Month: January 2017

To make digital services easily accessible, cybersecurity firm Symantec Corporation SYMC recently rolled out an enhanced Wi-Fi router — Norton Core — that will offer a secure Internet connection. The world is increasingly going digital and better Internet connectivity is more of a necessity than luxury today. This security software router is expected to be one of the most powerful home WiFi services in the United States […]

There seems to be no stopping media behemoth, The Walt Disney Company ’s DIS movies. The company’s latest movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story crossed $800 million at the box office internationally. The movie is the first spinoff of the cult franchise “Star Wars” produced by Disney, since its acquisition of Lucasfilm for $4 billion in 2012. […]

Strong manufacturing and housing reports drove the U.S. dollar to a 14-year high and kept all major domestic indices near record highs. […]

After a dismal 2015, during which it lost 2.3%, the Dow has just completed a spectacular year. The blue-chip index soared in 2016, gaining 13.4% even as all the other benchmarks recorded spectacular gains. Markets survived early blues from slowing growth in China’s economy as well as the “Brexit” which occurred mid of 2016 […]

Grocery retailer SUPERVALU Inc. SVU has been in troubled waters for the past one year due to tough competitive pressure, deflationary environment in the food industry and soft sales in the retail segment. The company’s shares have declined 31.3% in the past one year, underperforming the Zacks categorized Food-Miscellaneous Diversified industry that witnessed an increase of 9% in the same time frame […]

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. APOG with a market capitalization of $1.55 billion has been performing well, of late. The company is a leader in technologies for the design and development of value-added glass products, services and systems. […]

Amazon.com Inc.’s AMZN film production division, Amazon Studios, has green-lit the third season of its original dramatic TV series — The Man in the High Castle. The release date for the season has not yet been decided. The first two series of The Man in the High Castle are already available on Prime Video in the U.S., UK, Germany and Austria via the Amazon Video app on TVs and connected devices like mobile, Fire TV, and online at Amazon.com/originals […]

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 […]

In an attempt to penetrate further into the auto industry, Alphabet Inc. ’s GOOGL Google has entered into a partnership with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. FCAU to build a new Uconnect infotainment system based on the Android operating system (OS). […]

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? […]

Brown & Brown, Inc. BRO announced that Hull & Company, LLC’s subsidiary has acquired the commercial MGA operations of Insurance House. Hull & Company is a wholesale insurance subsidiary of Brown & Brown. […]

We issued an updated research report on contract drilling player, Rowan Companies plc RDC on Jan 3, 2017. The company is poised to benefit from the recent deal between OPEC and non-OPEC players. However, Rowan underperformed the Zacks categorized Oil & Gas-Drilling industry over a period of last one year. […]

You must count on CBS Corporation CBS , as it appears promising on the back of its growth catalysts as well as stellar top- and bottom-line performance. Also, this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock has exhibited a bullish run in the index. […]

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 […]