Month: April 2018

Canadian oil and natural gas producer Encana Corporation ECA is slated to release first-quarter 2018 results on Tuesday, May 1. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter under review is a profit of 13 cents on revenues of $1,110 million. In the preceding three-month period, the company reported operating earnings per share of 12 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 10 cents […]

Union Pacific Corporation ’s UNP first-quarter 2018 earnings of $1.68 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.65 per share. The bottom line expanded 27.3% on a year-over-year basis. Results were aided by higher revenues […]

Independent oil refiner and marketer Marathon Petroleum Corp. MPC is slated to release first-quarter 2018 results before the opening bell on Tuesday, May 1. In the preceding three-month period, the company delivered a positive earnings surprise of 9.37% on higher refining margin. […]

First-quarter 2018 earnings cycle is in full swing, with reports from 154 S&P 500 members already on board. Per the latest Earnings Trends , total earnings for these companies are up 25.4% from the prior-year quarter on 10.3% higher revenues, with 80.5% companies delivering positive earnings surprises and 72.1% beating revenue estimates. For the first-quarter of 2018, we expect Energy to eclipse all the 16 Zacks sectors, posting earnings growth of 58.6% […]

Valero Energy Corp VLO posted first-quarter 2018 income of $1.00 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 92 cents. Quarterly earnings improved from the year-ago quarter’s figure of 68 cents. Valero Energy Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Valero Energy Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | Valero Energy Corporation Quote Total revenues grew 21.4% to $26,439.0 million, from $21,772.0 million in the prior-year quarter. […]

DaVita Inc. ’s DVA first-quarter 2018 results are scheduled to release on May 3, after the market closes. DaVita’s Dialysis and related lab services business segment has been a consistent driver of revenues for the company […]

Nielsen Holdings plc NLSN reported first-quarter 2018 net earnings of 20 cents per share, flat with the year-ago quarter. Shares of Nielsen have lost approximately 12.9% in the past 12 months, underperforming the industry ’s gain of 24.7%. Revenues Reported revenues came in at $1.610 billion, increasing 5.5% year over year. […]

AppFolio Inc. APPF is slated to report first-quarter 2018 results on Apr 30. Notably, the company has a decent positive earnings surprise history […]

S&P Global Inc. SPGI reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2018 results. Adjusted earnings of $2.00 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents and increased 24% on year-over-year basis. […]

D.R. Horton, Inc. DHI came up with yet another solid performance in the second quarter of fiscal 2018 […]

Tenet Healthcare Corporation THC will report first-quarter 2018 results on Apr 30 after market close. Tenet Healthcare’s first-quarter results are likely to reflect the industry-wide softness in volumes. Factors such as payor initiatives to move volumes away from hospitals, rising deductibles and prevalence of high deductible health plans, increased proportion of hospital care to be paid by consumers, are driving away volumes and the same is likely to be seen in the to-be-reported quarter […]

First Data Corporation FDC is set to report first-quarter 2018 results on April 30, before the bell. The company has an Earnings ESP of -2.89% and a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). […]

CME Group Inc. CME reported first-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings per share of $1.86, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.85 by 0.5%. Moreover, the bottom line soared 52.5% year over year. […]

American Airlines Group Inc. ’s AAL first-quarter 2018 earnings (excluding 36 cents from non-recurring items) of 75 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Quarterly earnings increased approximately 23% on a year-over-year basis despite higher costs. […]

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. MMC reported first-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings per share of $1.38, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.1%. […]

Southwest Airlines Co . LUV reported first-quarter 2018 earnings per share (excluding 4 cents from non-recurring items) of 75 cents, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The bottom line however, surged on a year-over-year basis. […]

AbbVie Inc. ABBV posted impressive results in the first quarter of 2018 with better-than-expected earnings and revenues. Moreover, the company raised its expectations for 2018 bottom line […]

GlaxoSmithKline plc GSK reported core earnings of 68 cents per American depositary share in the first quarter of 2018, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 70 cents. However, earnings were up 11% at constant exchange rate (CER) compared with the year-ago figure. Shares of Glaxo were down almost 4% on Apr 25 in after-hours trading due to lower-than-expected results in the reported quarter. […]