Stock Analysts

Europe Issue Not Going Away (PCLN) (TM) (WMS)

With the third quarter reporting season largely over and nothing major on the domestic economic calendar, stock market movements today will effectively reflect developments on the European front. The focus remains on Italy, where a routine budget vote in parliament has the potential to morph into a confidence vote on the government of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. The market is rooting for Mr […]

Economic Data

Ahead of Wall Street – November 8, 2011 – Ahead of Wall Street

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 With the third quarter reporting season largely over and nothing major on the domestic economic calendar, stock market movements today will effectively reflect developments on the European front. The focus remains on Italy, where a routine budget vote in parliament has the potential to morph into a confidence vote on the government of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. The market is rooting for Mr […]

Economic Data

Nov 8: Italian Crisis – Economic Highlights

With the third quarter reporting season largely over and nothing major on the domestic economic calendar, stock market movements today will effectively reflect developments on the European front. The focus remains on Italy, where a routine budget vote in parliament has the potential to morph into a confidence vote on the government of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. The market is rooting for Mr. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Black Ocean to Relaunch Topic-Driven Mobile App "LMK"

Black Ocean to Relaunch Topic-Driven Mobile App “LMK” Free customizable app curates and delivers topic-driven news to mobile devices based on users’ interests PR Newswire NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2011 NEW YORK , Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Black Ocean , a digital media company that invests in, builds and operates technology businesses around the world, today announced it acquired a majority stake in LMK from Hearst Entertainment & Syndication and will relaunch LMK in early 2012 […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Uranium Energy Corp Acquires the Workman Creek Project in Arizona

Uranium Energy Corp Acquires the Workman Creek Project in Arizona PR Newswire CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, Nov. 8, 2011 NYSE Amex Equities Exchange Symbol – UEC Over 400 exploration and development holes drilled by Wyoming Minerals Corp in the 1970’s Positive historic feasibility study prepared by Dravo Engineers in 1980 All historic and recent data obtained and being evaluated by Company geologists CORPUS CHRISTI, TX , Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE-AMEX: UEC, the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive property acquisition agreement (the “Agreement”) with Cooper Minerals, Inc. […]

Stock Analysts

Hologic Beats Estimates (CPTS) (HOLX) (QGEN)

Hologic ( HOLX ) reported an adjusted EPS of 34 cents during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, a penny above the Zacks Consensus Estimate and 4 cents above the year-ago figure. Revenues were $467 million, an increase of 9% year over year and higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $458 million. For fiscal 2011, revenues increased 6.5% to $1789.3 million resulting in an adjusted EPS of $1.26 compared with $1.18 in fiscal 2010 and a penny above the Zacks Consensus Estimate. […]

Technicals

Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday – Tale of the Tape (AFSI) (ANSS) (BFR) (CBM) (CPA)

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Amtrust Financial ( AFSI ) ANSYS Inc ( ANSS ) BBVA Banco Frances ( BFR ) Cambrex Corp ( CBM ) Copa Holdings ( CPA ) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List . AMTRUST FIN SVC (AFSI): Free Stock Analysis Report ANSYS INC (ANSS): Free Stock Analysis Report BANCO FRANC-ADR (BFR): Free Stock Analysis Report CAMBREX CORP (CBM): Free Stock Analysis Report COPA HLDGS SA-A (CPA): Free Stock Analysis Report Get all Zacks Research Reports and be alerted to fast-breaking buy and sell opportunities every trading day. […]

Technicals

Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday – Tale of the Tape (AVY) (BMS) (CEDC) (CHU) (XEC)

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Avery Dennison Corp ( AVY ) Bemis Company ( BMS ) Central European Distribution ( CEDC ) China Unicom ( CHU ) Cimarex Energy ( XEC ) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List . AVERY DENNISON (AVY): Free Stock Analysis Report BEMIS (BMS): Free Stock Analysis Report CENTRAL EUR DIS (CEDC): Free Stock Analysis Report CHINA UNICOM (CHU): Free Stock Analysis Report CIMAREX ENERGY (XEC): Free Stock Analysis Report Get all Zacks Research Reports and be alerted to fast-breaking buy and sell opportunities every trading day. […]

Stock Analysts

DryShips Beats, Drilling Unit Soars (DRYS) (DSX) (EXM)

Yesterday after market close, DryShips Inc. ( DRYS ) declared financial results for the third quarter of 2011. Though DryShips’ legacy drybulk shipping cargo division and newly formed oil tanker division continue their pathetic performances, it is the company’s majority owned deepwater oil drilling unit Ocean Rig UDW, which helped DryShips beat the Zacks Consensus Estimates. […]

Stock Analysts

WellPoint Stays ‘Outperformer’ (AET) (CI) (UNH) (WLP)

We reiterate our Outperfor m recommendation on WellPoint Inc. ( WLP ) based on the company’s top- and bottom-line growth in the third quarter of 2011 coupled with improved earnings outlook for 2011. WellPoint reported third-quarter 2011 operating earnings of $1.77 per share, striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.69 per share. […]