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Protective Reports Q4 EPS of $0.90 vs. $0.65
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 5:45pm | 124Protective Life Corporation (NYSE: PL) today reported results for the fourth quarter of 2010 and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010. Net income available to PLC's common shareowners for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $78.6 million, or $0.90 per average diluted share, compared to $131.0...
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Torchmark Corporation Reports Q4 EPS of $1.91 vs. $1.65
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 5:21pm | 87Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) reported today that for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, net income was $1.91 per share, compared with $1.36 per share for the year-ago quarter. Net operating income for the quarter was $1.68 per share, compared with $1.47 per share for the year-ago quarter....
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Prudential Financial Reports Q4 EPS $1.78 of vs. $1.48
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 5:10pm | 96Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU): Net income of Financial Services Businesses attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. of $213 million or 45 cents per Common share for fourth quarter 2010. Fourth quarter net income reflects pre-tax realized losses and related charges and adjustments of $...
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Metlife Reports Q4 EPS of $1.14 vs. $1.10
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 5:05pm | 73MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today reported fourth quarter 2010 net income of $51 million, or $0.05 per share, and operating earnings1 of $1.2 billion, or $1.14 per share. Derivative losses drove most of the difference between net income and operating earnings in the fourth quarter of 2010. MetLife...
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MetLife Halted (MET)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 5:02pm | 12MetLife (NYSE: MET) halted.
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Is Now a Good Time to Consider Prudential?
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 11:03am | 101Generally, I avoid stocks already above $50 -- but there are exceptions. Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: PRU) is one of these, and it's worth a review. Prudential has weathered the recession and is now set to post impressive earnings growth in 2011 and 2012. A strong variable annuity business is...
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US Stock Futures Signal Lower Start On Wall Street, Earnings In Focus
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 7:34am | 420US stock futures are lower this morning. Investors are awaiting comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 22 points to 12,174.00, while those for the S&P 500 index declined 4.9 points to 1,316.80. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index...
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Societe Generale Ups PUK To Buy
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 6:57am | 42Analysts at Societe Generale upgrade Prudential Public Limited Company (NYSE: PUK) from “hold” to “buy.” PUK shares fell 0.17% to close at $23.02 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Earnings Scheduled For February 9 (MET, KO, NOC, CSC, ALL, WFMI, IR, STO, CSCO, ICE, ATVI, LGF, RL, AKAM)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 5:23am | 360MetLife (NYSE: MET) is expected to post its Q4 EPS at $1.10 on revenue of $13.50 billion. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.72 on revenue of $9.75 billion. Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $1.01 per share on revenue of $8.80 billion...
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Goldman's 7 Best Financial Stocks for 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 3:19pm | 239(TheStreet) -- Financial stocks, among the laggards of 2010, may rebound in 2011 as value comes into vogue. Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) favors the following seven financial stocks, which made its 2011 Conviction Buy List. All are still rated "buy" and expected to rise as much as 20% in the next year....
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (ARMH, FSLR, AFL, CB)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 9:21am | 132ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH) was downgraded by Barclays Capital from "overweight" to "equal weight." ARMH's shares closed at $29.68 yesterday. ARMH's PEG ratio is 5.30. Morgan Stanley downgraded First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR) from "overweight" to "equal weight." FSLR's shares closed at $159.30...
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J.P Morgan Comments On Principal Financial Group Following Earnings
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 8:23am | 192According to a recent report from J.P Morgan, it maintains a cautious stance on Principal Financial Group (NYSE: PFG) following 4Q10 results. The strong equity market and resumption of share buybacks are potential positive catalysts. J.P Morgan's outlook for trends in the 401(k) business is mixed,...
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Citi Downgrades Aflac to Hold (AFL)
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 5:12pm | 15Citi downgrades Aflac (NYSE: AFL) to Hold
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Principal Financial Group Reports Q4 EPS of $.66 vs. $.68
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 5:01pm | 223Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) today announced results for full-year and fourth quarter 2010. The company reported operating earnings of $844.8 million for the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2010, compared to $733.3 million for the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2009. Operating earnings...
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J.P Morgan Resumes Coverage On Prudential Financial
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 11:33am | 191J.P Morgan is resuming coverage of Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU) with an Overweight rating and a December 2011 price target of $72. JPM was restricted on PRU due to J.P. Morgan's involvement in the transaction announced on September 30, 2010 related to the company's purchase of Star and Edison...