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US Stock Futures Edge Lower Ahead Of Home Sales Report
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 7:11am | 459Read More...Pre-open movers US stock futures traded slightly lower in early pre-market trade. Data on new home sales for January will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3 points to 18,183.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 2.20 points to 2...
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UPDATE: Lowe's Beats Q4 Expectations, Shares Rise
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 6:55am | 205Read More...Shares of Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) surged over 2.5% in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter. The Mooresville, North Carolina-based company posted quarterly earnings of $450 million, or $0.46 per share, compared to $306 million...
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Keep an Eye on These 10 Stocks for February 25, 2015
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 4:56am | 403Read More...Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) to report its Q4 earnings at $1.46 per share on revenue of $21.63 billion. Target shares rose 0.56% to $77.38 in after-hours trading. Analysts expect Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC)...
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Earnings Scheduled For February 25, 2015
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 4:07am | 1012Read More...Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $1.46 per share on revenue of $21.63 billion. Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.19 per share on revenue of $1.63 billion. Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) is estimated to...
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Should You Only Buy What You Know? Here's What The Data Says
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 4:08pm | 262Read More...This episode of This Week on Estimize features Yinon Ravid, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of OpenFolio. On today's call Leigh and Yinon chat about how OpenFolio uses transparency and collective intelligence to educate investors on ways to avoid common mistakes. Leigh and Yinon also discuss...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Home Improvement Stores Industry With The Highest Profit Margin
Friday, January 30, 2015 - 4:36am | 135Read More...Below are the top home improvement stores stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of profit margin. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) is 7.30%. Home Depot's revenue for the same period is $81.71 billion. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Lumber...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Home Improvement Stores Industry With The Highest ROE
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 4:32am | 141Read More...Below are the top home improvement stores stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLDR) is 92.50%. Builders FirstSource's revenue for the same period is $1.58 billion. The trailing-twelve-...
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Morgan Stanley Upgrades Lowe's Companies To Overweight
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 8:48am | 50Read More...Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) from Equal-weight to Overweight. Lowe's shares have surged 39.31% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 9.63% in the same period. Lowe's shares fell 2.16% to close at $66.52 yesterday.
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 8:47am | 153Read More...Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) from Neutral to Buy. The price target for CVS Health has been raised from $95 to $113. CVS Health's shares closed at $98.37 yesterday. Analysts at Leerink Swann upgraded The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) from Market Perform to...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Home Improvement Stores Industry With The Highest ROI
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 4:56am | 141Read More...Below are the top home improvement stores stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on investment. The trailing-twelve-month return on investment at Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LL) is 24.90%. Lumber Liquidators' PEG ratio is 1.47. The trailing-twelve-month return on...
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A Few Ways To Play A Stronger US Housing Market
Friday, January 2, 2015 - 11:58am | 365Read More...The US housing market didn't recover as quickly as expected in 2014, but many believe 2015 will see steady, sustainable growth as the US economy picks up speed. Data out this week showed that sales of previously owned homes increased, while pending home sales gained 0.8 percent from October...
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Benzinga's Top Initiations
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 9:15am | 150Read More...Analysts at Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Whiting Petroleum (NYSE: WLL) with a Outperform rating. The target price for Whiting Petroleum is set to $40. Whiting Petroleum's shares closed at $25.04 yesterday. Analysts at Nomura initiated coverage on Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) with a Neutral...
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Nomura Initiates Lowe's At Neutral
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 8:52am | 57Read More...Analysts at Nomura initiated coverage on Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) with a Neutral rating. The target price for Lowe's Companies is set to $70. Lowe's shares have jumped 40.02% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 11.71% in the same period. Lowe's shares rose 0.69% to...
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Benzinga's Top #PreMarket Losers
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 8:13am | 86Read More...First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) shares fell 0.76% to $41.80 in pre-market trading after dropping 2.14% on Friday. Windstream Holdings (NASDAQ: WIN) shares dropped 0.71% to $8.41 in pre-market trading after slipping 9.70% on Friday. Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) shares declined 0.66% to $11.97 in pre-market...
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Morning Market Movers
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 9:45am | 230Read More...Stage Stores (NYSE: SSI) shares surged 21.41% to $19.11 after the company reported a narrower-than-expected fiscal third-quarter loss. Oplink Communications (NASDAQ: OPLK) shares jumped 13.74% to $24.17 after the company agreed to be acquired by Koch Industries for $24.25 per share in cash. Jack...
