Mergers & Acquisitions

Hillenbrand to Acquire Red Valve

Hillenbrand to Acquire Red Valve Acquisition advances Hillenbrand’s world-class global diversified industrial growth strategy, complementing the recent ABEL acquisition in the flow control space. PR Newswire BATESVILLE, Ind., Dec. 22, 2015 BATESVILLE, Ind […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

SuperCom Announces Accretive Acquisition of Leaders in Community Alternatives (LCA)

SuperCom Announces Accretive Acquisition of Leaders in Community Alternatives (LCA) Established electronic monitoring and community-based services company with strong recurring revenues from U.S. government customers to bolster SuperCom’s market share in Public Safety sector PR Newswire NEW YORK and OAKLAND, California, December 22, 2015 NEW YORK and OAKLAND, California , December 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — SuperCom (NASDAQ: SPCB), a global provider of secure solutions for the e-Government, Public Safety, HealthCare, and Finance sectors announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Leaders in Community Alternatives, Inc. (LCA), a California -based criminal justice organization providing electronic monitoring and community-based services under contracts with various government agencies […]

Stock Analysts

Cintas Beats Q2 Earnings on Organic Growth, Revises Outlook

Business services provider Cintas Corporation CTAS continued its bull run in fiscal 2016 by recording solid second-quarter results on the back of healthy top-line growth. The company reported second-quarter fiscal 2016 (ended Nov 30, 2015) net income of $115.5 million or $1.03 per share from continuing operations compared with $103.7 million or 86 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. The reported earnings for the quarter comfortably beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. […]

Technicals

Should You Get Rid of Outerwall (OUTR) Now?

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 Outerwall Inc. […]

Technicals

ReneSola Stock: 3 Reasons Why SOL Is a Top Choice for Momentum Investors

Many investors like to look for momentum 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 momentum investors in the near term. […]

Technicals

Why You Shouldn’t Bet Against Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (PPHM) Stock

One stock that might be an intriguing choice for investors right now is Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. PPHM .This is because this security in the Medical Biomedical/Genetics space is seeing solid earnings estimate revision activity, and is in great company from a Zacks Industry Rank perspective. This is important because, often times, a rising tide will lift all boats in an industry, as there can be broad trends taking place in a segment that are boosting securities across the board. […]

Momentum Stocks

Bear of the Day: Genesee & Wyoming (GWR)

Genesee & Wyoming (GWR) first became a Zacks #5 Rank Strong Sell this year in May when it was trading $87. Since then, the stock price has fallen over 40% as earnings estimates for this year and next have slid 25%. Rail transport industries had a terrific couple of years in 2013 and 2014 as traffic hit records, with lots of help from abundant shale oil being pumped in record quantities and delivered efficiently to refineries […]