Year: 2019

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. CBRL solid marketing efforts, increased focus on menu innovation and cost-cutting initiatives are impressive. However, dismal traffic and rising costs remain potent headwinds for the company […]

Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDS.A recently announced that in the auction conducted by Guyana, it has succeeded in acquiring the first three deliveries of the government's share of the country's crude oil production. With this deal, Shell will expand its footprint in the oil market of Guyana, thereby spurring growth in the Latin American country’s oil marketing space. A total of nine bidders placed their bids […]

Cigna Corp. CI had a volatile 2019, with the stock losing 17% in the first half of the year and gaining 7.6% in the second half. […]

Valero Energy Corporation VLO is well-poised for growth on the back of a robust and diversified refinery base. San Antonio, TX-based Valero is the largest independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products in the United States. The company with market cap of $39 billion has a refining capacity of 3.1 million barrels per day across 15 refineries located throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom […]

Delta Air Lines DAL is thriving on the back of solid air travel demand. With rising traffic, passenger revenues (accounts for the majority of the top line) are getting a boost and in turn aiding its top line. This positivity far outweighs the company’s bottom-line impact due to rising non-fuel unit costs. […]

United Parcel Service, Inc . UPS expects yet another record-setting National Returns Day on the back of significant rise in online shopping during the holiday season. […]

Synopsys SNPS recently announced the co-development of a whitepaper with Porsche Consulting to accelerate development of automotive for the digital future. The new solution is expected to address the rising complex electronics hardware and software architectures of next-generation autonomous, connected and electric vehicles, which pose major challenges to automotive engineering teams. Reportedly, by leveraging Synopsys' Triple Shift-Left approach, automotive companies can boost silicon chip design with automotive-grade IP, expedite software development with virtual prototyping solutions and address functionality, safety and reliability all along the development process. […]

A prudent investment decision involves buying wealthy stocks at an apt time while selling those that are prone to risk. A share price appreciation and strong fundamentals signal a stock’s bullish run. Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corporation MPC are likely to display an uptrend on the back of its solid third-quarter earnings performance and healthy fuel margins […]

On Dec 26, we issued an updated research report on Edwards Lifesciences Corporation EW . The hugely untapped potential in the emerging markets aids the company. However, reimbursement issue deters growth. […]

Immunomedics, Inc. IMMU announced that the FDA has accepted the biologics license application (BLA) for its most advanced candidate sacituzumab govitecan, an antibody-drug conjugate. The company is seeking accelerated approval of sacituzumab govitecan for the treatment of patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC), who have received at least two prior therapies for metastatic disease. […]

Humana Inc. HUM is well-poised for growth on the back of its robust Medicare business. […]

Community Health Systems, Inc. CYH is poised for growth in 2020 on the back of declining expenses and hospital divestitures. Year to date, this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock has dipped 0.7% versus its industry ’s growth of 21.7% […]