Smith and Wesson News

The State Police Bomb Squad responds to a call at Smith and Wesson on Roosevelt Avenue on Monday.

Groupon Inc, Smith & Wesson Holding, SolarCity Corp, Nokia Corp, GameStop Corp, Echo Therapeutics, Himax Technologies, Toyota Motor, Deutsche Bank and News Corp. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading on Friday.

Wedbush's price target indicates a potential upside of 2.25% from the company's current price.

Gun stocks have been a playground for investors over the past few years. Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Company , the two major players in the space with publicly-traded equity, have experienced gains of 200 percent and 140 percent respectively over the past two-year period.

S&W shares rise As America debates the right to bear arms amid horrors like the Newtown massacre, times could hardly be better for Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. The gun maker's shares climbed 5.5 per cent today after it announced late yesterday that preliminary numbers show a surge in sales and profit in fiscal 2013.

Editor's notes: As the recent surge in gun buying shoots itself out, SWHC's valuation may get caught in the crossfire.

Gun maker Smith and Wesson reported preliminary fourth quarter and fiscal year results that beat estimates.

Bearish stock bets against Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. have fallen to the lowest since before the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut , as fading prospects for new U.S. gun-control laws ease concern that profits may tumble.

Executives of the best-performing companies featured in the 25th anniversary edition of the Globe 100 rarely bump into each other in the course of business.

With the debate over gun control in the United States being continuous in the last months, and with recent attempts at new federal gun control laws failing, much to the chagrin of the president , gun owners have been stocking up on fears of new restrictions being passed.

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Gunmaker Smith & Wesson tried to set up a program to stop its guns from ending up used in violent crime.

Apex Tactical Specialties has been named the presenting sponsor of the International Defensive Pistol Association's new King of New England series, a three event concurrent competition taking place this season.