Month: October 2014

Aided by growth in revenues, Boston Properties Inc. ( BXP ) reported third-quarter 2014 FFO (funds from operations) per share of $1.46, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9 cents and improving by 17 cents from the prior-year quarter. The company also accomplished the sale of a 45% interest in each of 601 Lexington Avenue, Atlantic Wharf Office Building and 100 Federal Street. […]

Weyerhaeuser Company ( WY ) reported impressive results for third-quarter 2014. Adjusted earnings came in at 33 cents per share, increasing 43.5% year over year from 23 cents in the year-ago quarter and above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 30 cents. The year-over-year improvement can be attributed to lower share count due to retirement on divestiture of real estate business […]

PerkinElmer Inc. ( PKI ) reported earnings of 57 cents per share in the third quarter of 2014, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but up 14% on a year-over-year basis. The earnings improvement was driven by strong margin expansion […]

The Dow experienced gains every day of the week, but for Wednesday, boosted by positive economic data and bullish earnings results. The blue-chip index posted meagre gains on Monday after investors took a breather following last week’s sharp gains. The Dow gained significantly on Tuesday, banking on positive earnings results and upbeat consumer confidence data. […]

U.S. energy giant Chevron Corp. […]

Apartment Investment and Management Company ( AIV ) – better known as Aimco – reported third-quarter 2014 pro forma funds from operations (FFO) of 51 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and a penny above the year-ago quarter figure. Also, this came within Aimco’s guided range of 48–52 cents. Improving operating portfolio performance, enhanced contribution from redevelopment communities and lower interest expenses and offsite costs drove the year-over-year rise in pro forma FFO per share. […]

Shares of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( AMAG ) were up 2.1% immediately after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2014 earnings. Third-quarter 2014 earnings of 6 cents per share were better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 8 cents per share and the year-ago loss of 1 cent per share […]

Amerisafe Inc. ’s ( AMSF ) third-quarter 2014 operating earnings per share of 72 cents comfortably outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 65 cents by 10.8% and improved from the prior-year quarter figure of 54 cents by 33.3%. […]

Share price of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. ( TRW ) increased 0.2% to $101.5 on Oct 29, after the company reported a 15.1% increase in its third-quarter 2014 earnings to $1.75 per share from $1.52 (all excluding special items) a year ago. Also, earnings per share exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6 cents […]

Greatbatch, Inc. ( GB ) reported adjusted earnings of 64 cents per share in the third quarter of 2014, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7 cents and surged 12.3% from the year-ago quarter. […]

Independent refiner Tesoro Corporation ( TSO ) reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2014 earnings on strong performance by all its business segments. The company reported adjusted earnings from continuing operations of $3.06 per share, which comfortably surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.15. […]

The Clorox Company ( CLX ) started fiscal 2015 on a strong note wherein both top and bottom lines marked a year-over-year improvement and also came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company’s earnings of $1.10 per share from continuing operations came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.03 and were nearly 5% higher than the year-ago level. The year-over-year rise in earnings was mainly driven by cost savings, price increases and higher volumes, partially offset by unfavorable exchange rates, increased manufacturing and logistics expenses as well as investments made toward incremental demand-building. […]

Molina Healthcare Inc. ( MOH ) reported third-quarter 2014 operating earnings of 79 cents per share, handily beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 41 cents per share. […]

NextEra Energy, Inc. ( NEE ) announced third-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of $1.55 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.54 by just a cent. On a year-over-year basis, earnings climbed 8.4%, primarily due to higher revenue from Florida Power & Light Company. […]

AbbVie Inc. ( ABBV ) reported third quarter 2014 earnings of 89 cents per share, up 8.5% from the year-ago earnings and surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 78 cents. Revenues increased 7.8% to $5.019 billion in the third quarter of 2014, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.828 billion. […]

Republic Services, Inc ( RSG ) reported GAAP net income of $185.8 million or 52 cents per share in third-quarter 2014 versus $171.4 million or 47 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. The year-over-year rise in GAAP net income was primarily driven by higher revenues. Adjusted earnings for the reported quarter improved to $186.0 million or 52 cents per share versus $198.2 million or 55 cents in the year-earlier quarter. […]

Groupon Inc. ( GRPN ) reported third-quarter earnings per share of 4 cents (including stock-based compensation, acquisition-related expenses and tax impact), which compared favorably with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 4 cents loss per share and grew from earnings of a penny in the year-ago quarter. Excluding stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related expense, the company reported earnings per share of 3 cents as against earnings of 2 cents in the year-ago quarter. […]