Stock Analysts

Will Equity Residential’s (EQR) Q4 Earnings Disappoint?

Equity Residential ( EQR ) is slated to report fourth-quarter 2014 results on Feb 3, after the market closes. This residential real estate investment trust (“REIT”) has surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in 3 of the trailing 4 quarters with an average beat of 0.97%. For fourth-quarter 2014, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for funds from operations (“FFO”) has remained unchanged at 83 cents per share over the last 7 days. […]

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Will Oil Slide Hurt Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Q4 Earnings?

Ohio-based independent oil refiner and marketer, Marathon Petroleum Corporation ( MPC ) is set to release fourth-quarter 2014 financial results before the opening bell on Feb 4, 2015. Last quarter, the company had delivered a 0.85% positive earnings surprise. Moreover, Marathon Petroleum’s average earnings surprise during the last four quarters stands at 20.34% […]

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Gambling Stock Roundup: Macau Records 4th Double Digit Monthly Decline, Nevada December Revenues Fall

There was hardly any encouraging news from the two major gambling destinations, Macau and Las Vegas, in the last few days. Gambling revenues in Macau for the month of Jan 2015 declined in double digits – the fourth consecutive monthly double-digit decline. In one other development, the Nevada Gaming Control Board announced a decline in revenues in the region for December as well as for 2014. […]