Month: February 2014

Brown & Brown Inc . ( BRO ) reported operating net income of 32 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2013, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. However, the results improved 10.3% from 29 cents per share earned in the year-ago quarter […]

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ( APC ) posted fourth-quarter 2013 adjusted earnings of 74 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 20.4%. Quarterly earnings were also 18.7% lower than the year-ago level, primarily due to a decrease in revenues, higher total costs and expenses and an increase in outstanding shares. On a GAAP basis, the company reported a loss of $1.53 per share versus earnings of 40 cents per share. […]

Mortgage real estate investment trust (commonly known as mREIT) – American Capital Agency Corp. ( AGNC ) – reported encouraging fourth-quarter 2013 results with its net spread income per share of 76 cents, significantly exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 63 cents. Results also compared favorably with the prior-quarter figure of 61 cents […]

PartnerRe Ltd. ’s ( PRE ) fourth-quarter 2013 operating earnings per share of $2.91 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. However, results outpaced the year-ago quarter number of $1.55 a share, primarily on lower share count. […]

UBS AG ( UBS ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 net income attributable to shareholders of CHF 917 million ($1.0 billion), which compared favorably with the prior-year quarter loss of CHF 1.9 billion ($2.0 billion). The company experienced higher net interest and trading revenues (up 16% year over year) and elevated net fee and commission income (up 3%). Moreover, decreased operating expenses acted as a tailwind for the quarter […]

Canada’s biggest energy firm and the largest oil sands outfit, Suncor Energy Inc. ( SU ), reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter 2013 earnings, reflecting lower price realization in oil sands operations along with decreased refinery utilization. Earnings per share, excluding certain items, came in at 66 Canadian cents (62.9 US cents) in the fourth quarter, far below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 81 US cents. […]

Shares of Crown Holdings, Inc. ( CCK ) dropped around 1.9% and closed at $40.32 on Feb 3, 2014, after it reported a 6% year over year decline in its fourth-quarter 2013 adjusted earnings to 48 cents per share. The results also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 50 cents […]

General Growth Properties, Inc. ( GGP ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 funds from operations (FFO) per share of 36 cents, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny and the year-ago quarter figure by a nickel. Moreover, the reported FFO per share was higher than the company’s guidance range of 30–32 cents […]