Stock Analysts

Apple’s iPhone 8 to Drive 9.1% Increase in Shipments Per IDC

Per the latest report from research firm, IDC, Apple Inc ’s AAPL much awaited iPhone 8 will result in a major upgrade cycle in 2018. Per the report, Apple will see a 9.1% rise in iPhone shipments next year driven by iPhone 8, iPhone 7S and 7S Plus. Though iPhone 8 is slated for release this year, the majority of shipments are “likely to land early in 2018” according to IDC. […]

Stock Analysts

DuPont Launches EverpreX Soybean Herbicide to Protect Crops

DuPont ’s DD Crop Protection business has introduced EverpreX herbicide that offers extended residual control of ALS-, PPO- and/or glyphosate resistant weeds, including waterhemp, Palmer amaranth and other pigweed species. EverpreX is a valuable solution for weed resistance as it helps safeguard yield potential by minimizing competition for nutrients, moisture and sunlight. […]

Economic Data

Positive Surprise Alphabet Soup: Q2 GDP 3%, ADP 237K

Wednesday, August 30th, 2017 This morning, two key economic reads hit the tape ahead of the opening bell: the first revision of Q2 GDP and the ADP ADP private-sector payroll results were both better than expected. GDP hit 3.0% for this second read, up from 2.6% in the initial release and 20 basis points higher than analysts were expecting. […]

Technicals

Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Good News for HollyFrontier (HFC)

HollyFrontier Corporation HFC is a Texas based petroleum refining company that could be an interesting play for investors. That is 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 HFC’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. […]

Technicals

Advisory Board (ABCO) in Focus: Stock Moves 6.4% Higher

The Advisory Board Company ABCO was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise over 6% on the day. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This reverses the recent trend for the company—as the stock is now down 5.6% in the past one-month time frame […]

Technicals

Why Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) Could Be Positioned for a Surge?

Golden Ocean Group Limited GOGL , a shipping company engaged in transportation of bulk commodities worldwide, could be an interesting play for investors. That is 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 GOGL’s earnings for the coming quarter and year […]

Technicals

Brown-Forman (BF.B) Q1 Earnings & Sales Top, Stock Gains

Brown-Forman Corporation BF.B , the world’s leading producer and distributor of premium alcoholic beverages, came out with first-quarter fiscal 2018 results, wherein earnings of 46 cents surged 27% year over year and came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 39 cents. Earnings Estimate Revision: The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2018 has been unchanged in the last 30 days. In the trailing four quarters, excluding quarter under review, the company fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by an average of 2.5%. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Lithium Exploration Group in Discussions to Acquire two Lithium Battery Design Patents

Lithium Exploration Group in Discussions to Acquire two Lithium Battery Design Patents PR Newswire PHOENIX, August 30, 2017 PHOENIX , August 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Lithium Exploration Group Inc. (USOTC: LEXG) announced today that it is engaged in discussions with the owner of two lithium battery patents to partner on the establishment of a lithium technology development company. […]

Stock Analysts

4 Reasons Why Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR) is a Solid Pick

During the last earnings season, the Finance sector was one of the best performers. Despite inflation-related issues and increasing chances of political uncertainty, we can add some banking stocks to our portfolio based on their strong fundamentals and robust long-term growth opportunities. Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. […]

Stock Analysts

Monsanto’s Tech Improvements to Boost Innovation Platform

Monsanto Company MON is all set to equip growers with more state-of-the-art crop-yield enhancing solutions over the long run. The company’s subsidiary — The Climate Corporation — recently announced the inclusion of advanced data-connectivity enhancements and additional features to its non-imitable Climate FieldView digital agriculture platform for the 2018 crop season. […]