Month: February 2018

Canadian oil and natural gas producer Encana Corporation ECA is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, Feb 15, before market opens. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter under review is a profit of 10 cents on revenues of $1,016 million. […]

Avon Products, Inc. AVP is slated to release fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 15, before the market opens. The question lingering in investors’ minds is whether this leading beauty and cosmetics retailer will be able to reverse its negative earnings surprise trend in the quarter to be reported. […]

Henry Schein, Inc. HSIC is expected to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 20. […]

We expect Aaron's, Inc. AAN to beat expectations when it reports fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 15. The company posted negative earnings surprise of 20.4% in the last reported quarter […]

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. MLM is set to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 13, before markets open. Last quarter, the company’s earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.02% […]

With erratic movements of major market indices last week, many analysts found it quite tricky to spot the prime factor behind the extreme volatility. Although The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.4% on Feb 9 after a wild week, fears of a downturn in the near future gripped the market. However, chances of a recession are negligible given record low unemployment levels and better-than-expected job additions. […]

Equifax Inc. EFX is expected to report fourth-quarter 2017 results this week. The question lingering in investors’ minds is whether this credit information providing company will be able to post a positive earnings surprise in the to-be-reported quarter. […]

Celanese Corporation CE will raise the list and off-list selling prices of Acetaldehyde by €45/MT in Europe. The price hike will be effective immediately or as contracts permit. The company is taking appropriate pricing actions amid a volatile raw material pricing environment […]

President Trump signed into law a bipartisan budget deal that will keep the government funded for two years and eliminate the constant fear of shutdowns. Senate Republicans and Democrats agreed to provide a massive boost to spending levels for Pentagon and domestic programs, including infrastructure. Trump has already urged for an uptick in defense spending to build nuclear arsenal, while raised concerns over the nation’s “crumbling infrastructure”. […]

Ford Motor Company F , recently announced plans to boost production of two large sport utility vehicles (SUVs) by 25% in 2018, per Reuters. By revving production of the new Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition at its Kentucky factory, this second-largest automaker in the United States will be able to drive profit margins and take on rivals such as General Motors Company GM and Tesla, Inc. TSLA in the field of electric and autonomous vehicles […]

Sonoco Products Company SON is scheduled to report fourth-quarter and full-year 2017 results on Feb 15, before the market opens. In the last reported quarter, the company recorded a 5.6% increase in earnings per share while revenues rose 9.6%. In the last reported quarter, AptarGroup’s earnings per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a margin of 2.70%. […]

Andeavor ANDV is set to release fourth-quarter 2017 results after the closing bell on Feb 15. San Antonio, TX-based downstream operator— whose peers includes Marathon Petroleum MPC , Valero Energy VLO and Phillips 66 among others — reported a negative earnings surprise of 10.89% in the preceding quarter amid high costs along with lower retail and branded fuel margins. However, coming to earnings surprise history, the company has a good record. […]

Federal Realty Investment Trust FRT is set to report fourth-quarter and 2017 results after the market closes on Feb 13. Both its revenues and funds from operations (FFO) are anticipated to experience year-over-year growth. […]

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. ’s CBOE fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 87 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents by 1.14%. However, the bottom line improved 12% year over year on the back of higher revenues, partially offset by increased expenses […]

ImmunoGen, Inc. IMGN reported adjusted loss of 10 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2017, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 7 cents. […]

CNA Financial Corporation CNA reported fourth-quarter 2017 core income of $1.05 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 28%. Also, the bottom line improved 28% from the year-ago quarter. […]