Stock Analysts

Aptiv (APTV) to Report Q2 Earnings: Is a Beat in Store?

Aptiv PLC APTV is set to report second-quarter 2018 results on Jul 31 before the bell. The company has an Earnings ESP of +0.02% and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), a combination that increases odds of an earnings beat. This is because, per our proven model, a stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 to beat estimates. […]

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Entergy Corp. (ETR) to Post Q2 Earnings: What’s in Store?

Entergy Corporation ETR will release second-quarter 2018 results on Aug 1, before the opening bell. Last quarter, the company delivered a negative earnings surprise of 11.45%. However, Entergy surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters, with a positive average beat of 59%. […]

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High Operational Costs to Hurt Dine Brands’ (DIN) Q2 Earnings

Dine Brands Global, Inc. DIN is scheduled to release second-quarter 2018 numbers on Aug 1, before the market opens. The company’s initiatives to improve guest satisfaction, via the revamping of restaurants and the expansion of off-premise business — including online ordering and delivery, are expected to reflect in second-quarter revenues. […]

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U.S. E&P Unit to Support Marathon Oil’s (MRO) Q2 Earnings

Marathon Oil Corporation MRO is set to report second-quarter 2018 financial results on Aug 1 after the closing bell. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the to-be-reported quarter is pegged at a profit of 21 cents on revenues of $1,495 million. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered an impressive 20.00% positive earnings surprise on the back of higher crude price realizations and robust production growth at the U.S. […]

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Eni’s (E) Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y

Eni SpA E reported second-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings from continuing operations of 50 cents per American Depositary Receipt/ADR, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 66 cents. However, the figure declined from adjusted earnings of 27 cents in the prior-year quarter. Eni SpA Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Eni SpA Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | Eni SpA Quote Total revenues in the quarter rose 16% to €18,139 million ($21.6 billion) from €15,643 million ($17.2 billion) in the year-ago quarter […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Health Care M&A Volume and Value Soars in Q2:2018, According to HealthCareMandA.com

Health Care M&A Volume and Value Soars in Q2:2018, According to HealthCareMandA.com Health care merger and acquisition activity in the second quarter of 2018 outpaced the previous quarter and the second quarter of 2017. PR Newswire NORWALK, Conn., July 30, 2018 NORWALK, Conn. , July 30, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Health care merger and acquisition activity soared in the second quarter of 2018. […]

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Can Apple’s (AAPL) Q3 Earnings Cash in on Services Momentum?

Apple ’s AAPL Services business, which includes revenues from Internet Services, App Store, Apple Music, Apple Care, Apple Pay, and licensing and other services, has become the new cash cow for the company. The performance of the Services business in third-quarter earnings, scheduled to be released on Jul 31, would be eagerly watched by investors in order to get a measure of the success of Apple’s revenue diversification strategy. Click here to know how Apple’s overall Q3 performance is likely to be. […]

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ImmunoGen (IMGN) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates

ImmunoGen, Inc. IMGN reported adjusted loss of 30 cents per share (excluding restructuring charges) for the second quarter of 2018, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 29 cents. Moreover, the reported loss was wider than the year-ago loss of 10 cents per share due to lower revenues […]

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Energy Stocks’ Q2 Earnings Due on Jul 31: APC, DVN & More

We are in the thick of the second-quarter earnings season, with around 139 S&P 500 companies expected to come up with quarterly results by the end of this week. Picture So Far The Q2 earnings season is past the halfway mark, with 265 S&P 500 members (collectively accounting for 66.2% of the index’s total market capitalization) having already reported their quarterly numbers. Per the latest Earnings Preview , total earnings for these companies are up 23.6% from the same period last year on 10.1% higher revenues, with 80.8% delivering positive earnings surprises and 72.1% beating revenue estimates […]