Month: February 2018

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. IPG reported fourth-quarter 2017 GAAP earnings of $316.6 million or 81 cents per share, slightly down from $317.6 million or 78 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. The year-over-year increase in earnings per share despite lower net income was primarily due to lower outstanding shares due to share repurchases […]

Ryder System, Inc . R is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 16, before the market opens. Last quarter, the company reported a positive surprise of 3.1%, beating on both earnings and revenues. […]

DineEquity, Inc. DIN will report fourth-quarter 2017 results before the opening bell on Feb 20. […]

Paycom Software ’s PAYC board of directors recently declared amendment of its ongoing share repurchase program. The company will add $100 million of funds to the continuing buyback program and extend its duration till Feb 12, 2020. In May 2016, the company announced a plan to buy back shares worth $50 million over a span of 24 months. […]

The Coca-Cola Company KO is slated to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 16, before the opening bell. A Look at Coca-Cola’s Revenue Performance Coca-Cola has been struggling to boost sales amid weak demand in certain emerging and developing markets, and shift in consumer preference. The company has been witnessing a decline in revenues for the last 10 quarters, primarily due to weak volumes especially in the sparkling beverage category, and structural changes […]

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ’s TROW board of directors recently approved a 23% hike in the company’s quarterly common stock dividend […]

With prudent cost management and strong diversification strategies, Franklin Resources, Inc. BEN appears a solid bet now. The company’s relatively strong distribution platform and consistent well-planned acquisitions are anticipated to yield positive results for the stock […]

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR is scheduled to release fourth-quarter and full-year 2017 results on Feb 15, after the market closes. […]

Tetra Tech, Inc. TTEK recently secured a five-year $40-million single-award contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a bid to prepare a state-of-the-art information technology system which will help improve the safety standards of the aviation industry. […]

Shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited TEVA were down around 4% on Tuesday, as another generic version of its blockbuster multiple sclerosis injection, Copaxone was launched earlier than expected. Sandoz – Novartis’ NVS generic arm – announced the FDA approval and launch of Glatopa 40 mg/ml, its generic version of 40 mg formulation of Copaxone. […]

Molson Coors Brewing Company TAP reported fourth-quarter 2017 results, wherein both the top and bottom line improved year over year and the latter also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Further, the company exceeded its cost-savings target for the year, encouraging management to raise its three-year target for 2019. The solid results helped this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock gain 2.7% in the pre-market trading hours. […]

Occidental Petroleum Corporation OXY reported fourth-quarter 2017 earnings of 41 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. In the year-ago quarter, the company had posted a loss of 13 cents. […]

Eli Lilly and Company LLY announced positive top-line data from a phase III label expansion study evaluating its psoriasis drug, Taltz (ixekizumab), in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (“AS”). The drug met the primary endpoint of improvement in the signs and symptoms of AS and all secondary endpoints as well. Taltz, an IL-17A antagonist, is currently approved for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis or active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) […]

Merck & Co., Inc. MRK announced that it is discontinuing another study evaluating verubecestat for the treatment of prodromal Alzheimer’s disease as its success was unlikely. […]

SINA Corporation ’s SINA fourth-quarter 2017 non-GAAP earnings of 79 cents per share surged 25.4% from the year-ago quarter and matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Net revenues grew 61% to $503.7 million and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $487 million. […]

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? […]

Investors who stuck through thick and thin for GoPro, Inc GPRO have had their faith badly shaken lately. The stock has lost a whopping 46.5% in the past six months against the industry ’s rally of 22.2%. […]

IPG Photonics IPGP is set to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 16. Notably, the company’s earnings have outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters, with an average positive surprise of 14.7%. In the last quarter, IPG reported earnings of $2.11 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 32 cents and advancing 64.1% year over year. […]