Downgrades

HORIZON PHARMA (HZNP) Downgraded by Zacks to NEUTRAL

Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of HORIZON PHARMA (HZNP) from OUTPERFORM to NEUTRAL on February 05, 2014, with a target price of $10.60. Horizon Pharma, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that is developing and commercializing medicines to target unmet therapeutic needs in arthritis, pain and inflammatory diseases […]

Stock Analysts

Ralph Lauren Beats on Q3 Earnings

Driven by solid top-line performance along with leveraged selling, general and administrative (SG&A), Ralph Lauren Corp. ’s ( RL ) earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 surged 11.3% year over year to $2.57 per share. Moreover, quarterly earnings were ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.51. […]

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Church & Dwight Earnings Miss, Up Y-o-Y

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.’s ( CHD ) fourth-quarter 2013 earnings per share of 65 cents fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents. However, the reported figure was 14.0% higher than 57 cents earned in the prior-year quarter. […]

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LRY Q4 FFO in Line, Revs Miss

The office and industrial real estate investment trust (REIT), Liberty Property Trust ( LRY ), reported fourth-quarter 2013 funds from operations (FFO) of 63 cents per share. This was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate as well as the prior-year quarter figure. […]

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Allergan Beats on Earnings by a Penny

Allergan, Inc. ( AGN ) reported fourth quarter 2013 earnings of $1.35 per share, a penny above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34 per share. The company had guided towards fourth quarter earnings in the range of $1.31 – $1.33 per share. […]

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Gilead Beats on Earnings & Revs, Sovaldi off to a Flier

Gilead Sciences, Inc. ( GILD ) exited 2013 on a strong note with fourth quarter earnings (including stock-based compensation expenses but excluding other special items) coming in at 52 cents per share, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 49 cents and up 8.3% year over year. Revenues increased 21% y/y to $3.1 billion, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.9 billion […]

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Estee Lauder Q2 Earnings Beat, Revs In Line

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. ( EL ) posted second-quarter fiscal 2014 earnings of $1.09 per share (excluding restructuring charges). The earnings exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.06 by 2.8% and management’s guidance of a range of 99 cents–$1.04. […]

Kitco Video

Gold After The Lunar New Year; Jeff Christian Looks Ahead

[youtube 0YrUUxMiXkA] Kitco News speaks with Jeff Christian about what will happen to gold after the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays on this edition of “Commodities Confidential.” He takes a look at how gold prices usually react during this time of year and shares his thoughts on Asian demand for gold. “One of the things that happened last year was that you had disappointing sales during the Lunar New Year,” he says. “At the end of the holiday we saw dealers dumping their inventories, which was really the beginning of the downward move in gold prices.” However, Christian says Chinese demand represented roughly 33-40% of the support for gold prices in 2013 and says it will probably be the same situation this year […]

Technicals

Service Corp. International (SCI): Moving Average Crossover Spotted – Tale of the Tape

Service Corporation International ( SCI ) 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 SCI 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 7.2% in the past four weeks. […]

Stock Analysts

Time Warner’s Earnings Beat Estimate

Time Warner Inc. ( TWX ) posted fourth-quarter 2013 earnings of $1.17 per share that surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents and came a penny ahead of the prior-year quarter, reflecting strength across Turner, Home Box Office (HBO) and Warner Bros. coupled with lower shares outstanding […]

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Archer Daniels Beats on Earnings

Archer Daniels Midland Company ( ADM ) posted adjusted earnings of 95 cents per share for fourth-quarter 2013, way ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 84 cents and 58.3% higher than the year-ago comparable quarter’s adjusted earnings of 60 cents. The company’s fourth-quarter results gained from robust operating performance at its Corn and Oilseeds Processing businesses, offset by diminished profits at the Agricultural Services segment. […]