Month: November 2011

Beam Inc. ’s ( BEAM ) adjusted earnings of 53 cents a share for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 surged 13% from the prior-year quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter stood at 59 cents per share. […]

Duke Energy Corporation ( DUK ) announced its third-quarter 2011 operating earnings of 50 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. However, the results were marginally lower than the year-ago earnings of 51 cents per share. […]

Lincoln National Corporation ’s ( LNC ) third quarter operating earnings of $1.00 per share came in modestly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 93 cents and 63 cents recorded in the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, operating net income surged 53.9% year over year to $317.3 million. Conversely, net income available to common shareholders dipped to $138.5 million or 44 cents per share against $245.1 million or 75 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. […]

Commtouch Rolls Along Ken Nagy, CFA On November 2, 2011, Commtouch Software Ltd. ( CTCH ) , a cloud-based Internet security provider, reported financial results for its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. […]

BorgWarner Inc. ( BWA ) posted a 64% increase in profit to $1.15 per share in the third quarter of the year from 70 cents per share (excluding non-recurring item) in the same quarter of 2010. The profit was higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.05 per share. […]

Rent-A-Center Inc . ( RCII ) is all set to serve the residents of Bastrop, Texas by opening new stores and providing them additional avenue to own luxury furnishings, electrical devices, electronics and computers. […]

We upgrade our recommendation on Greatbatch ( GB ) to Outperform following its impressive third-quarter 2011 results. Adjusted earnings of 41 cents for the quarter outstripped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 34 cents. […]

Penske Aut omotive Group, Inc. ( PAG ) reported a net income of $56.7 million or 62 cents per share from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2011, significantly ahead of the year-ago level of $34.8 million or 38 cents. The reported quarter included a tax benefit of $11.0 million or 12 cents. […]

Murphy Oil Corporation ( MUR ) engaging in the exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and gas in the U.S. and the U.K announced third-quarter 2011 income from continuing operations of $1.73 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.17. Results shot up 69.6% from $1.02 earned in the year ago quarter. […]

Scientific Games Corp. ( SGMS ) reported third quarter 2011 earnings per share (EPS) of 8 cents, which comprehensively beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 5 cents. However, EPS in the reported quarter declined 20.0% from 10 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. […]

NCR Corp. ( NCR ) recently announced that it has sealed an agreement with Einstein Noah Restaurant Group ( BAGL ). Financial details of the deal were not divulged. […]

Lamar Advertising Company ( LAMR ) reported its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2011 on November 3. Earnings per share in the quarter were 4 cents, an improvement over earnings of 1 cent reported in the third quarter of 2010. However, the results lagged behind the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 7 cents. […]

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ( EW ) has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the transfemoral delivery of Sapien transcatheter aortic heart valve. The approval is meant for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who are considered unfit for surgery. Over the recent past, investors’ focus was primarily concentrated on this approval […]

Leading oncology and X-Ray products company, Varian Medical Systems ( VAR ) recently announced the release of its first complete Corporate Social Responsibility report, which provides details of its achievements and policies in preserving resources, providing care and helping to protect lives. The “Varian Sustainability Report” has been written as an element of a broader company-wide effort to continuously enhance sustainability performance as well as transparency. Varian launched, earlier in 2010, an organizational endeavor to evaluate sustainability performance and recognize opportunities and challenges to be addressed with the passage of time. […]