Technicals

New Strong Sell Stocks for July 31st

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List today: BGC Partners, Inc. BGCP is a brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets globally.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised 2% downward over the last 30 days. Carriage Services, Inc […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Acorn Growth Companies Acquires TSS

Acorn Growth Companies Acquires TSS PR Newswire OKLAHOMA CITY, July 31, 2017 OKLAHOMA CITY , July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Acorn Growth Companies (“Acorn”), a private equity firm investing exclusively in Aerospace & Defense (“A&D”), announced it has acquired Telecommunication Support Services, Inc. (“TSS”) headquartered in Melbourne, FL. The acquisition marks Acorn’s first in the defense electronics segment and the firm’s 20 th overall transaction since inception […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

TMI Trust Company Accepts The Trustee And Custody Services Portfolio From BMO Global Asset Management’s Family Office Business

TMI Trust Company Accepts The Trustee And Custody Services Portfolio From BMO Global Asset Management’s Family Office Business PR Newswire FT. WORTH, Texas, July 31, 2017 FT. WORTH, Texas , July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — TMI Trust Company (TMI), a Texas trust company, announces it has accepted the trustee and custody services portfolio for the Family Office business from BMO Trust and Custody Services, part of BMO Global Asset Management […]

Stock Analysts

Loews (L) Q2 Earnings Meet Estimates, Revenues Improve Y/Y

Loews Corporation L reported second-quarter 2017 operating earnings of 76 cents per share, which met the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Earnings surged 27% year over year. The quarter witnessed a better performance by CNA Financial CNA , Diamond Offshore DO and Loews Hotels and improved results from the parent company’s investment portfolio. […]

Stock Analysts

Factors Likely to Influence Cabela’s (CAB) Earnings in Q2

Cabela's Incorporated CAB , a specialty retailer and direct marketer of hunting, fishing, camping, and related outdoor merchandise, is scheduled to report second-quarter 2017 results on Aug 3. In the preceding quarter, the company’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 11.1%. Notably, the company’s earnings have lagged the estimate by 10% in three of the trailing four quarters. […]

Stock Analysts

Ball Corporation (BLL) Q2 Earnings: Is a Beat in the Offing?

We expect Ball Corporation BLL to beat estimates when it reports second-quarter 2017 results on Aug 3, before the opening bell. Ball Corporation surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, generating an average positive surprise of 5.61%. In the preceding quarter, it delivered a positive earnings surprise of 11.76% […]

Stock Analysts

Sanofi (SNY) Q2 Earnings In Line, Sales Lag,’17 View Raised

Sanofi SNY reported second-quarter 2017 earnings of 74 cents per American depositary share, which were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Earnings rose 3.1% on a reported basis and 1.5% at constant currency rates (CER). Second-quarter net sales rose 6.4% on a reported basis and 5.5% at CER to almost $9.52 billion (€8.66 billion). […]

Economic Data

Q2 Earnings Continue, Apple Tomorrow

Monday, July 31st, 2017 The last day of the first month of Q2 earnings season kicks off with another huge week of Q2 earnings reports. Though we’ve come off the top of the mountain peak last Thursday, we still see a huge plate of earnings ahead, including 130 S&P 500 companies — perhaps most importantly Apple (AAPL), which reports after the bell tomorrow. The Zacks Rank #3 (Hold)-rated Apple is expected to bring in $1.57 per share, a +10.56% upswing from a year ago. […]

Technicals

Why Entergy (ETR) Might Surprise This Earnings Season

Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Entergy Corporation ETR 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 Entergy is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity as of late, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat. […]