Month: December 2017

Science Applications International Corp. SAIC reported third-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings of 98 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 13 cents and increased 8% from the year-ago quarter. Moreover, revenues increased 3% from the year-ago quarter to $1.15 billion and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11 billion. […]

Ferrellgas Partners LP FGP reported first-quarter fiscal 2018 adjusted loss of 49 cents per unit, significantly wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss of 28 cents. Quarterly loss was also wider than the year-ago loss of 44 cents. […]

Shares of TAL Education Group TAL have rallied more than 150% so far this year, outperforming the 42.1% gain of the Zacks Schools Industry . Also, the company has outperformed the industry in the 52-week time frame. Moreover, earnings estimates have risen in the last few weeks, suggesting that sentiments on TAL Education are moving in the right direction. […]

Varian VAR recently announced the receipt of ANVISA registration for the Halcyonsystem in Brazil. With this registration, Varian will now be able to market this system in country. […]

ExxonMobil Corporation XOM is planning to reap benefits from Mexico’s new energy policy regime. The company is partnering with retailer — Grupo Orsan — to open Mobil stations in the country. […]

Meritor, Inc. MTOR has announced its investment in California-based electrification technologies company TransPower. Given the widespread knowledge and experience of TransPower in electric vehicles (EVs) technologies and system integration, it is expected that this investment will provide a competitive edge to Meritor in developing electrical drive systems […]

Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA has made yet another move to strengthen its presence in the automotive space. The company has teamed up with Ford Motor Company F to explore new opportunities in the connected car space. The deal is in line with the Chinese conglomerate’s strategy of gradually merging online and offline retail […]

The players in the Financial Transaction Services industry have performed decently so far this year driven by improvement in U.S. economy, low unemployment, reduced inflation, and healthy consumer confidence that resulted in increased business volumes. The industry is also witnessing a shift from cash payments to online transactions, thanks to increased proliferation of information technology. […]

You can simply arrive at a decision to Buy or Sell a particular stock by looking at its sales and earnings numbers. But such a strategy does not always guarantee superior returns. A critical analysis of the company’s financial background is always required for a better investment decision […]

Value style is considered one of the best practices when it comes to picking stocks. There are different valuation metrics to determine a stock’s inherent strength but a random selection of a ratio cannot serve your purpose if you want a realistic assessment of a company’s financial position. For this, we would suggest Price to Cash Flow (or P/CF) ratio as one of the key metrics […]

Machinery company The Middleby Corporation MIDD recently announced the acquisition of Denmark-based Scanico A/S. Financial terms of the buyout have not been disclosed. […]

Ushering in good news for shareholders, data-center REIT CoreSite Realty Corporation COR announced a hike of 8.9% in its quarterly cash dividend. The company will now pay a dividend of 98 cents per share for the fourth quarter, up from 90 cents paid in the prior quarter. It also marks a 22.5% increase from the dividend rate set in December 2016. […]

Per Reuters, Ford Motor Company F will start testing its most recent autonomous vehicle technology by 2018. However, the commercial production of self-driving vehicles is not expected before 2021. The company has plans to test these autonomous vehicle prototypes in a variety of pilot programs in association with partners, namely, Lyft, Inc. […]

This week, companies like Novo Nordisk NVO and Eli Lilly and Company LLY were in the news with both providing regulatory updates. While Novo Nordisk gained approval for a new type II diabetes drug, the FDA expanded the label of Lilly’s Taltz. Recap of the Week’s Most Important Stories Novo Nordisk Diabetes Drug Gets FDA Nod: Novo Nordisk got a major boost with the FDA approving the company’s new type II diabetes drug, Ozempic […]

United Continental Holdings, Inc .’s UAL wholly owned subsidiary, United Airlines, reported traffic numbers for November. Traffic, measured in revenue passenger miles (RPMs), was 17.02 billion, up 5.1% from the year-ago figure. […]

American Outdoor Brands Corporation AOBC reported second-quarter fiscal 2018 (ended Oct 31, 2017) financial results. The company’s adjusted earnings per share of 11 cents surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 7 cents by 57.1%. However, the reported figure declined 83.8% from the year-ago level of 68 cents […]

Kraton Corporation’ s KRA stock looks promising at the moment. The chemical maker has seen its shares shoot up roughly 43% over the past three months. We are positive on the company’s prospects and believe that the time is right for you to add the stock to portfolio as it looks promising and is poised to carry the momentum ahead. […]