Year: 2018

On Dec 26, we upgraded 3M Company MMM to a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) from a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Going by the Zacks model, companies holding a Zacks Rank #3 have chances of performing in line with the broader market over the next one to three months. What’s Favoring the Stock […]

Recently, LendingTree, Inc. TREE announced the acquisition of Value Holding Inc., the parent company of ValuePenguin.com, one of the personal finance online sites dealing in financial analysis of insurance to credit cards. […]

W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW continues to benefit from a turnaround in the Canadian business, investments in digital capabilities and focus on strengthening its customer base. […]

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. LW is focused on boosting investors’ sentiments through several growth initiatives and shareholder-friendly moves. […]

Shares of Azul S.A . AZUL have fared well in 2018 and improved 10.5% year to date, against the industry ’s decline of 28.6%. The company benefits from multiple tailwinds and is an attractive investment option at the moment. […]

U.S. holiday retail sales have increased at their best pace in six years, according to preliminary data. Total U.S. […]

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. BR is currently benefitting from a business model that supports recurring revenue generation. […]

Celanese Corporation CE is set to increase the list and off-list selling prices of Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM). The price hike will be implemented with immediate effect for orders shipped or as contracts permit and are incremental to any earlier price increases. The company will raise VAM prices by $50/MT in Asia outside China. […]

Stocks have more or less gained in 2018, courtesy of tax reforms, a stronger economy and confident consumers. However, things haven’t been looking up for investors over the past few months. Trade-related issues between the United States and China and a slowdown in the housing market have pushed Wall Street into a bear market, with major indexes remaining in the red for the year […]

AutoZone, Inc. ’s AZO stock looks promising at the moment. The company has seen its shares pop 5.6% over the past three months. […]

MasTec, Inc. MTZ is poised to grow on strong backlog and project pipeline coupled with continued acquisitions. The company even raised its 2018 guidance on the back of anticipated prospects for its segments […]

It seems to be a wise decision to add TCF Financial Corporation TCF stock to your portfolio now, given the company’s efforts to enhance digital offerings as per the current demand of customers. Also, its organic growth, aided by rising loans and deposits, as well as higher interest rates, bode well for the future. Further, analysts are bullish on the stock […]

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. EPD operated Seaway Crude Oil Pipeline, which is run by Seaway Crude Oil Pipeline Company LLC, recently announced an open season for shipper commitments for expanded transportation capacity. The pipeline is a 50/50 joint venture between North-American Midstream giants — Enterprise Products and Enbridge Inc. […]

Amazon AMZN seems to be firing on all cylinders this holiday season on the back of its robust e-commerce platform. A survey conducted by Teikametrics shows that both online as well as off-line retailers witnessed a last-minute shopping rush on the last Saturday before Christmas. Although offline stores remained the first option for the 56% of the responders, Amazon dominated the online space with 40% of the responders choosing it as their option […]

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 […]

Shares of American Airlines Group AAL slipped to a 52-week low of $29.67 during the trading session on Dec 24 before retracing a bit to close at $29.72. The stock has lost 43.3% in a year’s time compared with the industry ’s 28.6% decline. Reasons Behind the Stock’s Decline American Airlines has struggled with low bottom-line growth for the most part of 2018, thanks to rising fuel prices […]

We have issued an updated research report on IDEX Corporation IEX on Dec 26. This industrial machinery currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Its market capitalization is approximately $9.1 billion. […]

eHealth, Inc. EHTH , offering private online health insurance exchange services to its clients, has been witnessing higher commission revenue over a considerable period of time. […]

The preceding festive weekend saw what it had expected to see — packed theatres and record-hitting domestic box-office sales for the big-ticket releases. Aquaman, a production of AT&T’s T Warner Bros., raked in record sales of $67.4 million and still counting at the North American box office. Walt Disney’s DIS Mary Poppins Returns was right behind with $23.5 million weekend collection at the domestic box office. […]