Stock Analysts

Family Dollar Outpaces Estimates (DG) (FDO) (WMT)

Amid the global economic turmoil, Family Dollar Stores Inc. ( FDO ) posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 66 cents a share outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 64 cents, and jumped 17.9% from 56 cents earned in the prior-year quarter on the heels of healthy sales witnessed in the Consumables, and Seasonal and Electronics categories […]

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Cal-Maine Beats 2Q Consensus (BRFS) (CALM)

Jackson, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods Inc. ( CALM ) posted first-quarter 2012 adjusted earnings of 13 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 11 cents but deteriorating from 20 cents earned last year. The year-over-year decline in earnings was due to higher feed cost, which according to the company would remain a cause of concern for the rest of fiscal 2012 […]

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DENTSPLY Raised to Outperform (AZN) (XRAY)

We upgrade our recommendation on DENTSPLY International ( XRAY ) to Outperform based on our improve d visibility on the stock, stemming from attractive growth opportunities of new products and the recent acquisition of leading dental implants maker Astra Tech. The company’s second-quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 55 cents a share topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 51 cents. Profit was boosted by internal growth and favorable foreign exchange movements. […]