Month: February 2019

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc . ALXN posted fourth-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings of $2.14 per share, which increased 45% from the year-ago quarter’s $1.48. Earnings also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.83 […]

Imperial Oil Limited IMO reported fourth-quarter 2018 earnings per share of 82 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 71 cents, supported by catapulted profit levels from the downstream segment. The bottom line depicts a significant rise from the year-ago figure of 41 cents. […]

WESCO International, Inc. WCC reported fourth-quarter 2018 earnings of $1.26 per share, which surged 168.1% on a year-over-year basis. Strong operating results, a lower tax rate and the benefit of share repurchases led to the year-over-year improvement in the bottom line. […]

Yum! Brands, Inc. YUM is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2018 numbers on Feb 7, before the opening bell. […]

Mattel, Inc. MAT is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2018 financial numbers on Feb 7, after the market closes. Like most other traditional toymakers in the United States, Mattel is facing a dearth of consumer demand for quite some time now. […]

GoPro, Inc. GPRO is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2018 financial results after the closing bell on Feb 6. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered a positive earnings surprise of 42.9% […]

Allstate Corp. ’s ALL fourth-quarter earnings will be reported on Feb 5, after market close. The company is expected to witness an increase in insurance premium written in its property and casualty business, and higher revenues from its service business, partly offset by loss caused by catastrophes. […]

Lincoln National Corp. LNC is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2018 results on Feb 6. Per the Zacks Consensus Estimate, the company is expected to earn $2.13 on a per share basis on revenues of $4.1 billion, which translates into year-over-year growth of 7.6% and 8.6%, respectively […]

Sysco Corporation SYY reported mixed second-quarter fiscal 2019 results, wherein the top line missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate, while the bottom line beat the same. Further, the bottom line declined year over year, whereas the top line increased. Notably, shares of the company went up more than 3% during the pre-market trading session. […]

BGC Partners BGCP has completed the acquisition of ED Broking Group (ED), an independent Lloyd's of London insurance broker. The buyout deal was announced in October 2018. ED Broking Group will be operating as part of BGC Partner’s insurance division, which was established in 2017 with the acquisition of Besso Insurance Group […]

Affiliated Managers Group Inc. ’s AMG fourth-quarter 2018 economic earnings of $3.53 per share outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.51. However, the figure was down 24.6% year over year. […]

VeriSign VRSN is set to report fourth-quarter 2018 results on Feb 7. The company has delivered average four-quarter positive earnings surprise of 1.7%. In the last reported quarter, VeriSign's earnings of $1.23 per share topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.19 […]