Stock Analysts

Kansas City Southern Beats on Q4 Earnings, Lags Revenues

Kansas City Southern ( KSU ) delivered mixed financial results in the fourth quarter of 2014. Although the company reported higher than expected earnings in the quarter, revenues fell short of expectations. The railroad operator reported fourth-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of $1.27 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23 […]

Stock Analysts

Will Pfizer (PFE) Beat Q4 Earnings Despite Generics?

Pharma giant, Pfizer ( PFE ), will be reporting fourth quarter and full year 2014 results on Jan 27, before the opening bell. Pfizer’s track record has been pretty good in the first nine months of 2014 with the company beating earnings estimates consistently. The average earnings surprise over the last four quarters is 3.67% […]

Economic Data

Q4 Earnings Season Seems Less Than Reassuring – Economic Highlights

Stocks will likely continue to cheer the big monetary stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB) even as the picture emerging from Q4 earnings season is less than reassuring. Oil has been a big drag on earnings. The Saudi news has brought a modest uptick in oil prices today, but the commodity’s cumulative price thus far has effectively eliminated all earnings growth in the first half of 2015 […]

Stock Analysts

Honeywell (HON) Q4 Earnings Beat by a Sliver

Honeywell International Inc ( HON ) reported fourth-quarter 2014 net income of $956 million or $1.20 per share, compared with $947 million or $1.19 per share in the year-ago quarter. The increase in earnings was driven by strong execution in businesses and continued momentum across the portfolio. For full-year 2014, the company recorded net income of $4,239 million or $5.33 per share versus $3924 million or $4.92 per share in the year-ago period. […]

Stock Analysts

Hancock’s (HBHC) Q4 Earnings Miss on Lower Revenues

Hancock Holding Company ( HBHC ) reported fourth-quarter operating earnings of 56 cents per share, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 58 cents. However, the bottom line compared favorably with 55 cents earned in the prior-year quarter. For 2014, total operating earnings came in at $2.32 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.50. […]