Author: Devin Weiss

Comparable store sales for the leading apparel retail chain Gap Inc. (GPS), rose 9% in August 2012 (four-week period ended August 25, 2012) versus a 6% decline in the comparable prior-year period. The rise in comps reflects its...

Ultratech, Inc.’s (UTEK) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 19.0141. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company’s earnings for December 2012 increased by 7 cents over the past...

Alliant Techsystems Inc.’s (ATK) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 17.894. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company’s earnings for March 2013 increased by 63 cents over the...

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. (SCHN) provided its outlook for the fourth quarter 2012 ending August 31, 2012. The company expects both prices and sales volumes at its metal recycling business to lag on a sequential basis....

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) reported its fiscal third quarter 2012 (ended July 31, 2012) adjusted earnings per share of C$1.91, which compares favorably with the prior quarter earnings of C$1.82 as well as the year-ago...

Splunk Inc. (SPLK) reported a better-than-expected second quarter of 2013. The data monitoring and analyzing software solutions provider posted a loss of 5 cents per share, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of...

DTS Inc.’s (DTSI) high-definition (“HD”) audio solutions will be available on Coolpad Quattro 4G smartphones, manufactured by the Chinese company Yulong Computer Communications. The 4GLTE-enabled smartphones...

Following Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., or Petrobras’ (PBR) dismal second quarter showing, we have downgraded the Brazilian state-run energy giant to Underperform from Neutral. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Petrobras is the...

Walmart Stores (WMT) edged a step closer to its customer’s hearts as it announced a new search engine for the company website. The online users can browse, select and buy items more easily and faster from Walmart.com. The...

Bernanke’s much-anticipated Jackson Hole speech will determine the outcome of today’s trading action. But with trading volumes expected to remain thin ahead of the long Labor Day weekend, it will probably be...