Stock Analysts

AmerisourceBergen (ABC) Q1 Earnings Beat, Revenues Lag

AmerisourceBergen Corporation ABC posted earnings (excluding one-time items) of $1.36 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 (ended Dec 31, 2016), beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.24 and increasing from $1.27 earned in the year-ago quarter. Moreover, revenues improved 4.0% to $38.2 billion in the reported quarter. However, reported revenues were below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $39.1 billion. […]

Stock Analysts

Cardinal Health (CAH) Q2 Earnings: What’s in the Cards?

Dublin, OH-based Cardinal Health CAH , a global player in the healthcare services and products space, is set to report second-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Feb 7, before the bell. Last quarter, the company posted earnings of $1.24 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.21 but decreased 10% on a year-over-year basis. Notably, on an average, Cardinal Health beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by almost 3.7% over the last four quarters […]

Stock Analysts

Is American Outdoor Brands (AOBC) a Great Pick for Value Investors?

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 […]

Stock Analysts

Cerner (CERN): What’s in the Cards this Earnings Season?

North Kansas City, MO-based Cerner Corporation CERN , a leading global provider of healthcare information technology solutions (“HCIT”), is set to report fourth-quarter 2016 results, after the closing bell on Feb 9. In the third quarter, the company posted earnings of 55 cents per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. However, earnings improved 10% on a year-over-year basis. […]

Technicals

Should You Buy Ingersoll-Rand (IR) Ahead of Earnings?

Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Ingersoll-Rand PLC IR may be one such company. The firm has earnings coming up pretty soon, and events are shaping up quite nicely for their report. That is because Ingersoll-Rand is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity as of late, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat. […]

Technicals

MasterCard’s (MA) Q4 Earnings Beat on Higher Revenue

Have you been eager to see how MasterCard Inc. MA , a technology company in the global payments industry, performed in Q4 in comparison with the market expectations? Let’s quickly scan through the key facts from Purchase, NY-based Company’s earnings release this morning: An Earnings Beat MasterCard reported earnings per share of 86 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 85 cents […]

Technicals

ExxonMobil (XOM) Beats on Q4 Earnings & Revenues

Irving, TX-based ExxonMobil Corporation XOM is the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, engaged in oil and natural gas exploration and production, petroleum products refining and marketing, chemicals manufacture, and other energy-related businesses. The company divides its operations into three segments: Upstream, Downstream and Chemicals. […]