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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 9:29am | 129Lifepoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT) shares reached a new 52-week high of $69.67 after the company reported a rise in its second-quarter earnings and raised its forecast for the year. Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) shares jumped 7.90% to touch a new 52-week high of $220.40 after the company reported a 34% rise...
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UPDATE: Moody's Posts Better-Than-Expected Q2 Profit
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 8:13am | 212Moody's (NYSE: MCO) reported upbeat second-quarter results and lifted its full-year revenue forecast. The New York-based company reported quarterly earnings of $319.2 million, or $1.48 per share, versus $225.5 million, or $1 per share, in the year-ago period. Its non-GAAP EPS, excluding the ICRA...
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Earnings Scheduled For July 25, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 4:22am | 495Aaron's (NYSE: AAN) is expected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.35 per share on revenue of $672.91 million. Xerox (NYSE: XRX) is projected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $5.31 billion. American Electric Power Co (NYSE: AEP) is estimated to report its Q2 earnings at $0.75...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 7:45am | 134Goldman Sachs downgraded Gigamon (NYSE: GIMO) from “buy” to “neutral.” The target price for Gigamon has been lowered from $29 to $14. Gigamon's shares closed at $18.18 yesterday. Analysts at Raymond James downgraded Moody's (NYSE: MCO) from “outperform” to “market perform” and removed the price...
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Raymond James Downgrades Moody's To Market Perform
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 6:50am | 53Analysts at Raymond James downgraded Moody's (NYSE: MCO) from “outperform” to “market perform” and removed the price target of $87. Moody's shares have surged 44.44% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 18.85% in the same period. Moody's shares fell 0.58% to close at $89....
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US Stock Futures Flat; Darden Posts Weak Earnings
Friday, June 20, 2014 - 6:46am | 423Pre-open movers US stock futures traded mostly flat in early pre-market trade, ahead of jobless claims data. The Atlanta Fed's Business Inflation Expectations survey for June will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1 point to 16,832.00, while the...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 9:01am | 129Manhattan Bridge Capital (NASDAQ: LOAN) shares reached a new 52-week high of $2.72. On Monday, Manhattan Bridge Capital raised its annual dividend to $0.28 per share. Cherokee (NASDAQ: CHKE) reached a new 52-week high of $16 after the company reported Q1 earnings of $0.43 per share on revenue of $...
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Earnings Scheduled For April 25, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014 - 4:45am | 569Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.31 per share on revenue of $34.06 billion. Autoliv (NYSE: ALV) is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $1.43 per share on revenue of $2.30 billion. Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) is estimated to report its Q1 earnings at $1.24...
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Benzinga's Top Initiations
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 6:53am | 144Analysts at Pacific Crest initiated coverage on shares of Avago Technologies (NASDAQ: AVGO) with an “outperform” rating. The target price for Avago Technologies is set to $75. Avago's shares closed at $62.78 yesterday. Longbow Research initiated coverage on shares of Colfax (NYSE: CFX) with a “...
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Berkshire Hathaway Files SEC 13F
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 11:27am | 698Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) filed its 13F with the SEC. It must be filed no later than 45 days after the last day of the prior quarter, which in this case was December 31, 2013. Within this 13F were many notable changes to Warren Buffett's portfolio. The following are increases that were...
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Morning Market Losers
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 10:27am | 110Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: BWP) plummeted 36.55% to $15.28 after the company reported Q4 results. Changyou.com (NASDAQ: CYOU) dropped 12.35% to $26.25 after the company issued a weak Q1 guidance and announced the resignation of its CFO. The Cash Store Financial Services (NYSE: CSFS)...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Friday, February 7, 2014 - 9:56am | 117Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ: PTEN) shares gained 0.61% to touch a new 52-week high of $28.04 after Global Hunter upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and lifted the price target from $22.00 to $33.00. Moody's (NYSE: MCO) shares reached a new 52-week high of $84.17 after the company reported...
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Earnings Scheduled For February 7, 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014 - 4:56am | 443Cigna (NYSE: CI) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $1.49 per share on revenue of $7.35 billion. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (NYSE: AXL) is estimated to report its Q4 earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $864.10 million. Beacon Roofing Supply (NASDAQ: BECN) is projected...
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Manhattan Bridge Capital Shares Unchanged After Company Doubles Its Quarterly Dividend to $0.02 Per Share
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 7:14am | 43Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOAN) announced today that it would pay a $0.02 per share dividend to shareholders of record on May 15, 2014, August 15, 2014, November 14, 2014 and February 13, 2015 with pay dates on May 20, 2014, August 20, 2014, November 20, 2014 and February 20, 2015.
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Trade Review Of The Day: Why You Should Have Been Long Moody's
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 3:29pm | 717Stocks haven't been great in 2014 thus far, and an exclamation point session on Monday saw major indices drop over one percent following a Goldman Sachs valuation call (insert eye-roll here). Despite the mostly negative action this year, stocks are on the mend Tuesday morning, and there are a...