Month: May 2014

Pfizer Inc. ( PFE ) is scheduled to report first quarter 2014 results before the opening bell on May 5. Last quarter, Pfizer had posted an earnings surprise of 5.66% […]

Shares of diversified electronics manufacturer Amphenol Corporation ( APH ) hit a new 52-week high of $96.60 on May 1, before closing the trading session a notch lower at $96.33 for a healthy year-over-year return of 27.1%. Amphenol’s share price has been on an uptrend from Feb 2014. Despite its strong price appreciation, this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock still has enough fundamentals that may further drive the stock upward. […]

Global multi-line insurer – American International Group Inc. ( AIG ) is scheduled to release its first-quarter 2014 financial results after the closing bell on May 5. […]

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ( IFF ) is slated to report its first-quarter 2014 results before the market opens on May 6. In fourth-quarter 2013, the company recorded a positive earnings surprise of 1.10% as well as provided an encouraging outlook for 2014. […]

Maxwell Technologies, Inc. ( MXWL ) posted first quarter 2014 earnings of 4 cents per share, comfortably surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 8 cents. The quarterly figure also jumped 100% from earnings of 2 cents a year ago. […]

SurModics ’ ( SRDX ) second quarter fiscal 2014 (ended Mar 31, 2014) adjusted earnings of 22 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents. The second quarter fiscal 2014 earnings increased 10% from the year-ago period. Quarterly Highlights Revenues (on an adjusted basis) declined marginally to $13.6 million, short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $14 million […]

Shire ( SHPG ) reported first quarter 2014 earnings (excluding special items and amortization) of $2.36 per American Depositary Share (ADS), up from $1.72 per ADS in the year-ago quarter and beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.22. Quarterly revenues increased 18% to $1.3 billion, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. […]

XL Group plc ( XL ) reported its first-quarter 2014 operating net income of 85 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 19.7%. The results, however, declined 8.6% year over year. […]

Sempra Energy ’s ( SRE ) adjusted first quarter 2014 earnings per share came in at $1.03, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 94 cents by 9.6%. The quarterly results also showed impressive 43.1% growth from the year-ago profit of 72 cents per share mainly due to higher contributions from its utility businesses. Total Revenue Total revenue of Sempra Energy in the quarter was $2,795.0 million, up almost 5.5% year over year […]

Restaurateur BJ’s Restaurants Inc. ’s ( BJRI ) first-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of 20 cents per share were down 31.0% year over year due to higher cost and expenses. However, earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8 cents, which, in our view, was due to better-than-expected top line. […]

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. ( CHT ) declared mixed financial results for the first quarter of 2014. […]

Manulife Financial Corp. (MFC) reported first-quarter 2014 core earnings of $653 million (C$719 million), up 14.0% year over year. […]

Church & Dwight Co. Inc. ’s ( CHD ) first-quarter 2014 earnings per share of 73 cents came a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate […]

Facebook ( FB ) announced a number of new features in its F8 global developer conference, which reflected its continuing focus on improving user engagement and monetization on mobile. Shares increased 2.8% to close at $59.78 on Apr 30 following the announcement. The social network announced a mobile ad network called Facebook Audience Network (FAN), to deliver ads to third-party apps […]

Affymetrix Inc. ( AFFX ) posted adjusted earnings of $1.9 million or 3 cents per share in the first quarter of 2014 in contrast to a loss of $0.9 million or 1 cent a share in the same quarter of 2013. Adjusted earnings per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. […]

Pinnacle West Capital Corp. ( PNW ) reported adjusted earnings per share of 14 cents which declined 36.4% from the year-ago quarter. Earnings nominally beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 13 cents […]

Drugstore chain retailer, Rite Aid Corporation ( RAD ) saw the highest improvement in its monthly comparable store sales (comps) in about a decade with comps for the four weeks ended Apr 26, 2014 increasing 5.0%. This marked a significant turnaround in the company’s performance since the start of 2014. Buoyed by the spectacular comps performance, shares of Rite Aid moved up 5.48% on the index during yesterday’s trade […]

Manulife Financial Corp. ( MFC ) reported first-quarter 2014 core earnings of $653 million (C$719 million), up 14.0% year over year. The improvement was driven by higher fee income on increased asset under management, lower hedging costs and net modestly favorable currency impacts […]

LinkedIn Corporation ( LNKD ) reported adjusted loss per share of 8 cents as better-than-expected revenue was offset by significantly higher investments and a higher share count. As a result, comparisons with both the Zacks Consensus Estimate (earnings of a cent) and the year-ago earnings (22 cents) were unfavorable. The investments were related to the launching of a Chinese website, product development for the Marketing Solutions segment, a publishing platform in mobile and for infrastructure development in general. […]