Month: July 2011

Stock Analysts

Royal Caribbean Falls Short (CCL) (RCL)

July 29, 2011 0

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ( RCL ) has reported second-quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 43 cents per share, a penny below the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The earnings showed a strong improvement from the year-earlier earnings of 25 cents […]

Economic Data

July 29: Dismal GDP Numbers – Economic Highlights

July 29, 2011 0

The debt debate continues to steal the spotlight from earnings and economic reports. The stock market has lost ground in recent days due to this uncertain environment even as corporate earnings reports have broadly come ahead of expectations. With both sides in the debt debate sticking to their positions ahead of the Tuesday deadline, stocks will likely remain on edge today as well […]

Stock Analysts

Duke Realty Tops, Maintains Outlook (DRE) (HIW)

July 29, 2011 0

Duke Realty Corp. (DRE ) reported second quarter 2011 FFO (fund from operations) of $75.7 million or 29 cents per share compared with $40.7 million or 17 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Fund from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income […]

Stock Analysts

Equinix Beats on Higher Revenues (EQIX) (T) (VZ)

July 29, 2011 0

Equinix Inc. ( EQIX ) reported second quarter 2011 earnings per share of 64 cents, comprehensively beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 57 cents. Revenues Revenues in the reported quarter were $394.9 million, up 33.0% from the year-ago quarter and 9.0% from the previous quarter […]

Technicals

Bearish MACD for Otter Tail Corp – Tale of the Tape (OTTR)

July 29, 2011 0

Otter Tail Corporation ’s ( OTTR ) MACD indicator has moved into bearish territory with a reading of -0.0732. The Zacks #5 Rank (“Strong Sell”) stock decreased more than 1% to $20.68 in morning trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company’s earnings for the year ending December 2011 has decreased by 47 cents over the past two months to 90 cents per share […]

Stock Analysts

Embraer Beats, Revisits Guidance (BA) (ERJ) (LMT) (NOC)

July 29, 2011 0

On July 28, Embraer S.A ( ERJ ) reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2011. Earnings per ADS in the quarter were 53 cents, up from 32 cents in the year-ago quarter and down from 58 cents in the sequential quarter. Results surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 46 cents […]

Stock Analysts

Aimco Misses by a Whisker (AIV) (EQR)

July 29, 2011 0

Apartment Investment and Management Company ( AIV ), or Aimco as the real estate investment trust (REIT) is popularly known, reported fiscal 2011 second quarter funds from operations (FFO) of $32.3 million or 27 cents per share compared to $46.9 million or 40 cents per share in the year-ago period. Fund from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income. […]