Downgrades

AU OPTRONCS-ADR (AUO) Downgraded by Zacks to NEUTRAL

Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of AU OPTRONCS-ADR (AUO) from OUTPERFORM to NEUTRAL on February 27, 2014, with a target price of $3.60. Au Optronics is a world-leading manufacturer of large-size thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels, which are currently the most widely used flat panel display technology. […]

Downgrades

ORION ENERGY SY (OESX) Downgraded by Zacks to NEUTRAL

Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of ORION ENERGY SY (OESX) from N/A to NEUTRAL on February 27, 2014, with a target price of $6.00. ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. is a leading power technology enterprise that designs, manufactures and implements energy management systems, consisting primarily of high-performance, energy efficient lighting systems, controls and related services, for commercial and industrial customers without compromising their quantity or quality of light […]

Upgrades

AEGERION PHARMA (AEGR) Upgraded by Zacks to NEUTRAL

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of AEGERION PHARMA (AEGR) from UNDERPERFORM to NEUTRAL on February 27, 2014, with a target price of $62.50. Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapeutics to treat lipid disorders. […]

Stock Analysts

Growing Globally: 3 Fast Food Choices

Fast food or quick service restaurants have had a good earnings season till date. Some of these results are still to come in, but it seems that despite mixed economic data, the sector has delivered. However, new challenges have emerged for the sector recently, which may cause some hiccups in the future. […]

Stock Analysts

Delek Logistics Misses on Earnings, Shares Up

Delek Logistics Partners, LP ( DKL ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 operating earnings of 46 cents per unit, 8% lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 50 cents. 2013 operating earnings of the partnership were $1.93 per share, 1.5% short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.96. Despite the earnings miss in the reported quarter, the investor community seems confident of the future prospects of Delek Logistics. […]

Stock Analysts

Best Buy Beats on Q4 Earnings

Best Buy Company, Inc. ( BBY ) posted fourth-quarter fiscal 2014 adjusted earnings of $1.24 per share that surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01 but was lower than $1.47 earned in the year-ago quarter. […]

Stock Analysts

American States Water Beats on Earnings

American States Water Company ( AWR ) posted fourth-quarter 2013 earnings of 30 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 19 cents by 57.9%. The bottom line increased 11.1% year over year, primarily due to improved earnings from the Water segment (up 38.5% year over year). AWR (parent) reported earnings of a cent in the quarter […]

Stock Analysts

JAKKS Pacific’s Loss Narrows, Rev Beats

Share price of JAKKS Pacific Inc. ( JAKK ) surged around 23% on Feb 26, 2014 after it posted narrower year over year loss. Malibu, Calif.-based toy maker, JAKKS Pacific’s loss of 50 cents per share (adjusted for a one-time non-cash charge related to the impairment of deferred tax assets) in the fourth quarter of 2013 bettered the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 87 cents per share and the year-ago loss of $1.24 […]