Stock Analysts

Should Value Investors Pick SUPERVALU (SVU) Stock Now?

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? One way to find these companies is by looking at several key metrics and financial ratios, many of which are crucial in the value stock selection process. […]

Technicals

Archer Daniels (ADM) Tops Q4 Earnings, Revenues Lag Estimates

Archer Daniels Midland Company ADM , a leading player in the global food processing industry, released fourth-quarter 2017 results, wherein adjusted earnings of 82 cents per share outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 70 cents and also grew 9.3% from 75 cents per share earned in the year-ago quarter. Earnings Estimate Revision: The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2017 portrays a downtrend in the last seven days. […]

Technicals

LabCorp (LH) Tops Q4 Earnings & Misses Revenue Estimates

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings LH is a leading independent clinical laboratory, whose offerings include a broad range of routine tests (including blood chemistry analysis, urinalyses, blood cell count, thyroid test, Pap tests and HIV tests) as well as specialty testing operations or esoteric testing. Currently, LabCorp has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) but that could change following its fourth quarter 2017 earnings report which has just released […]

Technicals

Why Earnings Season Could Be Great for Total (TOT)

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

Technicals

TransDigm (TDG) Q1 Earnings Jump Y/Y, Revenues Miss

TransDigm Group Incorporated TDG is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components that are used in in-service commercial and military aircraft. The company has an extensive portfolio of proprietary products, which boosts its competitive position. TransDigm is seeing some negative trends at present, like weaker defense aftermarket orders and soft business jet, helicopter and freighter revenues, which is hurting its prospects […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

VARIDESK Acquires Stand2Learn™, Provider Of Standing Desk Solutions For K-12 Students

VARIDESK Acquires Stand2Learn™, Provider Of Standing Desk Solutions For K-12 Students MOVE CEMENTS VARIDESK AS LEADER IN ACTIVE WORKSPACE SOLUTIONS FOR ALL AGES PR Newswire DALLAS, Feb. 6, 2018 DALLAS , Feb. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — VARIDESK , the global leader in Active Workspace ™ innovation, today announced the acquisition of Stand2Learn , a pioneer in the research and development of standing desks for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Blue Ox Healthcare Partners Takes 30% Stake in RX Solutions

Blue Ox Healthcare Partners Takes 30% Stake in RX Solutions PR Newswire NEW YORK, February 6, 2018 NEW YORK , February 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Ox Healthcare Partners, LLC , a specialized private equity firm investing growth capital in the healthcare industry, has taken a 30% stake in RX Solutions, LLC. The business of RX Solutions is to enable consumers to gain access to fixed and/or reduced cost prescription drugs. RX Solutions serves consumers in the US who have an income in the 200-400% range of the Federal Poverty Level […]

Technicals

Why Earnings Season Could Be Great for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)

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