Month: January 2015

Parker-Hannifin Corporation ( PH ) reported second quarter fiscal 2015 adjusted earnings per share of $1.84, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.55 by 18.7% and year-ago quarter earnings of $1.30 by 41.5%. Results were driven by strong order growth across the segments. […]

Dover Corporation ( DOV ) reported fourth-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings from continuing operations of $1.01 per share, which increased 2% from the prior-year quarter earnings of 99 cents per share driven by revenue growth across all segments and strong volume leverage. Earnings also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 95 cents per share. Including one-time items, earnings from continuing operations were $1.03 per share, which rose 3% from $1 per share earned in the prior-year quarter. […]

Harley-Davidson, Inc. ( HOG ) is set to report fourth-quarter 2014 results on Jan 29. In the last quarter, it had posted a positive earnings surprise of 15% […]

Biogen Idec ( BIIB ), a strong player in the multiple sclerosis (MS) market, will be reporting fourth quarter and full year 2014 results on Jan 29, after the market closes. Biogen’s performance has been mixed in the first nine months of 2014 with the company beating expectations in the last two quarters and missing in the first quarter. […]

Shares of MeadWestvaco Corporation ( MWV ) gained 14% on the back of strong fourth-quarter 2014 results and the announcement of its merger with rival RockTenn Company ( RKT ) that will create the world's second-largest packaging company with a combined value of $16 billion. Share of MeadWestvaco hit a 52-week high on Jan 26 of $53.88 before closing lower at $51.35. […]

T he Procter & Gamble Company ( PG ) missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for both earnings and sales in second-quarter fiscal 2015 — for the second quarter in a row. Moreover, the consumer goods giant lowered full-year expectations to reflect the “unprecedented currency devaluations”. Shares declined almost 3% in pre-market trading […]

Biotech company, Vertex Pharmaceuticals ( VRTX ), will be reporting fourth quarter and full year 2014 results on Jan 28, after the market closes. Vertex’s track record has not been good in the first nine months of 2014 with the company posting a wider-than-expected loss in two of the last three quarters. The average earnings surprise over the last four quarters is -11%. […]

The Pentagon’s prime contractor, Lockheed Martin Corp. ( LMT ), posted fourth-quarter 2014 earnings before the opening bell today. The company reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $3.01 per share, comfortably surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.81 by 7.1%. […]

Royal Dutch Shell plc ( RDS.A ) is set to release fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 financial results on Jan 29. The integrated energy major has beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters and has an average positive surprise of 8.04%. In the last reported quarter, Shell surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10 cents on strong refining profitability, lower spending and contribution from certain high-margin projects […]

Potash Corp. ( POT ) is set to release its fourth-quarter 2014 results before the opening bell on Jan 29. […]

Industrial tool maker, Illinois Tool Works Inc. ( ITW ) reported earnings from continuing operations of $1.18 per share for fourth-quarter 2014. The bottom line increased 28.3% from the year-ago earnings of 92 cents per share. […]