Specialized Consumer Services

Below are the top small-cap industrial equipment & components stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at China Valves Technology Inc (NASDAQ: CVVT) is 30.21%. CVVT's PEG ratio is 0.09. The trailing-twelve-month operating...

SAC Capital Discloses 6.5% Stake in Coinstar in SEC 13G Filing (NASDAQ: CSTR).

Pre-Paid Legal (NYSE: PPD) Reports Q1 EPS of $1.72 vs. $1.87 Year Ago

H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) today announced that Robert A. Gerard has been elected chairman of the company's board of directors, effective immediately. Gerard replaces Richard Breeden, who stepped down April 18. Gerard is the general partner and investment manager of GFP, L.P., a private investment...

Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) received $151 million from Forethought Financial Group, representing full and final payment of principal and interest on a note receivable that was contractually due in 2014. The early payoff was at par and, therefore, no gain or loss resulted from the transaction. The...

StoneMor Partners L.P. (Nasdaq: STON) announced today that it has increased its cash distribution to $0.5850 per unit ($2.34 annually), payable on May 16, 2011, to common unit holders of record as of the close of business on May 6, 2011.

CPI Corp (NYSE: CPY) reported its Q4 diluted EPS at $2.06, versus the consensus of $2.40, CPY reported its Q4 revenue at $128.9 million, versus the consensus of $133.53 million. CPY shares fell 1.16% to close at $21.34 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

CPI Corp (NYSE: CPY) Reports Q4 EPS of $2.24 vs. $2.40; Revenues $128.9M vs. $133.53M

Oppenheimer & Co. is out with a research note on tax season, and discusses H&R Block (NYSE: HRB). In a note to clients, Oppenheimer writes, "Following two tax seasons of poor performance (2009/2010), HRB has bounced back with expected FY11 single digit storefront volume growth resulting...

Cusick's Corner The market is holding and this is where I want to see the bid come in with some conviction in an attempt to buck the recent trend of weak finishes. Tech and Financials are starting to become more volatile, plus Financials are under pressure with some trading volume as well. Some of...

Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) announced today that it has acquired Stanfill Funeral Homes located in Miami, FL. Carriage operates 151 funeral homes in 25 states and 33 cemeteries in 12 states.

Analysts at Capstone initiate coverage of Weight Watchers International Inc (NYSE: WTW) with a “hold” rating. The target price for WTW is set to $65. WTW shares fell 0.92% to close at $72.28 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Shares of Jackson Hewitt Tax Service (NYSE: JTX) are lower on the session by 5.73%, currently trading at $0.585. The stock had been moving largely lower over the past four months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name...

Compass Point has issued a report regarding the H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) retail filing statistics. According to the report, “HRB reported YTD retail filing statistics that beat prior guidance but are below what we believe IRS filing statistics may have implied. Digital filing growth accelerated...

Jefferies reiterated its Buy rating and $59 price target in its report on Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), based upon tax unit data released by INTU competitor H&R Block (NYSE: HRB). In the report, Jefferies writes, “HRB reported tax unit data STD through the end of March which suggests continued...