Month: February 2018

SAP SE’s SAP board has recommendeda dividend of €1.40 per share for 2017, which represents a 12% year-over-year hike. Based on the weighted average 1,197 million shares outstanding, this will amount to a total dividend outlay of approximately €1.67 billion, representing a pay-out ratio of 41% (assuming the shareholders approve the Board’s recommendation). […]

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? […]

Meat and food products company, Hormel Foods Corporation HRL , reported mixed first-quarter fiscal 2018 results (ended January 2018). Earnings/Revenues Adjusted earnings in the reported quarter came in at 56 cents per share, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate as well as the year-ago tally of 44 cents per share. […]

Broadcom Limited AVGO made yet another acquisition offer for Qualcomm, only to be rejected again. The bid now stands at $117 million, or $79 per share, down from $82 per share previously. […]

Trex Company, Inc. TREX reported adjusted earnings of 56 cents per share in fourth-quarter 2017, up 30% year over year. Earnings also outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 54 cents. […]

The grocery and drug store industries are about to witness further consolidation with the country’s largest grocer Albertsons Companies proposing to buy the distressed drugstore retailer, Rite Aid Corporation RAD . This deal can be Albertsons’ and Rite Aid’s latest effort to dispel the fear of competition from Amazon AMZN . Though Rite Aid’s shares reacted positively to the news in the pre-market trading session on Feb 20, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock has declined 11.8% in the last two days. […]

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 […]

Pandora Media Inc. P incurred adjusted loss per share of 21 cents for fourth-quarter 2017, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 7 cents per share and the year-ago quarter’s loss of 13 cents. Revenues increased 0.7% year over year to $395.3 million, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $375 million […]

Alleghany Corporation Y reported fourth-quarter 2017 operating earnings of $9.89 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.58 by 30.5%. Moreover, the bottom line surged 40.9% from the year-ago quarter. Alleghany Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Alleghany Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | Alleghany Corporation Quote Including one-time items, the company reported net earnings of $9.96 per share, which skyrocketed 123.8% from the year-ago quarter. […]