Month: August 2015

Activist investor William Ackman’s hedge fund company, Pershing Square Capital Management LP has recently acquired 7.5% equity stake in Mondelez International Inc. MDLZ , maker of the popular Oreo cookies, which is equivalent to $5.5 billion worth of stock. With his latest investment in Mondelez, Ackman is reportedly insisting the snack company to accelerate its revenue growth and cut costs significantly or sell itself to a rival, like Kraft Foods. […]

U.S. energy firm Apache Corp. APA reported earnings per share – excluding one-time items – of 22 cents, contrary to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for a loss of 32 cents. […]

Windstream Holdings Inc. WIN reported encouraging financial results in the second quarter of 2015. The company’s second-quarter loss was narrower than expected while revenues beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate. […]

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. TTWO is set to report first-quarter fiscal 2016 results on Aug 10. […]

Duke Energy Corporation DUK reported second-quarter 2015 adjusted earnings of 95 cents per share that fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.02 by 6.9%. Quarterly earnings also fell 14.4% year over year. GAAP earnings came in at 78 cents per share, down 9.3% from 86 cents in the second quarter of 2014 […]

3D Systems Corporation DDD reported adjusted loss (including stock-based compensation) of 2 cents for second-quarter 2015 which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate earnings of 3 cents. 3D Systems Corporation – Earnings Surprise | FindTheBest The weak results were primarily attributed to higher expenses. […]

Nektar Therapeutics NKTR reported a loss of 40 cents per share in the second quarter of 2015, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 27 cents and the year-ago loss of 26 cents per share. Revenues in the second quarter of 2015 were $22.7 million, down 20.5% from the year-ago, well short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $46 million. Quarter in Detail Total revenues comprised net product revenues, royalty revenues, non-cash royalty revenues, license and collaboration revenues and others […]

Sysco Corporation SYY is set to report fiscal fourth-quarter 2015 results before the opening bell on Aug 10. Last quarter, this global food products maker and distributor posted a negative surprise of 2.44%. Let’s see how things are shaping up prior to the announcement […]

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Public Ltd. Company JAZZ reported second-quarter 2015 earnings of $2.11 per share (including one-time items), lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.16. […]

Vipshop Holdings Limited VIPS is set to report second-quarter 2015 results on Aug 10. Last quarter, the China-based online lifestyle product retailer posted a positive earnings surprise of 10.00%. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement. […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries ’ HII second-quarter 2015 adjusted earnings of $2.36 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.09 by 12.9%. Earnings in the reported quarter were also up 15.7% from $2.04 in the year-ago period. […]

The telecom sector saw an avalanche of earnings releases last week apart from a few other important developments. T-Mobile US Inc. TMUS and DISH Network Corp […]

DTS Inc. DTSI is set to release second-quarter earnings on Aug 10, following the closing bell. Last quarter, the company delivered an earnings surprise of 23.08% […]

Zumiez Inc. ZUMZ continued with its dismal performance with July marking the fourth consecutive month of negative comparable store sales (comps). […]

PRA Group, Inc. PRAA is set to report second-quarter 2015 earnings results on Aug 10, 2015. Last quarter, it posted a positive earnings surprise of 9.17%. […]

We expect Shake Shack Inc. SHAK to beat expectations when it reports second-quarter 2015 results on Aug 10, after the market closes. […]

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AVEO is expected to report second-quarter 2015 results on Aug 10. […]