Month: November 2016

D.R. Horton Inc. DHI is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2016 results on Nov 8, before the opening bell. […]

Over 84% of the total S&P 500 index members have released their third-quarter 2016 results through Nov 4. Results have improved considerably from the previous quarters and are expected to end up in the positive territory after five consecutive quarters of earnings decline for the S&P 500 index. […]

We are nearing the end of the third-quarter earnings season, with 423 S&P 500 members – accounting for 84.6% of the index’s total market capitalization – having reported results as of Nov 4. (Read more: Q3 Earnings Season: An Inflection Point ) Total earnings for these index members were up 3.6% from the year-ago quarter and revenues were up 2.4% year over year. […]

The September-quarter end reporting cycle is drawing to an end. Some companies from the real estate investment trust (REIT) industry are yet to report their results. On Nov 8, Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc GLPI , NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. […]

Sporting goods retailer, Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. BGFV seems to be a lucrative investment option at the moment as its stock price continues to surge following the splendid third-quarter 2016 results, alongside the company’s impressive growth strategies and financial strength. Notably, the company’s shares have surged about 9.3% since the earnings release on Nov 1 and a whopping 75.7% year to date. […]

A few chemical companies are slated to report their quarterly results on Nov 8. The chemical industry remains on the road to recovery, aided by strength across the automotive and construction markets. Chemical makers are gaining from strategic measures including expansion into high-growth markets, aggressive cost management, acquisitions and investments in capacity expansion. […]

Earnings growth and valuation multiples are indeed important for investors to determine a stock's ability to offer considerable returns. But these are also essential in determining whether a stock’s price performance is better than its peers or the industry average. If the stock’s performance is lacking that of the broader groups despite having impressive earnings growth or valuation multiples, then something must be wrong. […]

Ontario, Canada-based Canadian Solar Inc. CSIQ is expected to release third-quarter 2016 financial results on Nov 8. Last quarter, the company posted a positive earnings surprise of 70.00% […]

On Nov 7, Zacks Investment Research updated the research report on business services provider Cintas Corporation CTAS . Cintas started fiscal 2017 on a positive note, recording solid first-quarter results on the back of healthy top-line growth. Both earnings and revenues improved year over year and beat the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate […]

Shares of industrial goods manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Plc IR scaled a new 52-week high of $69.37 on Nov 4, before closing the trading session a notch lower at $68.75 for a healthy year-to-date return of 24.3%. Despite the price rise, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock still has enough fundamental strength for further appreciation. The stock is currently trading at a forward P/E of 16.4x and has long-term earnings growth expectation of 9.7%. […]

The third-quarter earnings season is well into the second half of the reporting cycle with more than 423 S&P 500 companies having already reported results till Nov 4. We notice that results in the third quarter have improved remarkably from the preceding quarters and would likely end up being in the optimistic territory after five repeated seasons of earnings decline for the benchmark index. However, while estimating the performance of U.S.-based machinery stocks, we believe that factors like election-induced market instability, a strong U.S. […]

HSBC Holdings plc HSBC reported dismal third-quarter 2016 results. The company recorded a net loss attributable to shareholders of $204 million, compared with net income attributable to shareholders of $5.2 billion in the year-ago quarter. Divestiture of its Brazilian operation and tough operating backdrop were the primary reasons for the loss. […]