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World Acceptance Corporation Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2011 Results
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 7:11am | 79World Acceptance Corporation (NASDAQ: WRLD) today reported record results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. Fourth quarter 2011 diluted earnings per share rose 19.9% to a record $2.11 and revenues were up 10.5% to a record $136.9 million, compared in each case...
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Advanced America Cash Reports EPS of $0.29 vs. $0.24 Estimate; Revenues $144.4M vs. $154.29M Estimate (AEA)
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 4:33pm | 23Advanced America Cash (NYSE: AEA) Reports EPS of $0.29 vs. $0.24 Estimate; Revenues $144.4M vs. $154.29M Estimate
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Are Credit Card Companies Back On Investors' Radar?
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 12:23pm | 506By Serge Berger Visa (V), American Express (AXP), and Mastercard (MA) have continually alerted me with juicy shorter-term chart patterns as of late, so I decided it's time to take a closer look at the fundamental side of things on credit card companies, and I found some good stuff. In the...
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UPDATE: KBW Downgrades SLM to Market Perform (SLM)
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 9:12am | 84KBW is out with its report today on SLM (NYSE: SLM), downgrading SLM from Outperform to Market Perform. In a note to clients, KBW writes, "We are downgrading Sallie Mae shares to Market Perform from Outperform. Sallie Mae shares have appreciated considerably post earnings and our price target only...
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J.P. Morgan Raises PT On COF To $54
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 8:12am | 99J.P. Morgan, citing 1Q11 earnings, is raising its price target on Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) from $52 to $54. Says J.P. Morgan, in the report, “COF 1Q11 earnings rounded out the card group reporting season with the most surprising results. Unexpected margin expansion helped augment core...
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JP Morgan Raises PT on Capital One To $54
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 6:36am | 27JP Morgan has raised the price target on Capital One (NYSE: COF) from $52 to $54 and maintains its Neutral rating.
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9 Stocks That Gain Every Earnings Day
Friday, April 22, 2011 - 6:52pm | 1945All eyes are on corporate earnings this week as 20 percent of all U.S. publicly traded companies report quarterly results. How do you know which stocks will give you a nice return on reporting day? Bespoke Investment Group co-founder Paul Hickey looked at 2,240 stocks and found just nine...
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KBW Maintains Outperform on American Express (AXP)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 8:41am | 89KBW is out with its report today on American Express (NYSE: AXP), maintaining Outperform. In a note to clients, KBW writes, "AXP reported operating 1Q11 results that were above our expectations. Following AXP's 1Q11 earnings announcement, we are raising our 2011 and 2012 EPS estimates to $3.92 (...
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SLM CEO Also States It is Looking To Acquire Servicing and Other Fee Businesses (SLM)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 8:15am | 24SLM CEO Also States It is Looking To Acquire Servicing and Other Fee Businesses (NYSE: SLM)
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SLM CEO Says "Interesting" Takeover Opportunities In The Private Loans Business (SLM)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 8:13am | 21SLM CEO Says "Interesting" Takeover Opportunities In The Private Loans Business (NYSE: SLM)
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Morgan Stanley Reports Reserve Bleed Drives Beat On American Express
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 7:46am | 116According to Morgan Stanley, American Express (NYSE: AXP) reserve bleed drives the beat. Morgan Stanley said that it expects Pre-tax Pre-Provision Operating Profit (Ppop) should improve going forward as loans grow, top line benefits from recent investment spend and management pulls back on...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT To $64, Reiterates Overweight On AXP
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 7:44am | 139Piper Jaffray, based upon 1Q11 results is raising the price target from $63 to $64 and reiterating its Overweight rating on American Express (NYSE: AXP). Says Piper Jaffray, in its report, “AXP reported 1Q11 EPS of $0.97 vs. PJC of $0.94 and consensus of $0.93. Spend growth of 17% beat our 13%...
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J.P. Morgan Reports More Of The Same For American Express
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 7:28am | 92According to J.P. Morgan, American Express (NYSE: AXP) are seeing more of the same. J.P. Morgan said that while 1Q results may not alleviate investor concerns about higher operating expenses, it believes AXP has significant levers to drive long-term earnings. “Spending growth remains the primary...
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UPDATE: Capital One Reports Q1 EPS $2.24 vs. $1.55; Revenues $4.08B vs. $3.88B Est. (COF)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 7:07am | 22UPDATE: Capital One Reports Q1 EPS $2.24 vs. $1.55; Revenues $4.08B vs. $3.88B Est. (NYSE: COF)
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On American Express To $64
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 6:19am | 27Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on American Express (NYSE: AXP) from $63 to $64 and maintains its Overweight rating.