Month: May 2015

Papa John’s International, Inc. PZZA recently posted better-than-expected first-quarter 2015 results wherein both earnings and revenues beat the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate. Share price rose 5.2% in afterhours trading as the pizza delivery company raised its revenue and North America comps guidance for 2015 […]

Fiserv Inc. ’s FISV first-quarter 2015 adjusted earnings of 89 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 86 cents and increased 9% from 82 cents reported in the year-ago quarter. The improvement was driven by internal revenue growth in the Payments segment coupled with higher sales across the company. […]

Shares of Itron, Inc. ITRI lost around 1.2% and closed at $35.27, a day after the company reported disappointing first-quarter 2015 results on May 4. Adjusted earnings per share slumped 35.5% to 20 cents in the quarter from 31 cents in the prior-year quarter, mainly due to unfavorable impact of foreign currency exchange rates […]

Shares of Pacific Biosciences of California Inc. PACB fell 3% (18 cents) to $5.83 in after-hours trading on the heels of the company’s disappointing first-quarter 2015 results. Despite a 51.6% year-over-year surge in revenues, the company reported net loss of 27 cents per share, which was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and a penny narrower than the year-ago quarter’s loss figure […]

On May 5, we issued an updated research report on PulteGroup Inc. PHM . […]

VIVUS Inc.’s VVUS first-quarter 2015 loss of 15 cents per share was narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 24 cents but wider than the year-ago loss of 13 cents. The company’s total revenues for the first quarter of 2015 were $32.2 million, down 12.3% from the year-ago period but well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $19 million. Quarter in Details First quarter revenues included $11.6 million of license and milestone revenue related to erectile dysfunction drug, Stendra (EU trade name: Spedra) and $8.5 million of supply revenue. […]

Abiomed Inc. ABMD reported impressive fourth-quarter fiscal 2015 results, with both earnings and revenues crushing their respective Zacks Consensus Estimate. Fourth-quarter earnings of 28 cents per share cruised past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 12 cents and exceeded the year-ago equivalent of 9 cents, riding on strong revenue growth. […]

Though Fossil Group Inc. FOSL comprehensively beat earnings in the first quarter of 2015, revenues missed the consensus due to significant currency headwinds. The company maintained its fiscal 2015 guidance […]

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ISIS reported a first-quarter 2015 loss of 14 cents per share, substantially narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 19 cents and the year-ago loss of 27 cents. Higher revenues in the reported quarter led to the narrower loss. […]

Central Garden & Pet Co. CENT posted mixed results for the second quarter of fiscal 2015, wherein the bottom line exceeded expectations, while the top line lagged the same. The company’s quarterly earnings of 47 cents a share were 9.3% higher than both the year-ago figure and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 43 cents. […]

For Amazon.com Inc . AMZN , the sky's the limit — well, quite literally. The e-commerce giant has spread its wings by teaming up with JetBlue JBLU […]

Shares of cosmetics company Estee Lauder Inc. EL hit a new 52-week high of $89.84 on May 5, as the company reported solid third-quarter fiscal 2015 results and growing optimism around its prestige beauty category. Strong Third-Quarter Performance On May 5, Estee Lauder posted robust third-quarter results, wherein both earnings and revenues surpassed the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate. […]

Integrys Energy Group, Inc. TEG reported first-quarter 2015 adjusted earnings of $1.61 per share, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.82 by 11.5%. Earnings also declined 6.9% from the year-ago quarter. […]

Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK reported adjusted first-quarter 2015 earnings of 11 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 2 cents. The reported figure, however, decreased from the year-earlier profit of 59 cents a share […]