Stock Analysts

MKS Instruments Growth Plans Drive Q4 Earnings Beat

MKS Instruments, Inc. ( MKSI ) reported decent results for the fourth quarter of 2014, backed by strategic business and corporate level growth initiatives. Quarterly non-GAAP earnings came in at 54 cents per share, which comfortably surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents and improved from the year-ago quarter's tally of 42 cents. […]

Stock Analysts

Facebook (FB) Earnings: 4 Key Statistics from the Q4 Report

Facebook ( FB ) had a solid fourth quarter earnings report as investors focused in on continued strong growth for the company on the revenue front. Revenues grew 49% year-over-year to a $3.85 billion level, while mobile advertising accounted for more than two thirds of the total revenue. This is pretty incredible considering that mobile was a weak area for FB just a few short years ago […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Michael Gooch Issues Note to GFI Group Stockholders

Michael Gooch Issues Note to GFI Group Stockholders Urges GFI Stockholders to vote FOR the CME Transaction’s Merger Consideration of $5.85 per share GFI Board of Directors Recommends the CME Transaction GFI Stockholders Unlikely To Receive Full Cash Value of BGC’s Tender Offer Given Its Substantial Conditionality PR Newswire NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2015 NEW YORK , Jan. […]

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Shell Misses Q4 Earnings on Free Fall of Crude Price

Europe’s largest oil company Royal Dutch Shell plc ( RDS.A ) reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter 2014 earnings due to low crude price realization. Earnings per ADR (on a current cost of supplies basis), excluding one-time items and gains or losses from inventories, came in at $1.04, widely missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34. However, comparing year over year, Shell’s adjusted earnings per ADR improved almost 12% (from 93 cents), owing to substantially higher refining profits across most of its operating regions […]

Stock Analysts

Brinker (EAT) Tops Q2 Earnings & Revenues on Solid Comps

Brinker International, Inc. ( EAT ) posted strong fiscal second-quarter 2015 results with both earnings and revenues beating the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, the company’s share price dipped 2% in the trading session, as higher operating costs possibly dented investors’ confidence in the stock […]

Stock Analysts

Stanley Black & Decker Surprises Q4 Earnings & Revenues

Industrial tool maker, Stanley Black & Decker ( SWK ) reported impressive results for fourth-quarter 2014. Earnings from continuing operations came in at $1.56 per share, up 16.4% from $1.34 per share earned in the year-ago quarter. The bottom line also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.53 per share […]