Month: August 2011

Cardinal Health ( CAH ) is slated to report fourth-quarter and fiscal 2011 results on Thursday, August 4. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fourth quarter is 58 cents, representing an estimated 16.82% year-over-year hike. […]

ONEOK Inc. ( OKE ) reported earnings of 51 cents per share, up from 39 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. However, the quarterly results lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents per share. […]

Recently, we upgraded Cepheid ( CPHD ) to Outperform with a target price of $44.00. Cepheid reported an EPS of 3 cents during the second quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to the loss of 3 cents in the year-ago period and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a 2 cent loss. […]

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. ( BGFV ) reported second quarter 2011 earnings per share of 16 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 10 cents a share but trailing 27.3% from 22 cents per share reported in the same quarter last year. […]

Honda Motor Co. ( HMC ) posted an 88.3% fall in profit to ¥31.8 billion ($394 million) or ¥17.64 per share (22 cents per share) in the first quarter of its fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 from ¥272.49 billion or ¥150.27 per share in the same qua rter of the previous fiscal year. The decline in profit was attributable to the adverse impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 and unfavorable currency translation effects. […]

We reaffirm our Neutral recommendation on resuscitation devices maker ZOLL Medical ( ZOLL ). Revenues and earnings for third-quarter fiscal 2011 outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimates driven by strong contributions from the company’s flagship LifeVest wearable defibrillator and temperature management businesses, backed by healthy growth in the North American hospital market. Revenues from ZOLL Medical’s North American hospital market surged 19% year over year as sales from its U.S. […]

Gas distributor Nicor Inc. ( GAS ) reported second quarter 2011 earnings per share of 42 cents, comfortably beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 32 cents. […]

American Public Education Inc. ( APEI ), an online provider of higher education to military and public service communities, recently delivered better-than-expected second-quarter 2011 results on the heels of robust student enrollment. The quarterly earnings of 49 cents a share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 45 cents, and rose approximately 32% from 37 cents in the prior-year quarter. […]

Vistaprint N.V. ( VPRT ) has declared fourth quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 43 cents per share, handily beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 32 cents. Earnings per share (EPS) increased 13% year over year and touched the upper-end of the company’s guided range of 38–43 cents […]

Denver-based Forest Oil Corporation ’s ( FST ) second quarter 2011 earnings of 36 cents per share (excluding non-recurring items), came in fairly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 31 cents but were below the year-earlier numbers of 42 cents. Despite lower natural gas price realization and net sales volumes, earnings beat our estimate due to higher oil and natural gas liquids prices. Total revenue in the reported quarter increased 14.4% to $238.1 million and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $234 million […]

KeyCorp ( KEY ) announced that it would fully redeem about $361 million of Trust Preferred Securities (TRUPs) issued by KeyCorp Capital V, KeyCorp Capital VI, KeyCorp Capital VIII and Union State Capital Trust I. These include 5.875% TRUPs, 6.125% TRUPs, 7% Enhanced TRUPs and 9.580% Capital Securities. […]

Northeast Utilities ( NU ) reported second quarter 2011 earnings of 44 cents per share, shy of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents. On a GAAP basis, however, the company’s EPS of 44 cents was above last year’s 41 cents, rising mainly due to the company’s cost containment efforts and the impact of the recent electric distribution rate case decisions. […]

Ecolab ’s ( ECL ) second-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings per share of 64 cents met the Zacks Consensus Estimate while profit fell as charges associated with the European restructuring more than offset the double-digit growth in top line. Second Quarter Flashback Profit (attributable to Ecolab) for the quarter dipped 2.6% year over year to $125.9 million hit by sizable charges associated with the company’s European restructuring program. Revenues spiked 11.7% to $1,698.8 million, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,654 million […]