Stock Analysts

J&J Beats on Q4 Earnings, Revenues Hit by Currency

Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ), the first among the large health care companies to report fourth quarter and full year 2014 results, beat earnings expectations yet again. The company’s fourth-quarter 2014 earnings (excluding special items) were $1.27 per share, a couple of cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.25 per share and 2.4% above the year-ago earnings. […]

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Allegheny’s (ATI) Earnings Top in Q4, Revenues Trail

Allegheny Technologies Inc. ( ATI ) posted earnings from continuing operations of 18 cents per share in fourth-quarter 2014, compared with a net loss of $83.8 million or 79 cents per share recorded a year ago. Analysts polled by Zacks were expecting breakeven results on a per share basis for the quarter on an average. […]

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Will Kansas City Southern (KSU) Beat Earnings in Q4?

Kansas City Southern ( KSU ) is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter 2014 financial numbers before the opening bell on Jan 23. Why a Likely Positive Surprise? Our proven model shows that Kansas City Southern is likely to beat earnings because it has the right combination of two key ingredients […]

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Morgan Stanley Lags Q4 Earnings on Lower Trading Income

A decline in trading revenues led Morgan Stanley ’s ( MS ) fourth-quarter 2014 earnings from continuing operations (excluding one-time items and accounting adjustments) of 40 cents per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents. However, the bottom line came significantly above 15 cents earned in the prior-year quarter. Morgan Stanley – Earnings Surprise | FindTheBest For 2014, earnings from continuing operations were $2.75 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.43 […]

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Can Covidien (COV) Keep Its Earnings Streak Alive?

We feel that Covidien plc ( COV ) can keep its earnings streak alive as we expect the company to beat expectations this earnings season. Covidien is slated to report first-quarter fiscal 2015 results before the opening bell on Jan 22. In the preceding quarter, Covidien had delivered a 13.86% positive earnings surprise on the back of higher sales growth and stringent cost control. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Service King Expands Florida Footprint with Acquisition of Jack’s Collision Center in Fort Myers

Service King Expands Florida Footprint with Acquisition of Jack’s Collision Center in Fort Myers PR Newswire RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 20, 2015 RICHARDSON, Texas , Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Service King Collision Repair Centers (Service King), a multi-state operator of high-quality collision repair facilities and one of the fastest growing collision repair companies nationwide, announced today it has acquired Jack’s Collision Center in Fort Myers, Florida […]

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Can BB&T Beat Q4 Earnings on Effective Cost Management?

We expect BB&T Corporation ( BBT ) to beat earnings expectations when it reports fourth-quarter and full year 2014 results before the opening bell on Jan 22. Why a Likely Positive Surprise? Our proven model shows that BB&T is likely to beat earnings as it has the right combination of two key components. […]