Stock Analysts

Google Announces Policy Revamp as YouTube Ad Row Escalates

The ad controversy that initially appeared to be just a tiny issue, at least to Alphabet Inc. ’s GOOGL Google, has intensified with a number of companies suspending their advertising on YouTube. Google did give an initial and rather weak explanation at the onset of the crisis stating that the company has policies to debar ads from appearing on pages or videos with offensive or derogatory content […]

Stock Analysts

Mosaic Declares Production Disruption at Esterhazy Mine

Mosaic Company MOS recently announced a production outage at its Esterhazy K2 potash mine in Saskatchewan. This incident is likely to reduce production by 200,000–300,000 tons. Although the production disruption is unlikely to impact first-quarter potash results, the company expects a negative impact on its second-quarter sales volumes […]

Economic Data

Plenty to Look Forward To

Monday, April 3, 2017 On this first trading day for the month of April, certain aspects of the market feel like the beginning of something: along with the hopes of warmer weather and the crack of the baseball bat sounding in parks all across the country, we are anticipating another strong quarter of growth as Q1 earnings season starts in the next couple weeks. At the end of this week, we’ll see the latest non-farm payroll report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Before this, however, we’ll see the latest private sector payroll reports from ADP ADP released before the opening bell this Wednesday. […]

Technicals

New Strong Sell Stocks for April 3rd

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List today: Accelerize Inc. ACLZ provides software solutions for businesses to enhance their digital advertising. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised 100% downward over the last 30 days […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Hub International Acquires The Assets Of Georgia-Based Heritage Corporate Benefits, LLC

Hub International Acquires The Assets Of Georgia-Based Heritage Corporate Benefits, LLC PR Newswire CHICAGO, April 3, 2017 CHICAGO , April 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Heritage Corporate Benefits, LLC (Heritage). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Based in Acworth, Georgia , Heritage specializes in employee benefits solutions […]

Technicals

Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for Global Partners (GLP): Time to Buy?

Global Partners LP GLP is a midstream logistics and marketing company which distributes gasoline, distillates, residual oil, and renewable fuels. It could be an interesting play for investors because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well. These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on GLP’s earnings for the coming quarter and year […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

TenCate Grass Acquires Synthetic Grass Warehouse

TenCate Grass Acquires Synthetic Grass Warehouse PR Newswire DAYTON, Tenn., April 3, 2017 DAYTON, Tenn. , April 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — TenCate Grass, developer, manufacturer and global supplier of innovative artificial turf components and systems, proudly announces the recent acquisition Synthetic Grass Warehouse (SGW) Inc., a leading supplier of synthetic turf for landscaping applications in the USA . SGW was established in 2004 by its current owners, Victor Lanfranco and Joe Ayoub […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Flack Global Metals and Kenwood Painted Metals Announce Merger

Flack Global Metals and Kenwood Painted Metals Announce Merger PR Newswire CHICAGO, April 3, 2017 CHICAGO , April 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Jeremy K. Flack, CEO of Flack Global Metals, and Greg Underwood , President of Kenwood Painted Metals, have announced the merger of their companies, effective April 1, 2017 . Mr […]

Stock Analysts

Should Value Investors Consider Dycom (DY) Stock Now?

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 […]