Month: February 2018

Electric utility firm Southern Company SO is set to release its fourth-quarter 2017 results before the opening bell on Wednesday, Feb 21. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter under review is a profit of 46 cents on revenues of $5,410 million. In the preceding three-month period, the Atlanta, GA-based service provider reported stronger-than-expected earnings due to robust performance of its wholesale unit and lower costs. […]

Andeavor ANDV reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings from continuing operations of 37 cents per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.18. Tepid performance from the Refining segment and increased expenses led to weaker-than-expected results. […]

Enbridge Energy Partners L.P. EEP reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 26 cents per unit, which came in above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 20 cents. The bottom line also improved from the year-earlier level of 14 cents. […]

Ameren Corporation AEE posted fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings from continuing operations of 39 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 34 cents by 14.7%. The bottom line also surged 200% year over year, primarily due to a change in the timing of interim period revenue recognition at Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution. For 2017, Ameren Corporation reported adjusted earnings of $2.83 per share, compared with earnings of $2.68 in the prior year […]

VF Corporation VFC reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter 2017 results, wherein both earnings and revenues lagged estimates. However, both top and bottom lines improved year over year. […]

Shake Shack Inc . SHAK reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2017 results. Adjusted earnings of 10 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5 cents. […]

American Water Works Company AWK is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2017 results after the market closes on Feb 20. Last quarter, the company’s earnings were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. […]

Milacron Holdings Corp. MCRN is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 20, before the opening bell. In the last reported quarter, the company had delivered improvement in both the top and bottom line […]

CRA International, Inc. CRAI reported strong fourth-quarter 2017 results with robust year-over-year increase in revenues and adjusted earnings. […]

The Navigators Group, Inc. NAVG reported fourth-quarter 2017 net operating earnings per share of 81 cents, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 50 cents by 62%. Moreover, the bottom line surged about 39.7% year over year. […]

Nektar Therapeutics ’ NKTR shares increased more than 11% on Feb 14 after the company announced a global strategic collaboration agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb BMY . Per the agreement, both companies will jointly develop and commercialize the lead immuno-oncology candidate, NKTR-214, of the former in combination with the latter’s Opdivo (nivolumab) and Opdivo plus Yervoy (ipilimumab). Pursuant to the contract, Nektar is entitled to receive an upfront payment of $1.85 billion, which includes a payment of $1 billion in cash and an equity investment of $850 million […]

Vulcan Materials Company ’s VMC reported adjusted earnings of 74 cents per share in fourth-quarter 2017, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 72 cents by 2.8%. Also, the bottom line increased about 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. […]

Williams Partners LP WPZ reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 39 cents, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 44 cents owing to higher operating and maintenance costs. The bottom line, however, increased from 24 cents in the year-ago quarter. […]

The J. M. Smucker Company SJM reported third-quarter fiscal 2018 results, wherein the company crushed its three-quarter long trend of posting year-over-year decline in earnings. […]

Aegion Corporation AEGN announced preliminary results for 2017 wherein revenues and adjusted earnings are expected to be around $1.359 billion and $1.03 per share, respectively. From 2016 levels, revenues are anticipated to increase 11.2% while adjusted earnings will decline 6%. […]

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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc . EXPD is slated to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 20, before the market opens. […]

On Feb 12, we issued an updated research report on Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. CSII . The stock carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). […]