Technicals

Campbell Soup (CPB) Beats on Q2 Earnings & Sales Estimates

Campbell Soup Company CPB , the manufacturer of branded convenience food products, reported second-quarter fiscal 2018 adjusted earnings of $1.00 per share that outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 81 cents and also grew 9.9% year over year. Campbell Soup Company Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Campbell Soup Company Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | Campbell Soup Company Quote Earnings Estimate Revision: The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2018 has been stable in the last 30 days. If we look at Campbell Soup’s performance in the trailing four quarters (excluding the quarter under review), the company has underperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by an average of 3.8% […]

Stock Analysts

Bet on 4 High Earnings Yield Stocks to Boost Your Portfolio

Investors who are not sure of whether to invest their money in stocks or bonds can count on an important financial parameter namely earnings yield. It is the reciprocal of the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio and can be used for spotting undervalued stocks. Also, the ratio is very helpful for investors comparing stocks with the market or fixed income securities […]

Stock Analysts

FDA Sets the Stage for Earlier-Stage Alzheimer’s Treatments

The FDA has proposed new guidelines, which are aimed at lowering the clinical study goals of Alzheimer’s disease drugs for treating earlier-stage patients who have not yet displayed functional disability or clinical abnormality. This strategy, part of FDA’s ongoing efforts to expand access to safe and effective treatment options for many serious conditions, suggests that the agency may be open to an accelerated approval process for such drugs. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Liberty Health Sciences Closes Acquisition of New Campus in Gainsville, Florida, Introduces Liberty 360° Innovation Campus

Liberty Health Sciences Closes Acquisition of New Campus in Gainsville, Florida, Introduces Liberty 360° Innovation Campus PR Newswire TORONTO, Feb. 16, 2018 Liberty also receives approval from Department of Health to expand existing facilities and secures new dispensary location in South Tampa for a total of 6 confirmed Florida locations to-date TORONTO , Feb. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Liberty Health Sciences Inc […]

Stock Analysts

J&J (JNJ) Gets FDA Nod for New Prostate Cancer Treatment (Revised)

Johnson & Johnson ’s JNJ subsidiary, Janssen Biotech announced that the FDA has approved its new drug application (NDA) for apalutamide for the treatment of men with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC). Apalutamide, J&J’s next-generation oral androgen receptor (“AR”) inhibitor, will be marketed under the trade name of Erleada. […]

Momentum Stocks

Bull Of the Day: Qualys (QLYS)

Qualys (QLYS) is coming off a solid earnings report and has become a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).Today this stock is the Bull of the Day. Let's take a look at the recent quarter and why I selected this stock as the Bull of the Day. Description Qualys, Inc […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Hyland to acquire OneContent business from Allscripts

Hyland to acquire OneContent business from Allscripts PR Newswire CLEVELAND, Feb. 15, 2018 CLEVELAND , Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Hyland has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the OneContent business from Allscripts, a leading provider of healthcare information technology solutions. […]