Stock Analysts

TOTAL Issues Long-Term Outlook, Seeks to Raise Production

TOTAL S.A. TOT has provided a long-term outlook, aiming to increase production by an average of 6–7% per year between 2017 and 2020. The improvement will be primarily due to the commencement of major projects that are expected to add 700 thousand barrels of oil equivalents per day resulting in a 5% average growth in production from 2017 to 2022 […]

Stock Analysts

Amazon Extends Tie up With Salesforce, Gains Competitive Edge

Amazon AMZN is firing on all cylinders to bolster presence in the global cloud market on the back of its robust cloud platform, Amazon Web Services (“AWS”), and strategic partnerships. Recently, AWS has extended its partnership with Salesforce.com CRM , the leading provider of on-demand customer relationship management (“CRM”) software. This move is in sync with Amazon’s intention to ensure seamless and secured sharing of data by integrating its products with those of Salesforce […]

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Hain Celestial to Gain From Project Terra, Soft Sales a Woe

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc . HAIN is progressing well with its Project Terra, which is likely to improve productivity and facilitate cost reductions, thereby strengthening the company’s financial position. The project was announced in fiscal 2016, with the intention of generating worldwide cost savings worth $350 million through fiscal 2020 (comprising annual productivity). […]

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Cintas (CTAS) Tops Q1 Earnings & Sales Estimates, Ups View

Cintas Corporation CTAS kept its earnings streak alive by delivering better-than-expected results for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 (ended Aug 31, 2018). It recorded earnings beat of 8.4% and sales beat of 0.7% in the quarter under review. The company’s adjusted earnings in the reported quarter were $1.93 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.78. […]

Stock Analysts

5 Reasons Why Investors Should Bet on Boyd Gaming Stock Now

Boyd Gaming Corporation BYD extensively focuses on strengthening operations and growing business through capital investment as well as other measures. The company is relying on acquisitions to expand portfolio and fortify its brand. Boyd Gaming is one of the best performing gambling stocks in the industry and promises solid momentum in the months ahead. […]

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Should Value Investors Consider MEDNAX (MD) Stock Now?

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? One way to find these companies is by looking at several key metrics and financial ratios, many of which are crucial in the value stock selection process […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

GPB Capital Augments Waste Management Portfolio with Acquisition of Mud Masters

GPB Capital Augments Waste Management Portfolio with Acquisition of Mud Masters Ohio-Based Company’s Integration with Buckeye Water Service will Provide ‘One-Stop Shop’ Offering to Customers in Regional Oil & Gas Industry PR Newswire NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2018 NEW YORK , Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — GPB Capital announces that its GPB Waste Management platform has completed the acquisition of a majority interest in Mud Masters, LLC (“Mud Masters”) a wastewater processing company based in Cambridge, Ohio […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

URGO Medical and SteadMed Are Merging Their North American Activities to Become a Leading Player in the Advanced Wound Care Market

URGO Medical and SteadMed Are Merging Their North American Activities to Become a Leading Player in the Advanced Wound Care Market PR Newswire PARIS and FORT WORTH, Texas, September 26, 2018 PARIS and FORT WORTH, Texas , September 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — French family-owned international healthcare group URGO and US Texas-based company SteadMed announce the merging of their North American medical activities, with Urgo Medical taking a majority stake in this strategic partnership , whose a ctivities will focus on acute and chronic wounds. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/750103/URGO_Medical_Logo.jpg ) (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/750104/SteadMed_Logo.jpg ) The newly formed entity created today, September 26th , takes the name Urgo Medical North America. Its headquarters will remain in Fort Worth, Texas , under the leadership of the former management team. […]

Technicals

Looking for a Growth Stock? Why It is Time to Focus on First BanCorp (FBP)

Growth stocks can be some of the most exciting picks in the market, as these high-flyers can captivate investors’ attention, and produce big gains as well. However, they can also lead on the downside when the growth story is over, so it is important to find companies which are still seeing strong growth prospects in their businesses. One such company that might be well-positioned for future earnings growth is First BanCorp. […]

Technicals

Infinera (INFN) Looks Good: Stock Adds 6.3% in Session

Infinera Corporation INFN was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise more than 6% on the day. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This reverses the recent trend for the company—as the stock is now down 17.6% in the past one-month time frame. […]