Advertising

After spending 20 years in the City advising smaller companies on doing deals and raising finance, Tim Baldwin took the plunge and set about building his own business. Just 18 months on, the chief executive of AIM listed Ram Investment Group (LON:RAM) now oversees two specialist digital-out-of-...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alliance HealthCare Services Inc (AIQ) Arbitron Inc (ARB) Aviat Networks Inc (AVNW) Boston Pvt Fin Holdings Inc (BPFH) Checkpoint Systems Inc (CKP) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALLIANCE HEALTH (AIQ): Free Stock...

Merger Activity decreased slightly last week with four new deals being announced and four closing. You can find all the deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours. Deal Statistics: Total Number of Deals Closed in 2010 101 Total Number...

Harte-Hanks, Inc. (NYSE: HHS) today reported that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 7.5 cents per share payable on December 14, 2010, to the holders of record of shares of common stock of the company at the close of business on December 3, 2010. With the...

SPAR Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGRP) today announced that Gary Raymond, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jim Segreto, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call on Tuesday November 16, 2010, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Ireland-based advertising titan WPP Group plc (WPPGY), through a unit of Wunderman network, KBM Group, will be acquiring I-Behavior Inc. a Colorado-based company. The completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval and the approval of I-Behavior's shareholders. The acquisition...

Following the stellar numbers posted by the Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (IPG) for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 on October 29, the estimates went up. Analysts remain optimistic of the market movements in the coming years. Both the top-line and the bottom-line results surpassed the...

Alloy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALOY) announced today that an investor group led by ZelnickMedia has completed the previously announced acquisition of Alloy following the approval of the transaction by an overwhelming majority of Alloy shareholders at a special stockholders meeting held yesterday. The...

Below are the top small-cap marketing service stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Valassis Communications Inc (NYSE: VCI) is 141.50%. VCI's quarterly earnings jumped 95.50% y/y. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at...

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CCO) reports Q3 earnings loss of $0.10 versus consensus of $0.02 loss. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. reports revenues of $695.1 million versus consensus of $698.37 million. Mark Mays, CEO of Clear Channel Outdoor, commented: "Positive operating...

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Third Quarter 2010 Results The Company reported revenues of $695.1 million in the third quarter of 2010, a 5% increase from the $660.6 million reported for the third quarter of...

In a report released this morning, Morgan Stanley said that it remains Equal-weight on shares of Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ: LAMR). “Our $38 YE11 target implies 11x fwd EBITDA, roughly in-line with current levels and the historic premium relative to Media peers,” Morgan Stanley writes. “We remain...

MKM Partners has a buy rating on National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) and a $22 target after it reported earnings after the bell. In a note to clients, MKM writes, "We continue to hold a favorable view towards National CineMedia following 3Q10 results that well-exceeded our Street high...

MKM Partners continue to lack near-term conviction following an in line quarter and soft guidance. Lamar's (NASDAQ: LAMR) 3Q10 results were in line with expectations while 4Q10 revenue guidance came in a bit below consensus expectations. Bullish investors are likely to be excited about the ramp in...