Stock Analysts

Stryker (SYK) Beats Earnings and Revenue Estimates in Q4

Maintaining the streak of positive earnings surprises, Stryker Corporation SYK reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings per share of $1.96, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Revenues of $3.47 billion outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.44 billion. Notably, revenues improved 9.9% year over year. […]

Stock Analysts

Disney (DIS) Q1 Earnings: Can Studio Segment Create Magic?

The Walt Disney Company DIS , which is scheduled to report first-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings on Feb 6, 2018, will be under investors’ purview. Investors will not just look at the top and bottom-line performance of this media bellwether but will also closely observe its key segments performance to ascertain whether the strategic initiatives taken by the company have yielded results or not. Let’s focus on the company’s Studio Segment and find out how it is going to perform […]

Technicals

Nasdaq (NDAQ) Q4 Earnings, Revenues Beat, Gives Outlook

Have you been eager to see how Nasdaq, Inc . NDAQ , performed in Q4 in comparison with the market expectations? Let’s quickly scan through the key facts from this NY-based major exchange operator’s earnings release this morning: An Earnings Beat Nasdaq reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.05 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01. […]

Technicals

Should You Buy USG Corporation (USG) Ahead of Earnings?

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

Mergers & Acquisitions

One Equity Partners Acquires Majority Share in Ericsson Media Solutions

One Equity Partners Acquires Majority Share in Ericsson Media Solutions New Partnership with Ericsson Positions Media Technology Leader for Sustained Growth PR Newswire NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2018 NEW YORK , Jan. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — One Equity Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Media Solutions, a global provider of media processing, delivery and TV service platforms, from Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC). […]