Technicals

Is Cambrex (CBM) a Great Growth Stock?

Growth stocks can be some of the most exciting picks in the market, as these high-flyers can captivate investors’ attention, and produce big gains as well. However, these can also lead on the downside when the growth story is over, so it is important to find companies which are still seeing strong growth prospects in their businesses. […]

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3 Reasons Momentum Stock Investors Will Love Addus HomeCare (ADUS)

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

How Fulton Financial (FULT) Stock Stands Out in a Strong Industry

One stock that might be an intriguing choice for investors right now is Fulton Financial Corporation FULT . This is because this security in the Banks-Northeast 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 […]

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DICK’S Sporting (DKS) Stock Down Despite Q3 Earnings Beat

DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. DKS , the sporting goods retailer, came out with third-quarter fiscal 2016 results, wherein earnings of 48 cents per share jumped 6.7% year over year, also cruising ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 42 cents. Results were mainly driven by robust comparable store sales (comps), coupled with gross margin expansion […]

Stock Analysts

Retail Stocks’ Q3 Earnings Slated for Nov 16: LOW, TGT, LB

The Q3 earnings season has been grabbing eyeballs not only because it is turning out to be an encouraging one after five straight quarters of earnings declines but it has also coincided with the much-talked about Presidential election, wherein Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton. We are almost at the tail end of the reporting cycle, with most sectors about to draw their curtains, but the main show remains for the Retail/Wholesale sector. Per our Earnings Preview report as of Nov 11, earnings for the total S&P 500 companies will improve 3.4% from the year-ago period, with total revenue rising 1.5%. […]

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Finance Stocks’ Q3 Earnings Slated on Nov 16: GBDC, FGL, ECC

The third-quarter 2016 earnings reporting cycle for the Finance sector has almost ended. Results of the industry participants depict a significant improvement in the sector’s performance as a whole, despite a challenging operating environment. Per our latest Earnings Preview report, all S&P 500 companies in the Finance sector have reported results for the third quarter as of Nov 11, 2016 […]

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ExxonMobil to Augment Polyethylene Capacity at Beaumont

ExxonMobil Corporation XOM recently announced that it has started construction of a new production unit at its polyethylene plant in Beaumont. The cost of the project has not been disclosed. Beaumont is located about 80 miles east of downtown Houston and this new unit will be part of a multibillion-dollar investment by the company along the Gulf Coast. […]