Month: January 2017

Aetna Inc. AET recently signed a four-year reinsurance arrangement with Vitality Re VIII Limited. This deal would not only enable Aetna to reduce the amount of required capital for its group commercial health insurance business but also provide it with $200 million of collateralized excess of loss reinsurance coverage on a portion of the same business […]

The Q4 earnings season is in full swing with 33.9% of the elite S&P 500 Index members having reported quarterly results so far. According to our latest Earnings Preview , the performance of the 170 index members (accounting for 33.9% of the index’s total market capitalization) that have already reported their financial numbers this quarter indicate that total earnings increased 6% on 3.1% increase in revenues. The beat ratio is strong with 64.1% companies surpassing bottom-line expectations and 54.7% outperforming on the top-line front. […]

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? One way to find these companies is by looking at several key metrics and financial ratios, many of which are crucial in the value stock selection process. […]

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? One way to find these companies is by looking at several key metrics and financial ratios, many of which are crucial in the value stock selection process […]

Energizer Holdings Inc. ( ENR ) is set to report first-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Feb 1. Last quarter, it posted a positive earnings surprise of 8.00%. […]

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? One way to find these companies is by looking at several key metrics and financial ratios, many of which are crucial in the value stock selection process. […]

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? One way to find these companies is by looking at several key metrics and financial ratios, many of which are crucial in the value stock selection process […]

WESCO International, Inc. ’s WCC fourth quarter 2016 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 96 cents beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.1% or 2 cents. […]

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. SPB posted first-quarter fiscal 2017 results, wherein the top line was disappointing, but the bottom line remained strong, leading shares of the company to jump 7.9%. Further, we note that this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock has yielded 38.9% in the past one year, outperforming the Zacks categorized Consumer Products-Miscellaneous Staples industry’s gain of 2.9% in the same time frame. […]

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? […]

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? […]

The Q4 earnings season is at its peak with as many as 106 S&P 500 members set to release their quarterly results this week.So far, 170 S&P 500 members comprising 33.9% of the index’s total market capitalization have reported Q4 results. Per the latest Earnings Preview (dated Jan 27, 2017), total earnings for these companies increased 6% due to 3.1% growth in revenues, both on a year-over-year basis. While 64.1% companies beat the bottom-line estimate, 54.7% posted better-than-expected revenues […]

Sony Corporation SNE is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2016 results on Feb 2. The company had pleasantly surprised investors by posting earnings against loss estimates in the last two quarters. However, this was preceded by a miss, when it reported wider-than-expected losses. […]

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? One way to find these companies is by looking at several key metrics and financial ratios, many of which are crucial in the value stock selection process […]