Stock Analysts

Atmel Meets Q3 Earnings, Shares Fall on Soft Guidance

Touchscreen chipmaker Atmel Corporation ( ATML ) reported third-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings (including stock-based compensation expenses) of 8 cents per share, up 14.3% from 7 cents per share in the year-ago quarter, and in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The bottom line was driven by broad-based revenue growth, combined with strong execution of cost-control initiatives. Atmel Corporation – Earnings Surprise | FindTheBest However, despite year-over-year revenue growth, Atmel expects slowing semiconductor industry trends and softening end-market demand to hurt its top line in the coming quarters. […]

Max Keiser

The American ‘bumping, tumbling’ Empire

[youtube qGThKldSzN0] Watch the full Keiser Report: Saturday In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss how, in the words of Laura Ingalls Wilder, once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and sooner or later something dreadful happens. And in a world of very naughty bankers, many dreadful things have happened. In the second half Max interviews Dan Collins of TheChinaMoneyReport.com about the emerging post-dollar order as evidenced in the newly launched Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank and the Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect scheme. […]

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Crown Castle Beats Q3 Earnings & Revenues, Ups Dividend

Crown Castle International Corporation ( CCI ) reported robust financial numbers for the third quarter of 2014 with both its top and bottom line surpassing the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company also raised its quarterly dividend buoyed by better-than-expected quarterly numbers. Quarterly net income came in at approximately $95.9 million or 29 cents per share compared with $45.8 million or 16 cents per share in the year-ago quarter […]

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Pacira Down on Wider than Expected Q3 Loss, Sales Miss

Pacira Pharmaceuticals ’ ( PCRX ) third-quarter 2014 loss of 5 cents per share was wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of a penny but much narrower than the year-ago loss of 41 cents per share. Third-quarter revenues soared 123.8% year over year to $52 million, but missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $54 million. […]

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Teva Beats Q3 Earnings Expectations, Updates Outlook

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ( TEVA ) reported third quarter 2014 earnings of $1.32 per American Depositary Share (ADS), up 4% from the year-ago period and well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23. Third quarter revenues remained flat at $5.058 billion, slightly below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.100 billion. […]

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Acorda (ACOR) Beats on Q3 Earnings, Ups Ampyra Outlook

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.’s ( ACOR ) third quarter earnings of 34 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 4 cents by a wide margin and the year-ago earnings of 20 cents. Acorda Therapeutics Inc – Earnings Surprise | FindTheBest Total revenues for the quarter were $105.9 million, up 24.8% from the year-ago quarter. […]

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Public Storage Beats Q3 FFO Estimates on Solid Revenues

Aided by an increase in revenues, Public Storage ( PSA ) reported better-than-expected earnings in third-quarter 2014. The company’s core FFO (funds from operations) of $2.11 per share in the quarter rose 9.9% from the year-ago figure. After considering the impact of a number of non-core items, reported FFO came in at $2.08 per share, representing an uptick of 4% on a year-over-year basis. […]

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Strayer Education Up on Q3 Earnings Beat, Updates View

Share price of Strayer Education, Inc. ( STRA ) increased 6.6% on Oct 30 after the education company reported strong third-quarter 2014 results. Strayer Education’s third-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of 37 cents per share increased 23% year over year and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 18 cents by 105.6%. […]