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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 8:26am | 147Read More...Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ: ODFL) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price Old Dominion Freight Line has been raised from $49 to $59. Old Dominion Freight Line's shares closed at $50.87 on Friday. Nomura upgraded Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE...
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US Stock Futures Drop; Costco Posts Downbeat Profit
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 7:10am | 406Read More...Pre-open movers US stock futures declined in early pre-market trade. The US Treasury monthly budget report for November will be released at 2:00 p.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 14 points to 15,964.00, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures fell 1.80 points...
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Moody's Acquires Amba Investment Services
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 5:51am | 123Read More...Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) announced today that it has acquired Amba Investment Services, a provider of investment research and quantitative analytics for global financial institutions. Amba will operate as part of Moody's Analytics majority-owned subsidiary, Copal...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Business Services Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 4:44am | 107Read More...Below are the top large-cap business services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS) has a dividend yield of 1.70%. Fidelity National's shares closed at $50.59 yesterday. Moody's (NYSE: MCO) has a dividend yield of 1.30%....
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Business Services Industry With The Highest Operating Margin
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 3:36am | 118Read More...Below are the top large-cap business services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Visa (NYSE: V) is 60.81%. Visa's revenue for the same period is $11.54 billion. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at MasterCard (...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 6:45am | 131Read More...Analysts at Benchmark downgraded Moody's (NYSE: MCO) from “buy” to “hold.” The target price for Moody's has been raised from $60 to $71. Moody's shares closed at $65.00 yesterday. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded XenoPort (NASDAQ: XNPT) from “equal-weight” to “underweight.” The target price...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 6:24am | 370Read More...Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting wholesale trade data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 111 points to 15,117.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 13.80 points to 1,628.30. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 24.50 points to 2,962.50. A...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Business Services Industry With The Highest Cash
Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 4:22am | 126Read More...Below are the top large-cap business services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Mastercard (NYSE: MA) had $5.02 billion in total cash and no debt for the latest quarter. Moody's (NYSE: MCO) had $1.77 billion in total cash and $1.64 billion in total debt for the latest quarter....
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UPDATE: Moody's Posts Rise In Q1 Profit
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 6:48am | 68Read More...Moody's (NYSE: MCO) reported a rise in its first-quarter profit. Moody's quarterly profit surged to $188.4 million, or $0.83 per share, versus $173.5 million, or $0.76 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue surged 13% to $731.8 million from $646.8 million. However, analysts were...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market Gainers
Monday, April 29, 2013 - 7:09am | 115Read More...Conceptus (NASDAQ: CPTS) soared 19.77% to $31.02 in the pre-market trading after Bayer AG agreed to acquire the company for about $1.1 billion. SINA (NASDAQ: SINA) moved up 10.34% to $55.50 in the pre-market session after the company formed a strategic alliance with Alibaba. NII Holdings (NASDAQ...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Business Services Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 2:44am | 111Read More...Below are the top large-cap business services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS) has a dividend yield of 2.10%. Fidelity National's shares closed at $37.56 on Friday. Moody's (NYSE: MCO) has a dividend yield of 1.80%....
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UPDATE: Moody's Posts 66% Rise In Q4 Profit, Issues Upbeat Forecast
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 7:38am | 95Read More...Moody's (NYSE: MCO) reported a 66% rise in its fourth-quarter earnings and issued an upbeat forecast for the year. Moody's quarterly profit surged to $160.1 million, or $0.70 per share, from $96.2 million, or $0.43 per share, in the year–ago period. Its revenue rose 33% to $754.2 million....
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US Stock Futures Flat; Trade Data, Moody's Earnings In Focus
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 6:07am | 466Read More...US stock futures are mostly flat this morning, as investors are awaiting trade data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3 points to 13,901.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 0.30 points to 1,505.60. Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 2.75 points to 2,745.00. US stocks closed lower on...
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Earnings Scheduled For February 8, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 2:31am | 500Read More...American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (NYSE: AXL) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.10 per share on revenue of $729.35 million. Beacon Roofing Supply (NASDAQ: BECN) is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.41 per share on revenue of $525.50 million. AOL (NYSE: AOL) is estimated...
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Einhorn on McGraw-Hill: The Worst is Yet to Come
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 1:03pm | 289Read More...Hedge fund manager David Einhorn isn't a fan of The McGraw-Hill Company's (NYSE: MHP) stock. Earlier today on Bloomberg TV, Einhorn noted that he had been short stocks related to the ratings agencies for quite some time, including McGraw-Hill and Moody's (NYSE: MCO). He declared that the “worst is...
