Month: February 2018

LifePoint Health, Inc. LPNT reported earnings of 77 cents per share in fourth-quarter 2017 that missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.94%. Also, the figure declined 41.5% year over year, due to revenue decline and increase in expenses. […]

General Mills Inc. GIS is foraying outside of food for human consumption, as it intends to buy Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc. BUFF . […]

General Electric Company GE lowered its pension deficit by $2.4 billion in 2017 compared to the previous year owing to solid performance, employer contributions and changes in mortality and salary assumptions. The move marks 8% decrease in its existing $28.7 billion pension deficit. The company is going through tough times tackling the worst shortfall in corporate America […]

Ambarella Inc. AMBA is slated to release fourth-quarter fiscal 2018 results on Mar 1. […]

The board of directors of Chubb Limited CB has recently announced that it will propose a 2.8% increase in annual dividend at the annual general meeting. If approved, this will be the 25th straight year of dividend hikes by the company. As expected, the announcement found favor with investors, driving up the shares by 0.7% in the last trading session […]

NRG Energy, Inc. NRG will report fourth-quarter 2017 results before the market opens on Mar 1. Last quarter, this company delivered a negative surprise of 33.7% […]

EPR Properties EPR is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 28, after the closing bell. The company’s funds from operations (FFO) per share and revenues are anticipated to increase year over year. […]

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MDGL is expected to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on April 2, after the market closes. […]

The most common strategy is to invest in risky stocks with the hope of lucrative returns. The strategy works well only when the market is bullish, but investors should prepare mentally for the opposite scenario. […]

Retail REIT Federal Realty Investment Trust FRT is likely to remain on the growth curve backed by its premium retail assets, diverse tenant base and efforts to improve operating performance through expansion, renovation and re-tenanting support long-term profitability. However, the choppy retail real estate environment and portfolio redevelopment efforts might limit the company’s growth tempo in the near term. Recently, Federal Realty reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted funds from operations (FFO) per share of $1.47, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate […]

Nokia Corporation NOK has announced plans to acquire Unium, a US-based software company, specialized in providing solutions to complex wireless networking problems for use in mission-critical and residential Wi-Fi networks. The deal is expected to close by Mar 31, 2018. […]

NCI Building Systems, Inc. NCS has modified its business segments from three reportable divisions to four new segments. This strategic move is in sync with the company’s attempt to manage its business by focusing on operating performance and allocating resources […]

Mercadolibre, Inc. MELI reported fourth-quarter 2017 non-GAAP earnings (adjusted for Venezuela operations) of 20 cents per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 35 cents. The figure plunged 68.2% sequentially and 82.7% year over year. […]

On Feb 23, we issued an updated research report on Lithia Motors, Inc. LAD . On Feb 14, the company announced fourth-quarter and full-year 2017 results […]

Shares of Alaska Air Group, Inc. ALK have lost 33.6% in a year, significantly underperforming the industry ’s gain of 9.6%. Reasons Behind the Price Plunge High labor and fuel costs have been hurting the company’s bottom line for quite some time […]

Employers Holdings, Inc. EIG witnessed affirmation of Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb-” by the credit rating giant A.M. Best while the outlook of the ratings was revised to positive from stable. […]