Month: November 2017

Amid a tough retail landscape Costco Wholesale Corporation COST continued with its solid comparable-store sales (comps) trend in the month of October as well. While major chains are grappling with sluggish store and mall traffic as consumers switch to online shopping, Costco seems somewhat resilient to the challenging retail backdrop. […]

Tapestry, Inc. TPR , which was formerly known as Coach, Inc., is expected to release first-quarter fiscal 2018 results on Nov 7. […]

Apple Inc AAPL reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2017 results wherein earnings per share and revenues of $2.07 and $52.6 billion easily beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.87 and $51.2 billion, respectively. On a year-over-year basis, earnings and revenues grew a respective 24% and 12%. The blowout performance allayed investor concern, leading to a 3% increase in share price in the aftermarket session […]

Moody's Corporation MCO reported third-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of $1.52 per share, which handily outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44. Also, the bottom line improved 10% from the year-ago quarter. Results were attributable to impressive revenue growth, reflecting strong issuance in the quarter […]

CBS Corporation CBS posted third-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of $1.11 per share that beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.07. The figure also increased 6% from the year-ago quarter. On a reported basis, the company delivered earnings from continuing operation of $1.03 a share down from $1.04 posted in the prior-year period. […]

j2 Global, Inc. ’s JCOM third-quarter 2017 earnings (excluding 68 cents from non-recurring items) of $1.34 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents. However, the bottom line increased 7.2% on a year-over-year basis on the back of higher revenues […]

Buckeye Partners, L.P. BPL reported third-quarter 2017 earnings of 81 cents per unit, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 86 cents by 5.8%. Moreover, it was lower than the year-ago figure of $1.19 by 31.9% […]

MDU Resources Group Inc. MDU reported third-quarter 2017 operating earnings of 46 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 50 cents by 8%. […]

Alliant Energy Corporation LNT reported third-quarter 2017 operating earnings from continuing operations of 75 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents by 14.8%. Reported earnings also missed year-over-year figureof 80 cents by 6.3%. […]

Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI posted third-quarter 2017 non-GAAP earnings of 47 cents, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 50 cents. […]

Machinery company Kennametal Inc. KMT reported better-than-expected results for first-quarter fiscal 2018 (ended Sep 30, 2017), with an earnings beat of 44.7%. The quarter’s adjusted earnings came in at 55 cents per share, excluding the impact of 7 cents per share of restructuring and related charges […]

Orbital ATK, Inc. OA posted third-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of $1.75 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.56 by 12.2%. […]

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. XRAY is one of the leading worldwide manufacturers’ dental consumables, dental laboratory products, dental specialty products and consumable medical device products. Post DENTSPLY-SIRONA merger, the business has been organized into two reporting segments: Dental & Healthcare Consumables and Technologies. […]

Tenet Healthcare Corp THC will report third-quarter results after market closes on Nov 6, 2017. Last quarter the company’s loss came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This underperformance primarily stemmed from a decline in California Provider Fee revenues reduced electronic health record incentives. […]