Month: November 2017

Delphi Automotive PLC DLPH posted $1.66 per share of adjusted earnings in the third quarter of 2017, up from $1.5 earned in the prior-year quarter. The bottom line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.56. […]

Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. CNAT reported third-quarter 2017 loss of 13 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 5 cents. However, the loss was narrower than the year-ago figure of 31 cents […]

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation DNB reported third-quarter 2017 results wherein adjusted earnings of $1.79 per share easily beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.58. On a year-over-year basis, non-GAAP earnings were flat. On an adjusted basis and after including forex effect, total revenue came in at $430 million, up 4% year over year. […]

Qorvo Inc. QRVO reported second-quarter fiscal 2018 non-GAAP earnings of $1.52 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8 cents. The figure jumped 17.8% from the year-ago quarter. […]

Upstream player Chesapeake Energy Corporation CHK reported strong third-quarter 2017 earnings, courtesy of higher oil equivalent price realizations and lower operating costs. Results were, however, partially affected by lower oil equivalent production. Earnings per share (excluding special items) of 12 cents surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 10 cents and the year-ago adjusted figure of 9 cents. […]

U.S. energy firm Apache Corp. APA reported third-quarter earnings per share – excluding one-time items – of 4 cents, versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate for a loss of 5 cents. […]

NRG Energy, Inc . NRG reported earnings of 61 cents in the third quarter of 2017, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate 92 cents by 33.7%. Revenues NRG Energy's quarterly operating revenues of $3,049 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,937 million by 3.8%. […]

Ball Corporation BLL reported third-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 52 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 59 cents. Earnings, however, were up 8.3% year over year. On a reported basis, the company posted earnings of 13 cents per share compared to 9 cents per share recorded in the prior-year quarter. […]

Williams Partners L.P. ’s WPZ third-quarter 2017 earnings of 27 cents per limited-partner unit lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 39 cents. […]

Exelon Corporation ’s EXC third-quarter 2017 operating earnings of 85 cents per share lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Quarterly earnings were 6.6% lower than the year-ago figure of 91 cents. The year-over-year decline in earnings was due to the impact of lower load volumes delivered at the Generation segment due to mild weather, lower realized energy prices related to Exelon's ratable hedging strategy and unfavorable weather conditions at the utilities. […]

Coty Inc COTY is slated to report first-quarter fiscal 2018 results on Nov 9, before the opening bell. The company has been undertaking several efforts to augment its portfolio and transform its brands. Such initiatives led to higher fixed and operating costs, which are weighing on the company’s profitability. […]

Vulcan Materials Company ’s VMC third-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of $1.04 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 95 cents by 9.5%. Also, the bottom line increased about 2% on a year-over-year basis. Total revenues of $1.09 billion also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.06 billion by 2.8%. […]

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 's MLM third-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings per share of $2.39 missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.49 by 4%. Earnings also declined 4% from the prior-year quarter due to the impact of hurricanes. […]

The third-quarter reporting cycle is nearing its tail end, with 71.2% of the S&P 500 members having reported their results (as of Nov 1, 2017). Notably, 74.9% of these index members surpassed EPS estimates with a revenue beat ratio of 65.7%. Meanwhile, majority of the companies from the broader Aerospace sector have already released their quarterly numbers. […]

Potbelly Corporation PBPB is set to report third-quarter 2017 results on Nov 3, before market opens. Last quarter, the company missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings by 8.33%. Prior to that, this Chicago-based casual-dining restaurant’s earnings surpassed the consensus estimate in three straight quarters, with an average beat of 37.74% […]

On Oct 31, we issued an updated research report on Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation IART . The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). […]