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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 9:31am | 339Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Adtran Inc (ADTN) Ameriprise Finl Inc (AMP) Buenaventura ADR (BVN) China Life Insurance Co (LFC) DCP Midstream Partners (DPM) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ADTRAN INC (ADTN): Free Stock Analysis Report AMERIPRISE FINL...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 9:14am | 339Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Adtran Inc (ADTN) Ameriprise Finl Inc (AMP) Buenaventura ADR (BVN) China Life Insurance Co (LFC) DCP Midstream Partners (DPM) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ADTRAN INC (ADTN): Free Stock Analysis Report AMERIPRISE FINL...
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Citi Maintains Buy on Affiliated Managers Group (AMG)
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 8:40am | 115Citi is out with its report on Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE: AMG), maintaining Buy and increasing EPS estimates. In its report sent to clients, Citi notes, "Raising 4Q cash EPS estimate — $0.11 to $1.96, bringing our 2010 forecast to $6.01. Slightly higher performance fees and NAV gains pace the...
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BofA/Merrill Ups WDR To Buy
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 8:22am | 43Analysts at BofA/Merrill upgrade Waddell & Reed Financial Inc (NYSE: WDR) from “neutral” to “buy.” WDR shares gained 1.24% to close at $35.89 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Accuride (FTR, TSO, HOTT, PVH, VFC, ACW, CY, SWKS, AMSC, AB, Q)
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 2:29am | 339On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR) is “terrific. It's doing great and has an 8% yield. I want to pull the trigger on Frontier." For Tesoro (NYSE: TSO), he said, "If you have to own a refiner then Tesoro is the one to own, but I'...
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Temper Pedic International Still Offers Value After 10% Jump
Sunday, January 23, 2011 - 11:34pm | 969Ascendere Weekly Ranking Update: January 21, 2011 Subscribers log in for the full report: This content is for members only. Every week, we include in this report a list of the highest quality and lowest quality stocks as defined by four key factors: 1) Relative Value; 2) Operating Momentum; 3)...
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ETF Showdown: Two Regional Bank Funds
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 6:13pm | 361For those that have invested in or traded ETFs for a while, they've probably noticed something about ETF names: They can be deceiving. An ETF's title can imply an investor is getting exposure to one theme or asset class when the reality is that ETF does something far different. Well the ETF world...
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SunTrust: Better 4Q, Deeper Trust - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 3:01pm | 862SunTrust Banks Inc.'s (STI) fourth quarter earnings of 23 cents per share were substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 10 cents. This represents SunTrust's second straight quarter of profit after incurring significant losses since mid-2008. This also compares favorably with a loss...
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SunTrust: Better 4Q, Deeper Trust - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 2:32pm | 862SunTrust Banks Inc.'s (STI) fourth quarter earnings of 23 cents per share were substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 10 cents. This represents SunTrust's second straight quarter of profit after incurring significant losses since mid-2008. This also compares favorably with a loss...
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BB&T Runs Past Zacks Estimate - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 2:31pm | 1179BB&T Corporation's (BBT) fourth quarter 2010 earnings came in at 30 cents per share, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 26 cents. The results also compared favorably with the prior-year quarter's earnings of 27 cents per share. For full year 2010, the company reported earnings of $1....
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BB&T Runs Past Zacks Estimate - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 2:06pm | 1179BB&T Corporation's (BBT) fourth quarter 2010 earnings came in at 30 cents per share, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 26 cents. The results also compared favorably with the prior-year quarter's earnings of 27 cents per share. For full year 2010, the company reported earnings of $1....
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J.P. Morgan Maintains Neutral on State Street (STT)
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 10:28am | 116J.P. Morgan is out with its report on State Street (NYSE: STT) maintaining Neutral on STT. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "STT posted operating EPS of $0.87 excluding discount accretion and previously announced restructuring charges. However, EPS was about 4 cents below our estimate,...
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NTRS 4Q EPS And Operating EPS Well Below J.P. Morgan Estimate
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 8:49am | 150Northern Trust (NASDAQ: NTRS) reported 4Q EPS of $0.64 and operating EPS of $0.59, “well below our estimate of $0.71 due to a sharp decline in net interest margin (NIM), very sharp growth in expenses, and weakness in assets under management,” J.P. Morgan reports. “This was partly tempered by growth...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Property Management Industry With The Highest ROE (HXM, RAS, ADC, WPC)
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 5:06am | 143Below are the top small-cap property management stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Homex Development Corp (NYSE: HXM) is 15.63%. HXM's operating margin for the same period is 16.01%. The trailing-twelve-month return on...
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PNC Runs Ahead of Estimates - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 4:31pm | 1172PNC Financial Services Group Inc.'s (PNC) fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.60 per share were ahead the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.40. Results also compare favorably with adjusted earnings of $1.56 in the prior quarter and 90 cents in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted earnings for the...