Month: August 2018

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. CTSH reported second-quarter 2018 non-GAAP earnings of $1.19 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.10 and increased 28% from the year-ago quarter. The figure was better than management’s expectation of $1.09 per share. […]

UGI Corporation UGI delivered third-quarter fiscal 2018 adjusted earnings of 9 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 13 cents by 30.8%. The bottom line is at breakeven with the prior-year quarter’s earnings of 9 cents. On a GAAP basis, the company reported earnings of 30 cents per share against the loss of 11 cents in the year-ago quarter. […]

Kellogg Company ’s K second-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings and revenues beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate. During the quarter, the top line benefited from contribution from the acquisition of RXBAR and consolidation of Multipro. Meanwhile, bottom-line performance gained from positive impacts of tax reforms. […]

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company WLTW reported second-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings of $1.70 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.67 by 1.8%. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company Quote Also, the bottom line improved 17.2% from the year-ago quarter’s figure. Operational Update Willis Towers Watson posted adjusted consolidated revenues of $1.9 million, up 1.9% year over year. […]

Yum! Brands YUM delivered better-than-expected results for the seventh straight quarter, when the company reported second-quarter 2018 numbers. Adjusted earnings of 82 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 74 cents. Also, the bottom line increased 20% on a year-over-year basis […]

Strategic Education, Inc. STRA or SEI announced that Strayer Education, Inc. […]

The Medicines Company MDCO incurred second-quarter 2018 loss of 63 cents per share, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 64 cents and the year-ago loss of 72 cents. The company’s shares have increased 44.8% so far this year against the industry ’s decrease of 4.4%. Quarterly revenues plunged 84.7% year over year to $1.7 million […]

Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX posted third-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings per share of $2.91, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.85. Earnings also improved 18.3% on a year-over-year basis and 11% at constant currency (cc). Becton Dickinson, also known as BD, raked in revenues of $4.28 billion, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.24 billion. […]

Henry Schein, Inc. HSIC is expected to report second-quarter 2018 results on Aug 6. Last reported quarter, the company’s earnings exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents […]

United Therapeutics Corporation UTHR reported adjusted earnings of $4.36 per share for the second quarter of 2018, flat year over year. Adjusted earnings excluded the impact of share-based compensation expenses. Including share-based compensation expenses, earnings came in at $3.98 per share versus a loss of $1.25 per share in the year-ago quarter. […]

Prudential Financial, Inc .’s PRU second-quarter 2018 operating net income of $3.01 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.3%. The bottom line however, improved 44% year over year. Prudential Financial, Inc. […]

Yum China Holdings, Inc. YUMC reported mixed second-quarter 2018 results, wherein earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate but revenues missed the same. Adjusted earnings of 36 cents surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 33 cents by 9.1% […]

Wynn Resorts WYNN reported second-quarter 2018 financial numbers, wherein both earnings and revenues missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Dismal performance by the company’s Macau operations led to the lower-than-expected results in the quarter under review. […]

Per Reuters , Ryanair Holdings PLC ’s RYAAY pilots in Sweden and Belgium will begin a strike on Aug 10. Further worsening the situation, the airline may face another set of walkouts on the same day in Germany and the Netherlands. The Swedish Airline Pilots Association representing around 40 Ryanair staff alleged that the airline’s management has failed to meet the union representatives for more than eight months […]