Technicals

New Strong Sell Stocks for February 20th

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List today: Valero Energy Partners LP VLP is an operator of crude oil and refined petroleum products. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised 6.1% downward over the last 30 days. Tahoe Resources Inc. […]

Technicals

Duke Energy (DUK) Beats on Q4 Earnings Estimate

Charlotte, NC-based Duke Energy Corporation DUK is a diversified energy company with a wide portfolio of domestic and international, natural gas and electric and regulated and unregulated businesses which supplies, delivers and processes energy in North America and selected international markets. It is one of the leading electric utilities in the U.S. Estimate Trend & Surprise History Investors should note that Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fourth quarter earnings of 91 cents per share remained same over the last seven days. […]

Technicals

Should You Buy Delphi Technologies (DLPH) Ahead of Earnings?

Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Delphi Technologies PLC DLPH 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 Delphi Technologies is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity as of late, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies Acquire Orthotaxy to Develop Next-Generation Robotic-Assisted Surgery Platform in Orthopaedics

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies Acquire Orthotaxy to Develop Next-Generation Robotic-Assisted Surgery Platform in Orthopaedics Orthotaxy’s Technology Will Be Leveraged to Develop Cost-Effective, Time-Efficient, User-Friendly Offering in a Broad Range of Orthopaedics Procedures PR Newswire PARIS, Feb. 20, 2018 PARIS , Feb. […]

Stock Analysts

What’s in Store for Barclays (BCS) This Earnings Season?

Barclays BCS is slated to announce fourth-quarter and 2017 results on Feb 22, before the opening bell. For the to-be-reported quarter, it is expected to record year-over-year growth in revenues and earnings. Encouraging investment banking performance, lower costs and a decline in credit impairment charges were the primary reasons for the improvement in last quarter’s results […]

Stock Analysts

Cost-Cutting Efforts to Drive Red Robin’s (RRGB) Q4 Earnings

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. RRGB is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 22, after market close. The company’s sales-building initiatives like brand revitalization, menu innovation, operational improvement and introduction of better customer service platform are expected to drive revenuers in the fourth quarter […]

Stock Analysts

Hormel Foods (HRL) to Post Q1 Earnings: A Beat in Store?

Premium meat products company Hormel Foods Corporation HRL is scheduled to report first-quarter fiscal 2018 (ended January 2018) results on Feb 22, before the market opens. Over the last four quarters, the company recorded an average negative earnings surprise of 3.12%. A supply glut in the turkey market and inflation in the prices of some major inputs such as pork bellies and beef trim have been weighing over Hormel’s performance for the past few quarters […]