Economic Data

Q2 Earnings: 3/4 Report Card – Ahead of Wall Street

Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Stocks are indicated to start today’s session essentially flat after Monday’s big pullback, with a deluge of earnings reports this morning and anticipation for the jobs reading on Friday providing the backdrop. With three quarters of the earnings reports now out, we share an update of the Q2 earnings season with you this morning. Including this morning’s reports from the likes of Coach ( COH ), Kellogg ( K ) and others, we now have Q2 results from 385 S&P 500 members or 77.9% of the index’s total membership […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

FamilyCord Announces Acquisition of LifeLine Cryogenics

FamilyCord Announces Acquisition of LifeLine Cryogenics PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4, 2015 LOS ANGELES , Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — California Cryobank Stem Cell Services LLC (dba “FamilyCord”) , announced the recent acquisition of LifeLine Cryogenics, an east coast cord blood and reproductive tissue bank primarily servicing the New York tristate area. […]

Technicals

New Strong Buy Stocks for August 4th – Tale of the Tape

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List today: AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc ( ACRX ) Ardmore Shipping Corp ( ASC ) Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp ( ACRE ) Arlington Asset Investment Corp ( AI ) Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. ( AAWW ) View the entire Zacks Rank #1 List . Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? […]

Stock Analysts

Vulcan Materials’ Q2 Earnings in Line; Sales Beat Estimates

Vulcan Materials Company’s VMC second-quarter 2015 adjusted earnings of 66 cents per share came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Adjusted earnings increased a massive 83.3% from the prior-year quarter’s adjusted earnings of 36 cents per share on the back of higher revenues and improved margins. The figure was derived after adjusting debt refinancing charges, business development expenses and restructuring costs. […]

Stock Analysts

4 Top-Ranked Value Stocks to Buy for August

With the global economy still volatile and the disappointing Q2 earnings season so far crumbling market sentiments, it can be a tricky time for investors to make profitable investment decisions. Though around 70% of the S&P 500 companies reported so far have delivered positive earnings surprises, revenues reflected weakness. […]

Stock Analysts

Avis Tops Q2 Earnings; Down on Sales Miss & Lowered View

Avis Budget Group Inc. CAR reported second-quarter 2015 earnings per share of 84 cents, which cruised 23.5% ahead of both the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the year-ago quarter earnings of 68 cents. On a GAAP basis, earnings came in at $1.34 per share, significantly up from earnings of 24 cents reported in the year-ago quarter. […]

Stock Analysts

Regal Beloit Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates, Lowers Guidance

Industrial goods manufacturer Regal Beloit Corporation RBC reported solid second-quarter 2015 results as earnings beat estimates despite numerous formidable headwinds like slowing markets in China and difficult conditions in oil and gas. Adjusted earnings for the quarter came in at $1.53 per share, exceeding both the year-ago quarter tally of $1.29 and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.52. […]