Month: February 2018

Jack in the Box Inc. JACK is scheduled to report first-quarter fiscal 2018 results on Feb 21, after market close. Soft consumer spending and lower foot traffic have been majorly hurting Jack in the Box. […]

IPG Photonics Corporation IPGP reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of $1.86 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 14 cents. The figure was better than the guided range of $1.55-$1.80. […]

Synopsys Inc. SNPS is set to release first-quarter fiscal 2018 results on Feb 21. The company has a decent earnings surprise history, having beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the trailing four quarters and delivering an average positive surprise of 10.97%. […]

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. AXL posted adjusted earnings of 89 cents per share for the fourth quarter, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 77 cents. The reported figure excludes the impact of restructuring and acquisition-related costs, debt-refinancing and redemption costs plus non-recurring items including the tax effect […]

Extra Space Storage Inc. EXR is slated to report fourth-quarter and 2017 results on Feb 20, after the market closes. Both its revenues and funds from operations (FFO) are expected to experience year-over-year growth […]

Ryder System, Inc .’s R fourth-quarter 2017 earnings (excluding $10.74 from non-recurring items) of $1.37 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35. Moreover, the bottom line increased 28% on a year-over-year basis. Ryder System reported total revenues of $1939.7 million, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1834.9 million […]

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. SLCA is set to release fourth-quarter 2017 results before the opening bell on Feb 21. […]

American Financial Group, Inc . AFG is poised for growth, given better pricing, improving rate environment, strong operational performance and a solid capital management. […]

We expect Dillard’s, Inc. DDS to beat expectations, when it reports fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Feb 20. In the last quarter, this leading departmental store retailer delivered a positive earnings surprise of 115.8%. […]

AstraZeneca AZN announced that the FDA has approved a second indication for its PD-L1 inhibitor, Imfinzi. It is now approved for unresectable Stage III non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”). The drug is meant for patients whose disease has not progressed following concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation therapy […]

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. BJRI is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 22, after market closes. Despite undertaking various sales building efforts, BJ’s Restaurants have been bearing the brunt of soft consumer demand and pressurized sales which is likely to reflect in the fourth-quarter results. […]

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 […]

First Solar, Inc . FSLR is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2017 results after the market closes on Feb 22. Last quarter, the company delivered a positive earnings surprise of 129.41% […]

VASCO Data Security International, Inc. VDSI , a leading security software firm, is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2017 results after the closing bell on Feb 21. […]

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 […]

Avery Dennison Corporation AVY looks promising at the moment on improved global markets, operational execution, bookings and backlog strength. We are positive on the company’s prospects and believe this is the right time to add the stock to your portfolio, as it is poised to carry the bullish momentum ahead. Let's delve deeper and analyze the factors that make this producer of pressure-sensitive materials an attractive investment option […]

Gannett Co., Inc. GCI is slated to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 20. […]

On Feb 16, we issued an updated research report on Myriad Genetics, Inc . MYGN . […]

ITT Inc. ITT reported adjusted earnings of 64 cents per share in fourth-quarter 2017, comfortably beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 59 cents by 8.5%. Also, the reported figure was up 33.3% from the year-ago tally […]