Month: April 2018

Total System Services, Inc. ’s TSS first-quarter 2018 earnings per share of $1.13 surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 17% and grew 37.6% year over year. Better-than-expected results were driven by growth strong contribution from all its segments […]

The next few weeks are crucial for the semiconductor industry as major chipmakers are slated to report their financial results. The start of the period has been disappointing though, with leading Austrian chipmaker, AMS AG, issuing a weak operating margin projection. […]

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company CTB is set to report first-quarter 2018 results, before the market opens on Apr 30. Last quarter, the tire manufacturer delivered an earnings miss of 19.4%. In the trailing four quarters, it missed estimates twice while beating the same in the remaining two, with an average positive earnings surprise of 2.8% […]

Coca-Cola European Partners plc CCE or CCEP is set to report first-quarter 2018 results, before the opening bell on Apr 26. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered a positive earnings surprise of 5.45%. The company surpassed/met the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in the trailing four quarters, the average beat being 6.88%. […]

Value investing, which had lost appeal during the Trump rally, regained its luster in recent months driven by bouts of market volatility, political uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. In particular, inflationary fears, rise in yields and faster-than-expected rates hike led to the recent spike in value stocks. Below we discuss some strong reasons for investing in value stocks. […]

The historic and so far successful energy reform of Mexico apparently faces risks if the leading candidate for presidency, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins the elections to be held on Jul 1. After almost eight long decades of state management, Mexico opened its energy market to foreign investors through five- year (2015-2019), two rounds per annum tender plans, which enabled the country to draw investment from oil-mammoths like Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDS.A , Chevron Corporation CVX , BP p.l.c. BP and others. […]

Amkor Technology, Inc. AMKR will report first-quarter 2018 results on Apr 26. Last quarter, the company’s earnings surprise was 26.3%. […]

The dual prospects of four Fed rate hikes this year and higher inflationary expectations thanks to a commodity market rebound (mainly crude oil) have sent shockwaves across the treasury market. The 10-year benchmark U.S. Treasury yield spiked to 3% on Apr 24 for the first time since January 2014. […]

The Q1 reporting cycle is gathering steam, with more than 35% S&P 500 members on deck to report results this week. According to the latest Earnings Preview , results of 87 S&P 500 members are already out. As of Apr 20, 2018, total earnings for these S&P 500 members were up 25% year over year on 10.7% higher revenues. […]

Consumer confidence has rebounded in April to indicate that the economy is in fine fettle. Though the increase reported appears minor, the metric is now close to the record level achieved in February. […]

Devon Energy Corporation DVN is slated to report first-quarter 2018 results after the closing bell on May 1. In the fourth quarter, the company reported a negative earnings surprise of 36.67%. […]

The earnings season is off to a solid start with decent performance across the table. About 87 S&P 500 members have already released their results till Apr 20. Total earnings for these companies are up 25% year over year on 10.7% higher revenues, with 82.8% beating earnings estimates and 67.8% surpassing top-line expectations. […]

Koninklijke Philips N.V. PHG first-quarter 2018 results were driven by growth in Diagnosis & Treatment businesses. Total revenues in the quarter came in at €3.942 billion ($4.84 billion), down 2.3% from the year-ago figure […]

D.R. Horton Inc. […]