Stock Analysts

L-3 Communications (LLL) Adds MITEQ Assets to its Portfolio

New York-based L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. ( LLL ), in recent times, has been consolidating its operations to enhance its competitiveness and operational efficiency. Recently, L-3 Communications acquired the assets of MITEQ, Inc., a manufacturer of specialized RF microwave products and SATCOM components for space and military applications, for $41 million […]

Stock Analysts

Sigma-Aldrich Allies with VIB to Provide Research Tools

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation ( SIAL ) declared that its Research business unit has entered into an alliance with Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (“VIB”), a leading life science research institute based in Flanders, Belgium, to enhance the commercialization and supply of research tools. This will provide translational researchers with faster access to novel tools and technologies required for research. This collaboration between the two companies will be beneficial as it will address the challenges that scientists face during their research, by providing advanced research tools and technologies […]

Upgrades

UNIVL DISPLAY (OLED) Upgraded by Zacks to NEUTRAL

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of UNIVL DISPLAY (OLED) from UNDERPERFORM to NEUTRAL on January 26, 2015, with a target price of $28.90. Universal Display Corporation is located in the Princeton Crossroads Corporate Center in Ewing, New Jersey, minutes away from its research partner at Princeton University. Universal Display's state-of-the-art facility is designed to further technology and materials development, technology transfer to manufacturing partners and work with customers to develop OLED products that meet their needs. […]

Upgrades

CHINA BIOLOGIC (CBPO) Upgraded by Zacks to OUTPERFORM

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of CHINA BIOLOGIC (CBPO) from NEUTRAL to OUTPERFORM on January 26, 2015, with a target price of $82.00. China Biologic Products, Inc., through its indirect majority-owned subsidiary, is principally engaged in the research, development, production, manufacturing and sale of plasma-based biopharmaceutical products to hospitals and other health care facilities in China. […]

Economic Data

Greek Election Colors Eurozone – Ahead of Wall Street

Monday, January 26, 2105 The high victory margin for the anti-austerity party in the Greek elections over the weekend has added an element of uncertainty to the markets, but last week’s European Central Bank (ECB) action has helped cushion the markets to a large extent. Greece aside, market participants will be focused on the Q4 earnings season, with the reporting cycle ramping up materially this week. […]

Economic Data

Is It All About Greece? – Economic Highlights

The high victory margin for the anti-austerity party in the Greek elections over the weekend has added an element of uncertainty to the markets, but last week’s European Central Bank (ECB) action has helped cushion the markets to a large extent. Greece aside, market participants will be focused on the Q4 earnings season, with the reporting cycle ramping up materially this week. The markets’ sanguine reaction to the Syriza Party win in the Greek elections reflects the reality that the election outcome was hardly a surprise. […]

Technicals

Norfolk Southern Corporation Meets Earnings, Lags Revs – Tale of the Tape

Norfolk Southern Corporation ( NSC ), owns two major freight railroads, Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Norfolk Western Railway Company. The company is primarily engaged in the rail transportation of raw material, intermediate products and finished goods, primarily in Southeast, East and Midwest United States and, via interchange with rail carriers to and from the rest of country. Norfolk Southern is riding high on gains from an improving U.S […]