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Morgan Stanley Upgrades Hilton, Downgrades Marriott
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 5:57pm | 175In notes published Wednesday morning, Morgan Stanley made a bit of a pair call, upgrading Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) to Overweight while at the same time downgrading Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) shares. The firm's Thomas Allen boosted his price target on Hilton to $27 and set a price...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 9:30am | 124Shire plc (NASDAQ: SHPG) shares touched a new 52-week high of $178.47 after the company announced plans to present Scientific Data at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) shares reached a new 52-week high of $59.15 after the company announced...
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Earnings Scheduled For April 29, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 4:16am | 1011Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.18 per share on revenue of $1.80 billion. Cummins (NYSE: CMI) is estimated to report its Q1 earnings at $1.67 per share on revenue of $4.18 billion. Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is projected to post a Q1 loss at $0.03 per share on...
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SunTrust Puts On Lodging Pair Trade: Upgrades Starwood, Downgrades Marriott
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 11:19am | 265In a report published Monday, SunTrust analyst Charles Scholes upgraded the rating on Starwood Hotels (NYSE: HOT) to Buy while at the same time downgrading shares of Marriott (NYSE: MAR) to Neutral. The analyst boosted his target on Starwood modestly from $81 to $82 and maintained a $59 target on...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 9:25am | 129Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ: RUSHA) shares gained 4.90% to touch a new 52-week high of $34.07 after BMO Capital upgraded the stock from Market Perform to Outperform and lifted the price target from $30.00 to $36.00. CDW (NASDAQ: CDW) shares gained 0.60% to reach a new 52-week high of $27.61. CDW's...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 9:19am | 149Sinovac Biotech (NASDAQ: SVA) shares touched a new 52-week high of $7.60 after the company reported unaudited Q4 results. Sinovac Biotech posted its quarterly net income of $5.8 million, or $0.10 per share, versus a year-ago net loss of $4.6 million, or $0.08 per share. Associated Banc-Corp (...
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Earnings Scheduled For March 20, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 4:12am | 571ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG) is projected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.60 per share on revenue of $4.40 billion. Lennar (NYSE: LEN) is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.28 per share on revenue of $1.28 billion. Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL) is projected to report a Q3 loss at $0.37 per share...
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Top 4 NYSE Stocks In The Resorts & Casinos Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 3:58am | 112Below are the top resorts & casinos stocks on the NYSE in terms of dividend yield. Carnival (NYSE: CCL) has a dividend yield of 2.60%. Carnival's shares closed at $38.42 on Friday. The Marcus (NYSE: MCS) has a dividend yield of 2.40%. Marcus' shares closed at $14.50 on Friday. Las Vegas...
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Earnings Scheduled For February 19, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 4:30am | 753Cinemark Holdings (NYSE: CNK) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.38 per share on revenue of $657.53 million. Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) is estimated to report its Q4 earnings at $1.08 per share on revenue of $2.69 billion. Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ: CAR) is expected to post its Q4 earnings...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Resorts & Casinos Industry With The Highest EPS Estimates
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 4:42am | 141Below are the top small-cap resorts & casinos stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next year. Pinnacle Entertainment (NYSE: PNK) is likely to earn $2.58 per share in the next year ending December, 2014. Pinnacle Entertainment's trailing-twelve-month operating...
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US Stock Futures Down Ahead Of Earnings
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 7:15am | 439Pre-open movers US stock futures fell in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from some major companies. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 37 points to 16,318.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures declined 1.80 points to 1,836.60. Futures for the Nasdaq 100...
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Marriott to Acquire Protea Hospitality Holdings for $186M
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 6:35am | 101Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) and South Africa's Protea Hospitality Holdings announced today that they have signed definitive agreements for the purchase by Marriott of Protea's three brands and management company. Under terms of the agreements Marriott will pay approximately 2.02...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 11:42am | 121Signature Bank (NASDAQ: SBNY) shares gained 11.65% to touch a new 52-week high of $122.93 after the company reported upbeat Q4 earnings. Seagate Technology Public Limited Company (NASDAQ: STX) shares reached a new 52-week high of $61.62 after analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 8:36am | 132Analysts at Evercore Partners upgraded NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) from “underweight” to “equal-weight.” The target price for NVIDIA is set to $16. NVIDIA's shares closed at $15.00 on Friday. Piper Jaffray upgraded Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) from “neutral” to “overweight.” The target price for...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 8:35am | 142Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) from “equal-weight” to “underweight.” The target price for Symantec is set to $21. Symantec's shares closed at $23.47 on Friday. Analysts at Belus Capital Advisors downgraded Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) from “buy” to “hold.” The target...