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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 8:52am | 515Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports from several major companies and data on consumer confidence and housing prices. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 12 points to 11,918 and S&P 500 futures dropped 4.30 points to 1,...
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J.P. Morgan Overweight On Jacobs Engineering (JEC)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 8:12am | 144J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is out with a research report on Jacobs Engineering (NYSE: JEC) after it reported earnings. It has an Overweight rating and a $52.50 price target on shares. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "JEC raised its 2011 EPS guidance from $2.30-2.80 to $2.40-2.85,...
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KBR Awarded Job Order Contract by City of Houston
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 5:07pm | 137KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced it has been awarded a five-year job order contract by the City of Houston to be a preferred provider of renovation and repair construction projects for the Houston Airport System in Houston, Texas. KBR will provide a range of construction services that will vary in...
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Earnings Preview: Jacobs Engineering - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 5:01pm | 833Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) is scheduled to report its first quarter 2011 results before the market opens on January 25. Historically, the Jacobs' earnings have been consistently below the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, we expect a modest recovery in Jacobs' business in the upcoming...
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Earnings Preview: Jacobs Engineering - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 4:27pm | 833Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) is scheduled to report its first quarter 2011 results before the market opens on January 25. Historically, the Jacobs' earnings have been consistently below the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, we expect a modest recovery in Jacobs' business in the upcoming...
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Puget Sound Energy Awards a Quanta Services Subsidiary Five-year Contract
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 3:27pm | 65Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) announced today that Washington state based Puget Sound Energy has awarded a five-year contract to InfraSource LLC, a subsidiary of Quanta Services, to provide construction and maintenance services across the utility's six-county natural gas service area. The...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 9:31am | 332Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: A-Power Energy (APWR) AsiaInfo-Linkage Inc (ASIA) Michael Baker Corp (BKR) Charm Comm Inc (CHRM) China Nepstar (NPD) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. A-POWER ENERGY (APWR): Free Stock Analysis Report ASIAINFO-LINKAG (...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 9:14am | 339Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: A-Power Energy (APWR) AsiaInfo-Linkage Inc (ASIA) Michael Baker Corp (BKR) Charm Comm Inc (CHRM) China Nepstar (NPD) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. A-POWER ENERGY (APWR): Free Stock Analysis Report ASIAINFO-LINKAG (...
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RW Baird Downs URS To Neutral
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 7:03am | 50Analysts at RW Baird downgrade URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) from “outperform” to “neutral.” The target price for URS has been lowered from $49 to $48. URS shares gained 0.64% to close at $42.25 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract to Supply Circulating Fluidized-Bed Steam Generator
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 9:15am | 106Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by Kraftanlagen Power Plants GmbH to design, supply and erect a circulating fluidized-bed steam generator and the associated auxiliary equipment for the Alpiq Generating s.r.o....
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BofA/Merrill Ups FLR To Buy
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 7:28am | 50Analysts at BofA/Merrill upgrade Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) from “neutral” to “buy.” The target price for FLR has been raised from $45 to $88. FLR shares dipped 3.99% to close at $69.59 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Contracts in Jacobs' Bag - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 7:31pm | 430Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) has won two contracts: one from Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and the other from Minnesota Department of Transportation. According to the contract, Jacobs will be assisting LAWA with its management implementation support services. The latter contract was...
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Contracts in Jacobs' Bag - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 6:53pm | 430Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) has won two contracts: one from Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and the other from Minnesota Department of Transportation. According to the contract, Jacobs will be assisting LAWA with its management implementation support services. The latter contract was...
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Fluor Gets $3.5 Billion Contract - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 4:31pm | 537Fluor Corporation (FLR) has been awarded an engineering, procurement and commissioning contract by Santos Ltd. for its Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas project in Queensland, Australia. The contract aims to provide upstream facilities associated with the 7.8 million tonne-per-year liquefied...
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Fluor Gets $3.5 Billion Contract - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 4:03pm | 537Fluor Corporation (FLR) has been awarded an engineering, procurement and commissioning contract by Santos Ltd. for its Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas project in Queensland, Australia. The contract aims to provide upstream facilities associated with the 7.8 million tonne-per-year liquefied...