Stock Analysts

Earnings Preview: Darden (DRI) (RRGB)

Darden Restaurants Inc. ( DRI ) is slated to release its first quarter 2012 earnings on September 19, after market closes. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the first quarter is pegged at 78 cents per share (reflecting a year-over-year negative growth of 2.24%) […]

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Supervalu Upped to Neutral (KR) (SVU) (SWY)

Following the first quarter 2012 earnings, Supervalu Inc . ( SVU ) has been upgraded to Neutral from Underperform. Supervalu posted higher-than-expected earnings of 35 cents per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 33 cents. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

MDC Partners Launches Integrated Healthcare Marketing Platform With Acquisition of Majority Stake in Concentric Pharma Advertising

MDC Partners Launches Integrated Healthcare Marketing Platform With Acquisition of Majority Stake in Concentric Pharma Advertising Transaction Capitalizes Concentric’s Vast Healthcare Expertise Across MDC Partners Network Providing Unique Advantage in Rapidly Changing Sector PR Newswire NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2011 NEW YORK , Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — MDC Partners ( www.mdc-partners.com ) announced today that they have acquired a majority stake in leading healthcare and pharma advertising and marketing agency, Concentric Pharma Advertising (“Concentric”) ( www.concentricpharma.com ). […]

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CBE Updates Outlook (ABB) (CBE) (GE) (SWK)

Cooper Industries plc ( CBE ) has updated its third-quarter and full-year 2011 guidance and for the first time provided an outlook for 2012. Fully diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2011 is expected to be in the range of $0.94-$0.98 by the company. The company expects sales in the quarter to rise by 9% to 12% compared with the third quarter of 2010. […]

Technicals

Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Friday – Tale of the Tape (ANW) (AVY) (CBRL) (MMM) (STD)

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: 3M Company ( MMM ) Aegean Marine Petroleum ( ANW ) Avery Dennison ( AVY ) Banco Santander ( STD ) Cracker Barrel ( CBRL ) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List . AEGEAN MARINE (ANW): Free Stock Analysis Report AVERY DENNISON (AVY): Free Stock Analysis Report CRACKER BARREL (CBRL): Free Stock Analysis Report 3M CO (MMM): Free Stock Analysis Report BANCO SANTAN SA (STD): Free Stock Analysis Report Get all Zacks Research Reports and be alerted to fast-breaking buy and sell opportunities every trading day. […]

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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Friday – Tale of the Tape (AG) (AMS) (AYR) (BLT) (CBRX)

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Aircastle Limited ( AYR ) AmSurg Corp ( AMSG ) Blount Intl ( BLT ) Columbia Lab ( CBRX ) First Majestic Silver Corp ( AG ) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List . FIRST MAJESTIC (AG): Free Stock Analysis Report AIRCASTLE LTD (AYR): Free Stock Analysis Report BLOUNT INTL (BLT): Free Stock Analysis Report COLUMBIA LABS (CBRX): Free Stock Analysis Report Get all Zacks Research Reports and be alerted to fast-breaking buy and sell opportunities every trading day. […]

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Alcoa to Invest $300M in Iowa (AA) (ACH) (BHP) (RIO)

Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) announced that it intends to invest $300 million to expand its Davenport, Iowa rolled products plant in order to meet the rising demand from the automotive market. The expansion will lead to the addition of the 150 jobs to the plant and is expected to be completed by the end of 2013 […]

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Tiffany to Expand in New York (SIG) (TIF) (ZLC)

In an effort to bank upon the incremental sales in New York, Tiffany & Company ( TIF ) announced the opening of its new store in New York’s SoHo district. The new 7,000-square-foot store in SoHo district is slated to open in September 2012, marking the company’s third store in New York. […]