Stock Analysts

Rising Cost Dents ADM’s Profit (ADM) (BG) (CPO)

Archer Daniels Midland Company ( ADM ) reported disappointing first-quarter 2012 results. Earnings for the reported quarter were 58 cents per share compared with 67 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Quarterly earnings also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 69 cents a share. […]

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Marathon Misses EPS, Beats Revenue (MPC) (MRO)

Oil and natural gas exploration and production firm Marathon Oil Corporation ( MRO ) reported weaker-than-expected third quarter 2011 profits, as field declines hurt production. Houston, Texas-based Marathon – which recently spun off its refining/sales business into a separate, independent and publicly traded company Marathon Petroleum Corporation ( MPC ) – announced earnings from continuing operations (excluding special items) of 59 cents per share, well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 85 cents per share. […]

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CME Tops, Margins High (CME) (NDAQ) (NYX)

CME Group Inc. ( CME ) reported its third quarter 2011 earnings per share of $4.74, modestly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.64 but substantially higher than $3.66 reported in the year-ago quarter. Net income surged 29.4% to $316.1 million from the prior-year earnings of $244.3 million […]

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Mixed Numbers from Baker Hughes (BHI) (SLB)

Baker Hughes Inc. ( BHI ) impressed with its third quarter 2011 results, recording a year-over-year jump in per share profit on strong domestic operations. The company’s earnings of $1.18 a share showed a dramatic improvement from 59 cents earned a year ago […]