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The Hertz Corporation Teams with IBM and Mindshare Technologies
Monday, October 25, 2010 - 1:22pm | 64IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) and Mindshare Technologies are using IBM analytics software to examine customer survey data including text messages to better identify car and equipment rental performance levels for pinpointing and making the necessary...
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Will Car Rentals Be In The Future Of Automaker
Monday, October 25, 2010 - 12:15pm | 173The world of car driving would change a great deal if vehicle manufacturers began to compete against rental companies, which are the auto companies' largest customers. BMW will begin to rent cars in Germany. The luxury manufacturer knows that not everyone can afford an expensive car and that other...
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Friday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (JBHT, ETH, FNSR, SNE, VIT)
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 12:21pm | 93Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. J.B. Hunt Transport (NASDAQ: JBHT) 2,620 puts, 6 calls 2. Ethan Allen Interiors (NYSE: ETH) 3,039 puts, 8 calls 3. Finisar Corp. (NASDAQ: FNSR) 3,516 puts, 26 calls 4. Sony Corp. (...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Friday - Tale of the Tape
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 8:33am | 347Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: American Reprographics Co (ARP) Banner Corp (BANR) Beckman Coulter Inc (BEC) Con-way Inc (CNW) Copano Energy L.L.C. (CPNO) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER REPROGRAPH (ARP): Free Stock Analysis Report ...
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Ryder 3Q Earnings Beat Estimates
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 8:14am | 155Piper Jaffray has published a research report on Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R) following 3Q earnings that were reported above Piper and Consensus estimates. In the report, Piper Jaffray writes "R 3Q10 continuing EPS of $0.72 (41.7% y-o-y growth) was above our $0.67 estimate and Consensus of $0.66....
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Piper Jaffray's Freight Update: Week 41
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 8:04am | 353Piper Jaffray has published a Freight Update report from week 41 on Intermodal Volume. In the report, Piper Jaffray writes "We believe broader Freight market fundamentals continue to improve thus far in 4Q10 albeit volume growth rates are moderating due to tougher comparisons and some market demand...
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Knight Transportation 3Q10 EPS Barely Misses Estimates
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 9:58am | 95According to a report released by Dahlman Rose & Co., Knight Transportation, Inc. (NYSE: KNX) reported 3Q10 EPS of $0.20, “missing our and consensus estimates of $0.23 and $0.21, respectively.” Despite the solid performance, Knight became the third truckload carrier after JB Hunt and Werner to...
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Heartland Has EPS Miss; Continues Underperformance
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 9:44am | 170Yesterday after the market closed Heartland Express (NASDAQ: HTLD) reported "continuing" EPS of what Piper Jaffray believes to be $0.17 after removing much larger than expected gains on property and equipment. This compared to Consensus $0.18 and its $0.19 estimate. GAAP EPS was $0.20. Downside...
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USA Truck Announces Improved Third Quarter Earnings; EPS $.06
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 8:04am | 145USA Truck, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAK) today announced base revenue of $100.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, an increase of 22.4% from $82.3 million for the same quarter of 2009. Net income was $0.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, compared to a net loss of $1.6 million...
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HDFC Bank's Profit Improves - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 7:09pm | 560On Tuesday, India's HDFC Bank (HDB) reported fisccal second quarter 2011 (ended September 30, 2010) net earnings of INR57.70 billion (US$1.24 billion),up 14.3% from the prior-year quarter. Results improved primarily due to strong growth in net revenues and decline in provisions and contingencies...
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HDFC Bank's Profit Improves - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 7:09pm | 560On Tuesday, India's HDFC Bank (HDB) reported fisccal second quarter 2011 (ended September 30, 2010) net earnings of INR57.70 billion (US$1.24 billion),up 14.3% from the prior-year quarter. Results improved primarily due to strong growth in net revenues and decline in provisions and contingencies...
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Hertz Increases Full Year 2010 Guidance; Expects EPS of $.47 to $.48
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 8:46am | 79Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) announced today that it is increasing full year 2010 adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance to a range of $0.47 to $0.48. This includes the negative impact of approximately two cents per share attributable to higher fourth quarter 2010 interest costs...
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Hertz Increases Full Year 2010 Guidance; Expects EPS of $.47 to $.48
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 7:48am | 79Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) announced today that it is increasing full year 2010 adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance to a range of $0.47 to $0.48. This includes the negative impact of approximately two cents per share attributable to higher fourth quarter 2010 interest costs...
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Werner Posts Solid 3Q EPS, Reduces Visibility
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 9:47am | 138Werner's (NASDAQ: WERN) 3Q EPS was slightly above consensus and J.P Morgan's forecast driven by better than expected cost-side performance. WERN's comments were cautious on demand trends in October, which have slowed somewhat from September. While the broader story of constrained capacity is...
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Werner Reports Strong Yields In 3Q
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 7:24am | 154Piper Jaffray has published a research report on Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) following 3Q results that showed strong yield improvement in contrast to demand shortfall. In the report, Piper Jaffray writes "3Q10 EPS of $0.33 (25.8% y-o-y growth) was in line with our estimate and $0.01 above...