Stock Analysts

Huntington Ingalls Continues Partnership with Westinghouse

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. ’s HII subsidiary, Newport News Industrial (“NNI”) will continue its partnership with Westinghouse Electric Company for the construction of a domestic nuclear power plant. The company will also act as a supply partner for Westinghouse in support of international opportunities […]

Stock Analysts

5 Low Price-to-Sales Stocks Poised for Big Returns

While Price-to-Earnings is the first to cross one’s mind when using valuation metrics, Price-to-Sales has emerged as a convenient tool to determine the value of stocks that are suffering losses or are in an early cycle of development, generating meager or no profits. Though a loss-making company with a negative Price-to-Earnings ratio falls out of investors’ favor, its Price-to-Sales could indicate the hidden strength in its business. This underrated ratio is also used to identify recovery situations or ensure that a company's growth is not overvalued. […]

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Royal Caribbean (RCL) Inks Deal with Miami-Dade County

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. RCL announced that it has signed a public-private partnership with Miami-Dade County to build a new state-of-the-art cruise terminal at PortMiami, which will open in late 2018. Details of the Project The 170,000-square-foot terminal will serve as the homeport for Royal Caribbean International ships and bring the world’s largest cruise ships to PortMiami, including a 5,400-passenger Oasis-class ship […]

Technicals

Monsanto (MON) Misses Q3 Earnings and Revenues

Monsanto Company MON has carved a name for itself in the global agricultural chemicals’ industry. By conducting trade, the company tries to enhance the yield and quality of several commercial and non commercial agricultural crops such as cotton, soybean and corn. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Avondale Acquires Local Wealth Management Advisory Firm The Steine & Gooch Company, Inc.

Avondale Acquires Local Wealth Management Advisory Firm The Steine & Gooch Company, Inc. PR Newswire NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 29, 2016 NASHVILLE, Tenn. , June 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Avondale Group, the parent company of Avondale Partners, LLC, announced today the acquisition of The Steine & Gooch Company, a Nashville -based investment advisory and portfolio management firm founded here in 1985 […]

Technicals

Inphi (IPHI) Looks Good: Stock Adds 6.7% in Session

Inphi Corporation IPHI was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise roughly 7% on the day. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This stock, trading in a volatile price range of $25.93 to $33.34 in the past one-month time frame, showed a pick-up yesterday at $27.67. […]

Technicals

Is US Physical Therapy an Incredible Momentum Stock? 3 Reasons Why USPH Will Be Tough to Beat

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

Contango Oil & Gas Company (MCF): Strong Industry, Solid Earnings Estimate Revisions

One stock that might be an intriguing choice for investors right now is Contango Oil & Gas Company MCF . This is because this security in the Oil & Gas – US Exploration & Production 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. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Express Scripts Announces Tender Offers for Outstanding Debt Securities

Express Scripts Announces Tender Offers for Outstanding Debt Securities PR Newswire ST. LOUIS, June 29, 2016 ST. LOUIS , June 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ: ESRX) (the ” Company ” or ” Express Scripts “) today announced that it has commenced tender offers to purchase for cash the debt securities listed in the tables below (collectively, the ” Securities ” and each a ” series “). […]

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Facebook (FB) to Launch Slideshow Feature on iOS App

To make users share more personal information, Facebook FB will be adding a new feature this week called Slideshow to its iOS mobile app. Slideshow has been a part of the social media service’s photo sharing Moments app. Facebook will now automatically sync users’ photos and video and if there are more than five pictures/videos taken in the last 24 hours, it will create a slideshow for you. […]

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U.S. Economy Up 1% in Q1: Will Brexit Derail Growth?

The historic decision that marked the exit of Great Britain from the European Union shook the financial world and rattled the stock markets globally. Market pundits believe that the ensuing market turmoil will take time to alleviate and could put a brake on the recovery of the U.S. economy, which expanded at a rate of 1.1% in the first quarter of 2016, up from 0.8% anticipated earlier […]

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Healthcare Realty Trust Prices 8M Common Stock Offering

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated HR has announced the pricing of its public offering of 8 million newly issued common shares. This is likely to generate gross proceeds of $268 million for this Nashville, TN-based healthcare real estate investment trust (“REIT”). Subject to the fulfillment of certain customary closing conditions, this offering is likely to happen on or around Jul 5, 2016 […]

Stock Analysts

NIKE’s (NKE) Q4 Earnings Beat, Sales Miss; Stock Down

NIKE Inc. NKE posted fourth-quarter fiscal 2016 results, wherein its bottom line surpassed estimates for the sixteenth straight quarter. However, this Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) stock declined 4% in the after-market trading session as sales lagged the consensus estimate for the third consecutive time […]