year. Will there be an encore in 2020?” a CNN.com article written by Paul La Monica.Read the full ar...

Observers say a planned cookie company acquisition by Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies and other treats, is the right move for the company. Brian Holland, Institutional Research Analyst for D.A. Davidson, is among analysts who believe the purchase of Voortman Cookies will accomplish important strategic objectives. Holland’s observations are included in “Twinkie Parent Hostess Cheered for Cookie Company Purchase,” a Bloomberg article by Janet Freund.Read the full article he...

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that Chuck Stubbs has joined the firm’s financial institutions investment banking group as managing director.

Major toymaker Hasbro is seeking eager buyers this holiday season, especially for its toys, figurines and games connected to two children’s movies by Disney. Linda Bolton Weiser, Institutional Analyst for D.A. Davidson, adds her perspective on the movie connection and other uncertainties for the toymaker in “Hasbro really, really needs you to buy ‘Frozen 2’ and ‘Star Wars’ toys this holiday season,” a CNN Business article by Chauncey Alcorn.Read the full article here.

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that veteran equity trading professional Todd Hanneman has joined its institutional equity trading team, adding tech trading expertise.

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that analyst David Konrad has joined the firm’s award-winning institutional equity research team to provide analysis of Midwest regional and large national banking institutions.

As more women start going au naturel, the cosmetics industry is paying attention. Linda Bolton Weiser, Institutional Research Analyst who covers the cosmetics industry, said she noticed the trend and indicated that it’s showing up in declining sales for makeup companies. Weiser commented in “Au naturel trend a problem for cosmetics sector,” an article written by Lisa Fickenscher for the New York Post.Read the full article here.

Outerwear maker Canada Goose Holdings is expecting various factors to dampen sales for its wholesale business in the current quarter. John Morris, Institutional Research Analyst for D.A. Davidson, comments on the impact in “Canada Goose sees frosty winter on earlier-than-usual shipments,” a Reuters article written by Nivedita Balu.Read the full article here.