Month: February 2018

Lowe's Companies, Inc. LOW is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Feb 28. In the preceding quarter, the company’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a margin of 2.9% […]

HubSpot HUBS recently announced that the company will adopt Google Cloud in order to strengthen its international cloud infrastructure. The extended partnership with Alphabet GOOGL division Google will help it rapidly penetrate the small and medium business (SMB) market in Europe. The partnership will provide enhanced data security, speed and reliability to HubSpot’s platform, which will expand customer base, eventually driving top-line growth […]

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. […]

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 […]

Cinemark Holdings CNK reported mixed fourth-quarter 2017 results. The top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate while the bottom line improved on a year-over-year basis. Headquartered in Plano, TX, Cinemark Holdings is a leading domestic and international motion picture exhibition company. […]

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. PEG or PSEG delivered fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted operating earnings of 57 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The bottom line also improved 5.6% on a year-over-year basis […]

Entergy Corporation ETR reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 76 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 42 cents by 81%. Moreover, the number improved 145.2% from the year-ago quarter’s figure of 31 cents. […]

Leidos Holdings, Inc. LDOS reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 87 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 83 cents by 4.8%. Earnings improved 16% from the year-ago quarter's figure of 75 cents. […]

EOG Resources, Inc. EOG is expected to release fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 28. Last quarter, this upstream energy player delivered a positive earnings surprise of 90%. […]

Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company HPE are trading over 12% higher in today’s pre-market trading as the company’s first-quarter fiscal 2018 results surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The upswing is also attributable to the encouraging outlook and hefty dividends. The company’s non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations of 34 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 23 cents and also came toward the higher end of management’s guidance range of 20-24 cents. […]

FTI Consulting, Inc. FCN reported solid fourth-quarter 2017 results with healthy year-over-year increase in earnings and revenues. Adjusted earnings in the quarter were $29.2 million or 78 cents per share compared with $9.9 million or 24 cents in the year-earlier quarter. […]

Intuit Inc. INTU delivered impressive second-quarter fiscal 2018 results. […]

BB&T Corporation BBT in a bid to pass on tax reform benefits to its shareholders announced 13.6% dividend hike to 37.5 cents per share and a one-time dividend. Both capital actions have been approved by the Federal Reserve. BB&T will pay 4.5 cents per share of one-time dividend on Mar 20 to shareholders of record as of Mar 6. […]

Haemonetics Corporation HAE has been on a healthy growth trajectory of late. Shares of the company have soared 66.2% in the last six months, ahead of the S&P 500 index’s 11% gain. […]

U.S. Bancorp ’s USB long-term ratings are under review for downgrade by Moody's Investors Service, a rating arm of Moody's Corporation. […]

Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. FMX or FEMSA is slated to release fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 27, after the market closes […]

Quanta Services, Inc. PWR recently announced that it has successfully acquired Northwest Lineman College (NLC), a dominant educational and training organization, in January 2018. […]

Gap Inc. GPS is slated to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Mar 1. The company has been progressing well backed by its solid focus on enhancing product quality and responsiveness to changing consumer trends. […]

Nordstrom, Inc. JWN is slated to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Mar 1, after the closing bell. […]

Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd GLRE incurred fourth-quarter 2017 loss of $1.02 per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 55 cents. Also, the bottom line compared unfavorably with $1.31 per share earned in the year-ago period. Greenlight Reinsurance, Ltd […]