Technicals

Can The Uptrend Continue for TransUnion (TRU)?

Investors certainly have to be happy with TransUnion TRU and its short term performance. After all, the stock has jumped by 12.9% in the past 4 weeks, and it is also above its 20 Day Simple Moving Average as well. This is certainly a good trend, but investors are probably asking themselves, can this positive trend continue for TRU […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Metropolitan Capital Advises RatPac Dimmers

Metropolitan Capital Advises RatPac Dimmers PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2018 LOS ANGELES , April 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Metropolitan Capital Investment Banc is pleased to announce RatPac, Inc.’s majority interest sale to Vopne Capital, a Bay-Area based private equity firm. The transaction which closed on March 2, 2018 will enable management to grow and expand RatPac’s existing operations. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

HaystackID Acquires eDiscovery Providers Inspired Review and Envision Discovery

HaystackID Acquires eDiscovery Providers Inspired Review and Envision Discovery Acquisitions Augmented by Additional Investment to Accelerate Forensics First, Early Case Insight, and Review Right Services Growth PR Newswire BOSTON, April 24, 2018 BOSTON , April 24, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — HaystackID , a specialized eDiscovery services firm that helps corporations and law firms find, listen, and learn from data when they face complex, data-intensive investigations and litigation, today announced it has acquired Inspired Review, an innovative managed review services company and Envision Discovery, a leading eDiscovery and managed services company. The company also announced the formation of Haystack Holdings, a private-equity backed holding company, via a significant investment from management, Knox Capital, ORIX Mezzanine & Private Equity, and Maranon Capital, L.P. With the acquisitions and investment, all three companies will become part of Haystack Holdings […]

Stock Analysts

Masco (MAS) Lags Q1 Earnings Estimates, Operating Margin Down

Masco Corporation ’s MAS first-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings missed analysts’ expectation while revenues surpassed the same. Growth in the quarter was driven by strong performance in the Plumbing, Decorative Architectural and North American windows business. Earnings & Revenues First-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings per share of 45 cents missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 49 cents by 8.2%. […]

Stock Analysts

Will Americas Segment Aid Starbucks’ (SBUX) Q2 Earnings?

Starbucks ’ SBUX Americas segment, comprising 70% of its total revenues, is expected to witness softer comps growth in the second quarter of fiscal 2018, when it reports on Thursday, Apr 26. A Look at Starbucks’ Americas Performance in Q1 Net revenues in this flagship segment (inclusive of the United States, Canada and Latin America) were up 7% year over year to $4.3 billion in the preceding quarter. Comps grew 2% in the quarter, softer than 3% growth witnessed in Q4 […]

Stock Analysts

Medical Product Stock Earnings Roster for Apr 25: LH & More

The first-quarter earnings season saw a starry start with most of the 87 S&P 500 members beating earnings and maintaining revenue momentum as of Apr 20. However, the number of positive revenue surprises is lagging the preceding year’s numbers but is on par with the sequential figures. Per the latest Earnings Preview , total earnings for the companies that have reported so far are up 25% year over year on 10.7% higher revenues […]