Month: February 2014

Stock Analysts

Macerich Beats on Q4 FFO & Revs

February 5, 2014 0

California-based retail real estate investment trust (REIT), The Macerich Company ( MAC ), reported fourth-quarter 2013 adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share of 94 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny and the year ago figure by 4 cents. Escalation in revenues, overall portfolio occupancy and re-leasing spreads aided the quarterly results. Total revenue moved up 15.2% year over year to $289.5 million and comfortably beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $266 million. […]

Stock Analysts

Syngenta’s 2013 Earnings Fall Y/Y

February 5, 2014 0

Syngenta AG ( SYT ) reported the financial results for 2013, with earnings per share, excluding restructuring and impairment charges, coming in at $19.30 (or $3.86 per ADR), down 12.4% from $22.03 reported in 2012. Earnings per ADR of $3.86 lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.34. […]

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Earnings Beat at AGCO, Shares Fall on Weak Guidance

February 5, 2014 0

Shares of agriculture machinery manufacturer, AGCO Corporation ( AGCO ) slipped 1.39% as the company projected weak demand for 2014 due to reduced farm income. The company guided lower earnings for 2014 as compared with 2013 in its fourth-quarter earnings call on Feb 4. The company reported adjusted fourth-quarter 2013 earnings of $1.40, up 41% from 99 cents in the year-ago quarter and ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.33 […]

Stock Analysts

Central Garden’s Q1 Loss Narrows

February 5, 2014 0

Central Garden & Pet Co. ( CENT ) reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 net loss of 26 cents per share, which was narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of loss of 31 cents and loss of 32 cents reported in the year-ago quarter. […]

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Luminex Earnings Beat but Fall Y/Y, Shares Down

February 5, 2014 0

Luminex Corporation ( LMNX ) posted an 11.8% fall in adjusted net earnings to $6.3 million or 15 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2013 from $7.2 million or 17 cents in the same quarter of 2012. However, earnings per share exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7 cents per share. The decline in earnings can be attributable to lower revenues and higher costs during the quarter […]

Economic Data

Weak ADP Report Likely to Dominate Tuesday’s Positive Bounce – Economic Highlights

February 5, 2014 0

The ADP ( ADP ) report fails to answer questions about the economy raised by other recent soft readings. The report came short of expectations, but wasn’t entirely out of line with the recent trend line. Perhaps the service sector ISM survey coming out a little later will give us a bit more color, but the focus now will now be on Friday’s government jobs report to clear the air. […]

Stock Analysts

Hain Celestial Q2 Earnings Rise Y/Y, Ests Lag

February 5, 2014 0

Yesterday, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. ( HAIN ) posted improved financial results on a year-over-year basis for second-quarter fiscal 2014, with both the top and bottom lines registering double digit growth. Despite that, the share price of this natural food and personal care products retailer fell approximately 7.9% in yesterday’s after-hour trading session as its top and bottom lines both fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate […]

Stock Analysts

Headwaters Rises on Q1 Earnings Beat

February 5, 2014 0

Shares of Headwaters Incorporated ( HW ) gained around 20% and closed at $12.71 after the company reported upbeat first-quarter fiscal 2014 (ended Dec 31, 2013) results on Feb 4. Adjusted earnings improved 40% to 7 cents per share from 5 cents in the prior-year quarter. […]