Month: February 2018

American International Group Inc. AIG reported fourth-quarter 2017 operating earnings of 57 cents per share that missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 27%. In the year-ago quarter, the company had reported earnings of $2.72 per share. […]

We expect CNA Financial Corporation CNA to surpass expectations in fourth-quarter 2017 results before the market opens on Feb 12. Why a Likely Positive Surprise? Our proven model shows that CNA Financial has the right combination of the two key ingredients to beat estimates this quarter. […]

Retail real estate investment trust (REIT) Taubman Centers Inc. TCO reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted funds from operations (FFO) per share of $1.03 that surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.02. The figure also came 2% above the year-ago tally of $1.01 […]

Loews Corporation L is slated to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 12 before the market opens. Last quarter, the company delivered a positive earnings surprise of 2200.00%. Let’s see, how things are shaping up for this announcement. […]

Cimarex Energy Co. XEC is set to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 14, after the closing bell. Last quarter, the upstream energy player posted a positive earnings surprise of 12.4%. […]

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. UTI reported adjusted loss of 21 cents per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 9 cents. The reported loss was also wider than the year-ago loss of 9 cents. […]

We have crossed the half-way mark of the Q4 earnings season, with 322 S&P 500 members having reported their numbers. This accounts for 78.1% of the index’s total market capitalization. Per the latest Earnings Trends , total earnings for these companies are up 15.3% from the same period last year on 9.4% higher revenues, with 79.6% companies delivering positive earnings surprises and 76.9% beating revenue estimates […]

Zoetis Inc. ZTS is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 15 before the market opens. Zoetis’ performance over the last four quarters has been mixed, with the company surpassing expectations thrice and meeting the same once. […]

Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI posted fourth-quarter 2017 non-GAAP earnings of 49 cents per share, which increased 36.1% from the year-ago quarter. Including GAAP deferrals, adjusted earnings of 94 cents per share matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate but increased 2 cents from the prior-year quarter […]

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. MTW posted fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted loss per share of 15 cents, narrower than the prior-year quarter’s loss of 94 cents. Results came in wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 6 cents per share […]

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited TEVA reported fourth-quarter 2017 earnings of 93 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 81 cents per share and came ahead of the guided range of 70 cents-80 cents. However, earnings per share declined 32% year over year. […]

Hologic, Inc. HOLX reported first-quarter fiscal 2018 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 55 cents, up 5.8% year over year. […]

Ventas, Inc. VTR reported fourth-quarter 2017 normalized funds from operations (FFO) of $1.03 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The figure also matched the year-ago quarter tally. […]

GlaxoSmithKline GSK along with partner Pfizer, Inc. PFE announced that their HIV-focused joint venture company, ViiV Healthcare, has initiated a phase III program to evaluate its two-drug HIV regimen of dolutegravir (Tivicay) and lamivudine (Epivir) The study will evaluate the two-drug regimen for maintenance of viral suppression achieved in HIV-1 infected patients on a three-drug regimen – tenofovir alafenamide fumarate ("TAF")-based regimen. […]

United Continental Holdings, Inc .’s UAL wholly owned subsidiary, United Airlines, reported unimpressive traffic numbers for January, with load factor (percentage of seats occupied by passengers) declining owing to capacity overexpansion. Traffic, measured in revenue passenger miles (RPMs), was 16.33 billion, up 1.8% from the year-ago figure. O n a year-over-year basis, consolidated capacity (or available seat miles/ASMs) also gained 3.3% to 20.62 billion. […]

PG&E Corporation ’s PCG adjusted operating earnings per share of 63 cents in fourth-quarter 2017 missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 69 cents by 8.7%. Earnings were also down 52.6% from $1.33 reported in the year-ago quarter. The downside in adjusted earnings was caused by the timing of the 2015 GT&S rate case, which delayed recognition of the full 2016 revenue increase until the fourth quarter of 2016 […]

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. PAG recorded adjusted earnings of $1.01 per share in fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 compared with 91 cents a year ago. The bottom line also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1. […]

The Ensign Group, Inc ENSG reported record adjusted operating earnings of 40 cents per share in fourth-quarter 2017. The bottom line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents. […]

Assurant, Inc. AIZ reported fourth-quarter 2017 net operating income of $1.84 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 16.5%. […]

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc . HIG reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted operating earnings of 81 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 74 cents by 9.46%. […]