Month: August 2015

FedEx Corporation ’s FDX bid to acquire Dutch delivery firm TNT Express N.V. TNTEY for approximately $8.75 per share, or $4.8 billion (€4.4 billion), seems to have run into rough weather following concerns raised by the European Commission (EC) about competition being restrained in the event of the deal materializing. In view of the above concerns, the EC – the antitrust watchdog of the European Union – announced on Jul 31, that it would launch a thorough investigation to find out whether the impending deal, involving two key global players in the field of small package delivery, abides by the EU Merger Regulation. […]

ITT Corporation’s ITT shares inched up 1% during the trading session after its second-quarter 2015 earnings release, to close at $38.00 on Jul 31. The company reported second-quarter 2015 adjusted earnings from continuing operations of 69 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 59 cents by 17%. Also, on a year-over-year basis, the bottom line improved 15% […]

Mosaic MOS is set to release its second-quarter 2015 results before the bell on Aug 4. In the last quarter, the fertilizer maker delivered a 6.67% negative earnings surprise. Mosaic has missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in 3 of the trailing 4 quarters with an average miss of 3.34%. […]

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ISIS is scheduled to report second-quarter 2015 results on Aug 4. […]

First Solar, Inc. FSLR is expected to report second-quarter 2015 earnings results on Aug 4, 2015, after the market close. Last quarter, First Solar had posted a significant 113.79% negative earnings surprise […]

Monster Beverage Corporation MNST is set to report second-quarter 2015 results on Aug 6, after the market closes. Last quarter, it posted a negative surprise of 8.82%. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement. […]

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated LGND is scheduled to report second-quarter 2015 results on Aug 4 after the market closes. Ligand Pharma has a decent track record with the company beating estimates in two of the last four quarters with an average earnings surprise of 20.54%. In the last reported quarter, Ligand Pharma had posted a positive earnings surprise of 66.67%. […]

Discovery Communications Inc. DISCA is set to release second-quarter 2015 results before the opening bell on Aug 5. In the last quarter, the company posted a 16.6% earnings surprise. […]

Global technology distributor, Avnet Inc. AVT is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2015 results on Aug 4. Last quarter, the company posted a negative earnings surprise of 4.6% […]

Endocyte, Inc. ECYT is slated to report its second-quarter 2015 results on Aug 4, 2015. […]

Online real estate information provider Zillow Inc. Z is expected to report second-quarter 2015 results on Aug 4. Last quarter, the company posted a negative earnings surprise of 10.53%. […]

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AEGR is slated to report second-quarter 2015 results on Aug 5. Aegerion has a mixed track record with the company beating estimates in three of the last four trailing quarters with a negative average earnings surprise of 63.9% […]

Castlight Health, Inc. CSLT is set to report second-quarter 2015 results on Aug 5. Last quarter, the company posted a positive earnings surprise of 12.5% […]

Mallinckrodt plc MNK is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2015 results on Aug 4, 2015. Mallinckrodt’s track record has been impressive. The company beat estimates in the last four quarters with a positive average earnings surprise of 24.58% […]