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Lincoln National Misses Earnings Estimates (LNC)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 4:27pm | 31Lincoln National Corp. (NYSE: LNC) reports Q3 earnings of $0.85 versus consensus of $0.87. Lincoln National Corp. reports revenues of $2.6 billion versus consensus of $2.58 billion.
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Unum Group Reports Third Quarter 2010 Results
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 4:05pm | 42Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) today reported net income of $220.8 million ($0.68 per diluted common share) for the third quarter of 2010, compared to net income of $221.1 million ($0.66 per diluted common share) for the third quarter of 2009.
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Bookkeeping: Short Equinix (EQIX) and Lender Processing Services (LPS)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 3:47pm | 871Preface: Please note all attempts at shorting other than Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and Prudential (PRU) the past 2 months, have been met with laughter and derision by mother market (or father Ben if you will). I enter these trade, as any short position in the risk-less market with assumption of...
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Zacks Earnings Preview: Coventry Health Care, Expeditors International, Amerisource Bergen, Principal Financial and Kellogg's - Press Releases
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 11:00am | 1247For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 1, 2010 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week's list includes Coventry Health Care (CVH), Expeditors International (EXPD), Amerisource Bergen (ABC), Principal Financial (PFG) and Kellogg's (K). To see...
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Principal Finance Beats Estimates - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 9:35am | 555Principal Financial Group Inc.(PFG) reported third quarter 2010 operating earnings per share of 68 cents beating Zacks Consensus Estimates of 63 cents. EPS increased 7.4% sequentially and is in line with the same quarter last year. Operating revenues marginally increased 1.3% year-over-year to...
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Goldman Reiterates Buy On Principal Financial Group (PFG)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 7:51am | 118Goldman Sachs is reiterating its Buy rating on Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) after it reported earnings yesterday. In a note to clients, Goldman writes, "The favorable outlook for FSA flows is building as management highlighted a strong start to 4Q sales and confidence in achieving 15...
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Citi Has Notes On Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 7:31am | 135Citi Investment Research has a research note on Principal Financial Group Inc (NYSE: PFG) after it reported earnings yesterday. It has a $30 price target and a Hold rating. In a research report sent to investors, Citi writes, "We have been concerned management was getting too far ahead of itself...
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Goldman Sachs Raising Estimates On Torchmark After Earnings (TMK)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 7:13am | 119Goldman Sachs is raising its estimates on Torchmark Corp. (NYSE: TMK) after it reported earnings. It has a Neutral rating and a $62 price target. In a note to clients, Goldman writes, "As we have previously noted, we believe TMK is less exposed to a “lower for longer” rate environment as...
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Principal Financial Group Beats Earnings Estimates (PFG)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 4:52pm | 223Des Moines, Iowa based asset management company Principal Financial Group Inc (NYSE: PFG) announced after the market closed on Monday that it beat consensus Wall Street earnings estimates. Principal Financial Group Inc reported that its 3rd quarter net income fell to $142.2 million, or 44 cents per...
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Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter EPS of $.44
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 4:02pm | 105Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) today announced results for third quarter 2010. The company reported operating earnings of $218.9 million for third quarter 2010, compared to $219.1 million for third quarter 2009. Operating earnings per diluted share (EPS) were $0.68 for the third...
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Earnings Scheduled For November 1 (BHI, APC, AGN, PTV, GLW, HUM, VMC, NU, CNA, PFG, ED, L, ICE, SPG)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 5:49am | 344Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) is expected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.47 per share on $3.81 billion in revenue. Anadarko (NYSE: APC) is estimated to report its Q3 EPS at $0.31 on $2.65 billion in revenue. Allergan (NYSE: AGN) is forecast to post its Q3 EPS at $0.78 on revenue of $1.18 billion....
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WHAT'S ON TAP? A VERY BUSY WEEK AHEAD
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 8:00pm | 5223By Dirk Van Dijk, CFA Zacks Investment Research Earnings season might be more than halfway through, but that does not mean a slowdown in the earnings parade. Next week, a total of 1,128 firms will report, including 100 of the S&P 500 firms. So far this has been a very strong earnings season,...
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A VERY Busy Week Ahead - Earnings Preview
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 7:12pm | 4992Earnings Preview 10/29/10 Earnings season might be more than halfway through, but that does not mean a slowdown in the earnings parade. Next week, a total of 1,128 firms will report, including 100 of the S&P 500 firms. So far this has been a very strong earnings season, but there are still...
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MetLife Posts Mixed Results - Analyst Blog
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 7:03pm | 651MetLife Inc. (MET) reported third quarter operating earnings of $878 million or 99 cents per share, well ahead of $718 million or 87 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. However, results missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.03 per share. Reported net income was $286 million or 32 cents...
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Benzinga's Worst Performing Industries (RGC, GNW, LFC, HSIC, DELL, AAPL, PWER, ESIO)
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 6:24pm | 205Movie production and theaters industry dropped 2.45% today as Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) slipped 4.46%, and closed at $13.50. Life insurance industry lost 1.76%, and Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW) was the worst performing stock in the space. GNW dropped 9.94%, and closed at $11.33....