Stock Analysts

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Beats on Earnings

Shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation ( GLDD ) have gone up 2% since it reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 earnings on Jan 25. 2013 earnings per share of 33 cents, increased three fold from the year-ago earnings of 11 cents, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The dredging services provider reported earnings per share of 8 cents in the fourth quarter, down 11% from 9 cents in the year-ago quarter, but ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 6 cents per share […]

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ExamWorks Posts Narrower Loss, Guides 2014

ExamWorks Group, Inc . ( EXAM ) posted loss of 4 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2013, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss of 7 cents and the year-ago loss of 8 cents per share. An improved top line drove the outperformance at the company. […]

Stock Analysts

Dycom Q2 Loss in Line, Shares Up

Leading specialty contracting services provider, Dycom Industries Inc. ( DY ) reported second-quarter (ended Jan 26) fiscal 2014 net loss of $3.1 million or 9 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. In the prior-year quarter, the company had reported a net income of $5.2 million or 15 cents per share. […]

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Cosan Q4 Earnings Fall Y/Y, Revs Up

Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer, Cosan Limited ( CZZ ) reported weak bottom-line results in fourth-quarter 2013 as its adjusted net earnings plummeted 32.3% year over year to R$229.8 million (US$101.2 million). In 2013, Cosan recorded net earnings of R$261.3 million (US$121.5 million), down 67.9% year over year. Revenue Cosan generated net revenue of R$2,217.8 million (US$977.0 million) in the fourth quarter, up 41.6% year over year […]

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Fresenius Medical Care Beats on Q4 Earnings

Dialysis company Fresenius Medical Care ( FMS ) posted adjusted earnings of $358 million or 58 cents per American Depositary Share or ADS (excluding the impact of sequestration as well as the Liberty acquisition) for the fourth quarter of 2013, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5 cents per ADS and reflecting a 39% rise in net earnings and 38% increase in earnings per share from $258 million or 42 cents per ADS, respectively in the fourth quarter of 2012. For full-year 2013, FMS reported a 6.5% fall in net earnings to $1.1 billion and a 6% drop in net earnings per share to $1.83. […]

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Kohl’s Beats on Earnings, Sales Miss

Retailer Kohl’s Corporation ( KSS ) posted fourth-quarter fiscal 2013 earnings of $1.56 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.54 by 1.3% and management’s expectation of $1.53 per share. Earnings, however, declined 6.0% from the prior-year quarter earnings of $1.66 per share. Earnings dipped due to lower sales, higher operating expenses during the quarter and an extra operating week in the year-ago period. […]

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Dollar Tree Rises Despite Earnings Miss

Dollar Tree Inc. ( DLTR ) reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2013 earnings of $1.02 per share, which came below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.05. However, quarterly earnings represented nearly a 1% increase from $1.01 earned in fourth-quarter fiscal 2012. […]

Technicals

Moving Average Crossover: Great News for Education Management (EDMC)? – Tale of the Tape

Education Management Corp ( EDMC ) could be a stock to avoid from a technical perspective, as the firm is seeing unfavorable trends on the moving average crossover front. Recently, the 50 Day Moving Average for EDMC broke out below the 200 Day Simple Moving Average, suggesting short-term bearishness. This has already started to take place, as the stock has moved lower by 30.1% in the past four weeks. […]

Economic Data

Will Economy Overcome Weather Related Distortions? – Economic Highlights

To say that this winter has been problematic will be understatement. While it has caused all kinds of problems for regular folks in their day to day activities, it has robbed us of the ability to evaluate the health of the economy through these regular economic releases. It’s been hard, if not altogether impossible, to get a good sense of developments in the economy due to weather related distortions […]