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Arena Loss Wider Than Expected - Analyst Blog
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (ARNA) fourth quarter fiscal 2009 net loss per share came in at 38 cents (excluding special items), wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 30 cents. The year-ago loss was 84 cents. For 2009, the company reported a loss per share of $1.81 (excluding...
Halliburton Retains Neutral Rating - Analyst Blog
Halliburton (HAL) enjoys a strong competitive position in the global oilfield services market. We like the company’s broad and technologically complex product and service offerings, along with its robust financial profile. Halliburton is among the top three players in each of its product/service...
UBS Pays Executives $51.8M - Analyst Blog
Bailed out Swiss bank UBS AG (UBS), which suffered a loss for a third consecutive year, has paid out $51.8 million in compensation to executive board members for 2009. After repaying the $5.6 billion funds it received in 2008, the bank is now free to set its own compensation policies. Among the...
American Dairy Posts Sluggish Q4 - Analyst Blog
American Dairy Inc. (ADY) swung to a fourth-quarter net loss of $27.0 million, or $1.34 per share, from a net profit of $25.1 million, or $1.42 per share in the year-ago quarter. Excluding special items, adjusted loss per share came in at $1.29, which was way behind the Zacks Consensus Estimate...
Earnings Scorecard: Sara Lee - Analyst Blog
Last month, Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) reported strong results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010. Earnings for the quarter were $0.36 compared to $0.20 during the same period of fiscal 2009. Earnings were well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.23. Further, the company reported strong...
Factset Revenue Grows, EPS Beats - Analyst Blog
FactSet Research (FDS) reported EPS for the quarter of 75 cents, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 74 cents. The company reported revenue for the second quarter of $157.3 million, up 0.5% from $156.5 million reported in the year-ago quarter. The company is witnessing some benefits from...
DFS Posts Loss, Will Repay TARP - Analyst Blog
Discover Financial Services (DFS) reported a fiscal first quarter loss as the company bolstered its loan loss reserves. However, the company has received the regulatory approval to payback the $1.2 billion bailout money. For the fiscal first quarter (ended Feb 28, 2010), Discover reported a loss...
Debt Reduction Propels Temple-Inland
Temple-Inland, Inc. (TIN), which makes paper, packaging and building products, was put on credit rating watch with a positive outlook by Standard & Poor’s. The stock is up nearly 10% on the news Wednesday and it is also giving a boost to some of Temple-Inland’s competitors’ stocks. S&P credits...
CSC Wins Mega Deal - Analyst Blog
Leading information technology (IT) company Computer Science Corporation (CSC) has won another major contract. The IT major recently disclosed that it is one among the two chosen companies to be awarded the Visa Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Department...
Earnings Scorecard: TriQuint - Analyst Blog
TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (TQNT) recently reported fourth quarter 2009 net income per share of 14 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 11 cents and management’s revised expectation of 12 – 13 cents. TriQuint is an original equipment manufacturer of semiconductor communication...
US Steel: More Debt, Same Rating - Analyst Blog
Ratings agency Fitch Ratings has assigned a "BB+" rating to United States Steel Corporation’s (X) $500 million debt issued recently, reports AP. According to Fitch, “BB+" rated debt is non-investment grade or junk bond and is more vulnerable to changes in the economy. The company plans to use...
DPL Building Solar Facility - Analyst Blog
DPL Inc.’s (DPL) unregulated subsidiary, DPL Energy Resources, will build a 60 kilowatt (kW) solar array at the Mound Advanced Technology Center in Miamisburg, a former Department of Energy Weapons site. Along with the company’s other solar installation on Yankee road, this project will help DPL...
Telecom Stock Review - March 2010 - Industry Outlook
The global economic downturn continues to weigh on companies in almost every industry, including telecommunications. Nevertheless, we see a silver lining for the telecommunication industry in this challenging environment as the valuation level now reflects remedial conditions in the economy....
FUQI Restatement Sends Shares Plunging - Analyst Blog
Shares of FUQI International, Inc. (FUQI), the Chinese jewelry manufacturer and retailer, got hammered today on news that the company will be restating earnings for the first three quarters of 2009 due to accounting errors. Based on an initial investigation, the company said it overstated EPS by...
Ford Rally Fuels Bullish Options Activity
Today’s tickers: F, EEM, DELL, UPS, IYR, JACK, WFC, CLX, SKX & LNC F - Ford Motor Co. – The automobile manufacturer’s shares are once again trading at a new 52-week high after rallying 4.00% today to $14.02. Upward movement in the price of the underlying stock inspired bullish options trading...
