Life & Health Insurance

MetLife (NYSE: MET) Reports EPS of $1.33 vs. $1.26 Estimate; Revenues $15.91B vs. $15.89B Estimate

Financial services giant Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) is going to release earnings tonight after the bell, and Wall Street will be anxious to hear what Prudential has to say about the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, as it generates a large portion of its business from Asia. Wall Street...

MetLife (NYSE: MET) is going to report earnings tonight, and Wall Street will be looking to see what type of impact the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, and the tornadoes in the Southeast part of the U.S. have had on its business. Wall Street is looking for earnings of $1.26 per share on revenues...

According to J.P. Morgan, Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) results were marked by a slight EPS miss, stable U.S. margins and sales, weak UK margins and sales, and a decline in persistency. J.P. Morgan said that, “Our long term view is relatively positive given the company's strong capital position and...

US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports from Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) and Kellogg Co (NYSE: K). Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 20 points to 12,769.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 1.80 points to 1,353.90...

PG&E Corp (NYSE: PCG) is expected to post its Q1 earnings at $0.81 per share on revenue of $3.59 billion. Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ: WFMI) is estimated to post its Q2 EPS at $0.46 on revenue of $2.37 billion. Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.57 on...

Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) Reports EPS of $0.69 vs. $0.70 Estimate

Now that a Navy SEAL team ensured that Bin Laden sleeps with the fishes, other leading villains across the globe are wondering if they're next. After all, most evil leaders have a wife or ten, and countless children. Even the most heartless among them would probably take a break from genocide and...

MetLife (NYSE: MET) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2011 results after the closing bell tomorrow, May 4. Analysts are looking for the insurer to announce that per-share earnings rose 19.8% from a year ago to $1.26. That is up from the consensus estimate of $1.23 some 90 days ago. Analysts also...

According to J.P. Morgan, Principal Financial Group (NYSE: PFG) business trends were weaker than expected. J.P. Morgan said that its outlook for PFG remains cautious following 1Q11 results. “Strong equity market results and capital deployment are potential positive catalysts, but we believe the...

Legg Mason Inc (NYSE: LM) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.45 on revenue of $712.27 million. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $4.10 on revenue of $1.46 billion. Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) is expected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.44 on revenue of...

Principal Financial (NYSE: PFG) Reports EPS of $0.71 vs. $0.71 Estimate; Revenues $2.05B vs. $2.08B Estimate

Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a 3 for 2 partial stock split paid in the form of a 50% stock dividend on all the Company's outstanding common stock. The record date for the 3 for 2 stock split will be the close of business on June 1, 2011 and...

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that its board of directors has appointed Steven J. Goulart as executive vice president and chief investment officer, effective May 1, 2011. Most recently, Goulart was senior managing director and head of the portfolio management unit of MetLife's...

According to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Lincoln National (NYSE: LNC) estimates are to be revised. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said that, “while 1Q earnings were stronger than expected in a few areas, we believe the main takeaways on a go-forward basis were the higher share repurchase guidance...