Stock Analysts

Anadarko (APC) Q2 Earnings Miss, Revenues Beat Estimates

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation APC reported second-quarter 2018 earnings of 54 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents by 10%. In the year-ago quarter, the company had however, incurred a loss of 77 cents. On a GAAP basis, Anadarko Petroleum’s earnings were 5 cents per share, rebounding from the prior-year quarter’s loss of 76 cents […]

Stock Analysts

XL Group (XL) Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Beat

XL Group Ltd XL reported second-quarter 2018 operating net income of 84 cents per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.7%. Moreover, the bottom line declined 12.5% from the prior-year quarter. Higher level of non-catastrophe loss, increase in expenses along with prior-year development from short tail lines in Insurance, were mainly responsible for the downside. […]

Stock Analysts

Eversource (ES) Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates in Q2

Eversource Energy ES delivered second-quarter 2018 operating earnings of 76 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 75 cents by 1.3%. The bottom line also improved 5.6% year over year. Total Revenues Eversource’s second-quarter revenues of $1,854 million topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,813 million by 2.3% and also improved 5.2% from the year-ago figure of $1,763 million. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Belcan Acquires Omega Engineering Services Limited

Belcan Acquires Omega Engineering Services Limited PR Newswire CINCINNATI, Aug. 1, 2018 CINCINNATI , Aug. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Belcan, LLC (“Belcan”), a global supplier of engineering, supply chain, technical recruiting, and information technology (IT) services to the aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial, and government services markets, today announced the acquisition of Omega Engineering Services Limited (“OES”) from parent company Passionate About People Ltd. […]

Technicals

Is AllianceBernstein (AB) a Great Dividend Play?

Getting big returns from financial portfolios, whether through stocks, bonds, ETFs, other securities, or a combination of all, is an investor's dream. However, when you're an income investor, your primary focus is generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments. […]