Month: February 2018

Square Inc. SQ is set to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 27. The company’s expanding international footprint is anticipated to be a significant growth driver owing to the increasing demand for payments processing and mobile-commerce services among small businesses globally […]

W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW looks promising at the moment on the back of its pricing initiatives, digital marketing strategies, focus on improving cost structure and efforts to bring its Canadian business back to profitability […]

The earnings season is at its tail end with about 398 S&P 500 companies having reported results till Feb 16, 2018. Various analysis and comparisons are being done by industry peers to gauge the underlying metrics and relative performance. Let us perform a similar analysis of two leading players in the Business Services sector to pick the best investment option based on the fourth-quarter 2017 earnings scorecard. […]

Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. MLNX recently revised first-quarter fiscal 2018 outlook. The company now projects revenues between $240 million and $250 million, compared with the earlier guided range of $222-$232 million […]

The upswing in the construction sector through 2017 is not displaying any signals of fizzing out anytime soon. Factors like rise in U.S. housing starts & building permits, impressive labor market scenario, upbeat wage rates, modest inflation and Trump’s long-awaited $1.5-trillion infrastructure plan are all key drivers behind this upside […]

Salesforce.com Inc. CRM is slated to release fourth-quarter fiscal 2018 results on Feb 28. The question lingering in investors’ minds is whether this customer relationship management solution provider will be able to post a positive earnings surprise in the quarter. […]

Huntsman Corporation HUN reported net income (attributable to shareholders) of $246 million or $1 per share in fourth-quarter 2017, up from $128 million or 53 cents recorded a year ago. Barring one-time items, adjusted earnings were 76 cents per share for the quarter, which topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 66 cents. Huntsman reported revenues of $2,203 million, up around 15.7% year over year. […]

Barclays ’ BCS senior unsecured debt and the Baa2 long-term issuer ratings, and the Prime-3 short-term issuer ratings have been placed under review for possible downgrade by Moody's Investors Service, a rating arm of Moody's Corporation MCO . Additionally, the baa2 standalone baseline credit assessment (BCA), the A1 long-term deposit and senior unsecured debt ratings, the Prime-1 short-term deposit ratings and the A1 (cr) long-term Counterparty Risk (CR) assessment of the bank’s operating entity Barclays Bank PLC are under review for probable downgrade. Nonetheless, Barclays Bank's Prime-1(cr) short-term CR assessment has been reiterated […]

Toyota Motor Corporation TM recalled around 64,900 units of Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, per Associated Press. This recently made safety-related announcement is due to the unexpected closing down of electronic stability control systems, which will put the vehicles in danger. The latest recall includes 2018 models of Tundra and Sequoia, which were unveiled in 2017 […]

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. SEAS is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2017 numbers on Feb 27, before the opening bell. […]

Aegion Corporation AEGN is scheduled to release fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 28, after the closing bell. In the last reported quarter, the company’s earnings came in line with the prior-year quarter while revenues improved 11%. Continued momentum across key markets for all three segments translated to strong orders and revenues in the quarter. […]

Eaton Vance Corp. EV is scheduled to announce first-quarter fiscal 2018 (ended Jan 31) results tomorrow, before the opening bell. Its quarterly revenues and earnings are expected to improve year over year. […]