Mergers & Acquisitions

McCormick Completes Acquisition of Drogheria & Alimentari, A Leader in Spices and Seasonings in Italy

McCormick Completes Acquisition of Drogheria & Alimentari, A Leader in Spices and Seasonings in Italy PR Newswire SPARKS, Md., May 29, 2015 SPARKS, Md. , May 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), a global leader in flavor, today announced that it has completed the purchase of 100% of the shares of Drogheria & Alimentari (D&A), a privately held company based in Italy. […]

Technicals

Falling Earnings Estimates Signal Weakness Ahead for ION Geophysical (IO) – Tale of the Tape

Similar to wise buying decisions, exiting certain underperformers at the right time helps maximize portfolio returns. Selling off losers can be difficult, but if both the share price and estimates are falling, it could be time to get rid of the security before more losses hit your portfolio. One such stock that you may want to consider dropping is ION Geophysical Corporation ( IO ), which has witnessed a significant price decline in the past four weeks, and it has seen negative earnings estimate revisions for the current quarter and the current year. […]

Technicals

SABESP Stock: 3 Reasons Why SBS Is a Top Choice for Value Investors – Tale of the Tape

Many investors like to look for value in stocks, but this can be very tough to define. There is great debate regarding which metrics are the best to focus on in this regard, and which are not really quality indicators of future performance. Fortunately, with our new style score system we have identified the key statistics to pay close attention to and thus which stocks might be the best for value investors in the near term. […]

Technicals

Increased Earnings Estimates Seen for LendingClub (LC): Can It Move Higher? – Tale of the Tape

LendingClub Corporation ( LC ) is an online marketplace for connecting borrowers and investors that could be an interesting play for investors. That is because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well. These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on LC’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Anything Technologies Media Announces Acquisition of Frontier Indoor Garden Solutions

Anything Technologies Media Announces Acquisition of Frontier Indoor Garden Solutions PR Newswire PLACERVILLE, CA, May 29, 2015 PLACERVILLE, CA , May 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – Anything Technologies Media, Inc. (OTC:EXMT) has announced that it has successfully acquired Frontier Indoor Garden Solutions, Inc., www.frontiergarden.com , a Nevada company focused on the development of commercial indoor medical cannabis facilities and outdoor industrial hemp operations throughout the United States . […]

Stock Analysts

Avago Q2 Earnings Beat, Announces Broadcom Acquisition

Leading analog semiconductor manufacturer Avago Technologies Limited AVGO recorded strong second-quarter fiscal 2015 results (ended May 3, 2015) with substantial year-over-year improvements in revenue and adjusted earnings on the back of accretive LSI Corporation and PLX Technology Inc. acquisitions. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Ally Financial Announces the Early Results of Cash Tender Offers and Increases Aggregate Maximum Tender Amount

Ally Financial Announces the Early Results of Cash Tender Offers and Increases Aggregate Maximum Tender Amount PR Newswire DETROIT, May 29, 2015 DETROIT , May 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) today announced the early results of its previously announced cash tender offers (the “Tender Offers”) to purchase, pursuant to the terms and conditions as described in an Offer to Purchase, dated May 14, 2015 , and related Letter of Transmittal (together, the “Offer Documents”), up to $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount (subject to increase by Ally, the “Aggregate Maximum Tender Amount”) of the following series of notes issued by Ally: 8.000% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2020 (the “8.000% Senior Guaranteed Notes” or “Priority 1 Notes”); 7.500% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2020 (the “7.500% Senior Guaranteed Notes” or “Priority 2 Notes”); 8.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes” or “Priority 3 Notes”), provided that Ally will accept for purchase no more than $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2031 Notes in the Tender Offers (subject to increase by Ally, the “Tender Cap”); 5.500% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2017 (the “5.500% Senior Guaranteed Notes”); and 6.250% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2017 (the “6.250% Senior Guaranteed Notes” and, together with the 5.500% Senior Guaranteed Notes, the “Priority 4 Notes”) (collectively with the 8.000% Senior Guaranteed Notes, the 7.500% Senior Guaranteed Notes and the 2031 Notes, the “Notes”). Ally also announced today that it increased the aggregate maximum principal amount of Notes that may be accepted for purchase in the Tender Offers from $700,000,000 to $875,000,000 (as so increased, the “Revised Aggregate Maximum Tender Amount”) […]

Momentum Stocks

Bull of the Day: comScore (SCOR) – Bull of the Day

comScore Inc. ( SCOR ) has seen its estimates rise due to solid subscription revenue growth, improving margins, the launch of their first syndicated Xmedia product, and a large stock repurchase program. The combination of these factors has made comScore the Zacks Bull of the Day […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

EVO Payments International and Deutsche Postbank have reached agreement for the sale of Postbank P.O.S. Transact by Postbank to EVO

EVO Payments International and Deutsche Postbank have reached agreement for the sale of Postbank P.O.S. Transact by Postbank to EVO PR Newswire NEW YORK and BONN, Germany, May 29, 2015 NEW YORK and BONN, Germany , May 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — EVO Payments International (EVO), a leading card payment acquirer and payment service provider operating throughout the United States , Canada and Europe , announced today that it has reached agreement with Deutsche Postbank (Postbank) for the purchase of Postbank’s merchant acquiring business, P.O.S. Transact (POS Transact). […]