Month: May 2014

Occidental Petroleum Corporation ( OXY ) reported first-quarter 2014 earnings of $1.75 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.70 by 2.9%. Quarterly earnings were 3.6% higher than the prior-year figure, primarily due to higher revenues and a decline in share counts. Total Revenue Occidental Petroleum's total revenue in the reported quarter was $6,088 million, lagging behind the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6,178 million by 1.5% […]

QLogic Corp. ( QLGC ) reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2014 earnings of 18 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. […]

Masimo Corporation ( MASI ) posted a 39.3% rise in adjusted net earnings to 39 cents per share for the first quarter of 2014 from 28 cents for the same quarter of 2013 and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10 cents. Adjusted net earnings rose 37.8% to $22.6 million from $16.4 million in the first quarter of 2013. Revenues in the quarter (including royalties) scaled up 2.8% to $139.8 million, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $144.0 million […]

It appears that the hiring and business conditions in April failed to hold consumer confidence – as reflected by a dip in Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) for the month. The Index’s reading slowed to 82.3, after reaching the highest level of 83.9 (in March) since Jan 2008. However, the short-term outlook for the economy remained steady as the Expectations Index was almost unchanged at 84.9 compared to 84.8 in March. […]

Energizer Holdings Inc. ( ENR ) reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 non-GAAP earnings of $1.88 per share, which convincingly beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.73 per share. Also, earnings increased 4.5% from $1.80 reported in the year-ago quarter […]

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. ( BIP ) announced first-quarter 2014 earnings of 89 cents per unit, a penny higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate. […]

Shares of cigarette manufacturer Estee Lauder Inc. ( EL ) hit a new 52-week high of $75.62 on May 2, 2014, recording a healthy year-to-date return of 2.6%. […]

FBL Financial Group Inc . ( FFG ) reported first quarter operating net earnings of 92 cents per share, a penny below the Zacks Consensus Estimate but up nearly 33% on a year-over-year basis. Solid underlying results from life insurance and annuity segments coupled with benefit from capital transactions aided the improvement for FBL Financial. […]

T-Mobile US, Inc. ( TMUS ) reported first-quarter 2014 loss per share of 19 cents, wider than Zacks Consensus Estimate of loss per share of 9 cents. However, the loss tapered a bit from the year-ago quarter’s loss per share of 20 cents […]