• Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.18, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.15 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 8% year-over-year to $5.3 billion, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.1 billion
• Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) reported Q2 EPS of $1.26, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 48% to $789 million
• Shares of truck transmission maker Eaton Corp (NYSE:ETN) gained 2.80% after the company posted better than expected earnings results citing an improved truck market in the U.S.
• CNH Global N.V.’s (NYSE:CNH) shares jumped 11.35% after the company declared better than expected earnings figures for the ninth straight quarter. CNH also increased its revenue growth outlook for the fiscal
• Online education company Bridgepoint Education, Inc.’s (NYSE:BPI) shares plunged 11.44% after it disclosed in a regulatory filing that the company’s biggest shareholder Warburg Pincus is planning to sell its entire stake of around 35 million shares
• Analysts at BMO Capital downgraded shares of Revlon (NYSE:REV) to “Market Perform” rating from “Outperform” rating setting a target price of $21.00 on the stock
• Shares of Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW) were downgraded by Rodman & Renshaw to “Underperform” rating from a “Market perform” rating with a target price of $66.00 on the stock
• Analysts at Merriman Curhan Ford downgraded Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (AMEX:BTN) to “Neutral” rating from “Buy” rating
• Shares of Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) were downgraded by Duncan Williams from “Buy” rating to “Reduce” rating with a revised target price of $72.00 on the stock
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