Month: February 2018

Sealed Air Corporation SEE delivered fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings per share of 58 cents, up 16% year over year. Earnings also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 57 cents. Including special items, the company posted earnings of 14 cents per share, compared with 77 cents per share recorded in the year-ago quarter. […]

Nikon Corporation ’s NINOY third-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings increased significantly over the comparable quarter last fiscal, as the company generated a net profit of ¥8.4 billion ($74.3 million) against a loss of ¥7.9 billion last year. Operating income for the fiscal third quarter came in at ¥18.4 billion ($162.8 million), versus an operating loss of ¥8.6 billion in the year ago quarter. For the first nine months of the fiscal, net profit attributable to owners increased 57% to ¥22.3 billion ($199.1 million) compared with year-ago quarter. […]

The earnings season is well past the halfway mark with about 294 S&P 500 companies having reported results till Feb 7, 2018. Various analysis and comparisons are being done by industry peers to gauge the underlying metrics and relative performance. […]

Coty Inc. COTY posted second-quarter fiscal 2018 results, wherein both top and bottom lines improved year over year and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. […]

EnerSys ENS delivered third-quarter fiscal 2018 adjusted earnings of $1.25 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14. The bottom line fared even better on a year-over-year comparison, improving 5.9% from the prior-year tally of $1.18. […]

Canadian energy giant Suncor Energy Inc. SU reported fourth-quarter 2017 operating earnings per share of 63 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents. Strong refined product sales, reduced total expenses and higher crude price realizations drove the company’s earnings. […]

Philip Morris International Inc PM once again disappointed investors, with both the top and bottom line missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate in fourth-quarter fiscal 2017. Notably, both earnings and revenues have missed the consensus mark for the fourth straight quarter. Moreover, the company provided fiscal 2018 view, which came in below the consensus estimate […]

On Feb 7, shares of Haemonetics Corporation HAE reached a new 52-week high of $70.89, closing the session marginally lower at $69.73. The stock hit the high following impressive third-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings results, the day before. Haemonetics had a great run on the bourses in the past year. […]

PVH Corp . PVH has been gaining from solid momentum at premium Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands. Moreover, a superb surprise history, efforts to keep up with the changing retail trends and financial strength are notable growth drivers for the stock […]

Zynga Inc. ZNGA reported fourth-quarter 2017 GAAP earnings of 1 cent per share against a loss of 4 cents in the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate of earnings was pegged at 2 cents […]

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. FOXA delivered better-than-expected earnings for the seventh straight quarter, when it reported second-quarter fiscal 2018 results. The company’s adjusted earnings from continuing operations came in at 42 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents. […]

Allstate Corporation ’s ALL fourth-quarter 2017 operating earnings per share of $2.09, surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 39.3%. The bottom line, however, declined by 3.7% year over year due to high catastrophe loss. […]

Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD received a major boost when the FDA approved the company’s once-daily single tablet regimen (“STR”), Biktarvy (bictegravir 50mg/emtricitabine 200mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25mg, BIC/FTC/TAF) for HIV-1 infection. The approval, which comes ahead of the PDUFA date of Feb 12, 2018, provides a major boost to Gilead’s HIV franchise. […]

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? One way to find these companies is by looking at several key metrics and financial ratios, many of which are crucial in the value stock selection process. […]