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Earnings Scheduled For February 28 (AES, EIX, AWI, EXM, CDE, LYV, IDIX, AFAM, AONE, RRC, BPHX, BID, DTSI, EPR)
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 2:40am | 373AES Corp (NYSE: AES) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.25 per share on revenue of $3.80 billion. Edison International (NYSE: EIX) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.60 on revenue of $4.20 billion. Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE: AWI) is estimated to post its Q4 EPS at $0.16...
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Stocks To Watch For February 28 (EIX, BID, RRC, AES, LYV)
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 2:33am | 191Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Edison International (NYSE: EIX) to report its Q4 EPS at $0.60 on revenue of $4.20 billion. EIX shares gained 0.59% to close at $36.01 on Friday. Analysts are expecting Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) to have earned $1.32 per...
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FirstEnergy-Allegheny Energy Merger Closes Effective Today
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 2:39pm | 55FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) announced that its merger with Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE), has closed, effective today, marking the beginning of combined operations. This follows the company's acceptance of conditions included in yesterday's Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approval.
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UPDATE: Piper Jaffray Color On SLXP PT Decrease
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 9:01am | 148Piper Jaffray, which lowered its PT on shares of Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: SLXP), is providing some color on the stock. “With yesterday's weakness in the wake of the FDA setback on Xifaxan in non-constipation irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), we believe SLXP shares are trading at an...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 8:33am | 382Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning as crude oil prices stabilized. Investors are awaiting economic reports. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 78 points to 12,115, while those for the S&P 500 index climbed 9.60 points to 1,312. Futures for the Nasdaq 100...
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Deutsche Bank Has Buy On CMS Energy (CMS)
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 8:33am | 211Deutsche Bank has a Buy rating and a $20.50 price target on shares of CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS). In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "CMS reported earnings in line with expectations and just above guidance, continuing to build on a now-solid track record of delivering on EPS targets. We...
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Southern Union Reports Weaker-Than-Expected Q4 Earnings
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 8:16am | 57Southern Union Company (NYSE: SUG) reports its Q4 adjusted EPS at $0.53, versus the consensus of $0.57. SUG reports its Q4 revenue at $670.3 million, versus the consensus of $579.28 million. SUG shares dropped 0.78% to $26.70 in pre-market trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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PEPCO Holdings Reports Better-Than-Expected Q4 Earnings
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 8:09am | 56PEPCO Holdings (NYSE: POM) reports its Q4 EPS, ex-items, at $0.25, beating the consensus of $0.11. POM reports its Q4 revenue at $1.52 billion, versus the consensus of $1.38 billion. POM shares gained 1.57% to $18.75 in after-hours trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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US Stock Futures Up As Crude Oil Prices Stabilize; Economic Data, Earnings In Focus
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 7:43am | 567US stock futures are higher this morning as crude oil prices stabilized. Investors are awaiting economic reports. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 55 points to 12,092.00, while those for the S&P 500 index climbed 7 points to 1,309.70. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index rose 15....
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Northwest Natural Gas Reports Q4 EPS of $1.11
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 7:06am | 56Northwest Natural Gas (NYSE: NWN) reports its Q4 EPS at $1.11, versus the consensus of $1.12. NWN reports its Q4 revenue at $118.3 million, versus the consensus of $115.71 million. NWN shares lost 0.48% to close at $45.52 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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Portland General Electric Reports Q4 EPS of $0.34
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 6:40am | 56Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) reports its Q4 EPS at $0.34, versus the consensus of $0.39. POR reports its Q4 revenue at $455 million, versus the consensus of $497.76 million. POR shares gained 0.40% to $22.67 in after-hours trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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Earnings Scheduled For February 25 (IPG, PSA, JCP, THC, IBI, AMAG, POM, CTB, ABVT, DRC, CEP)
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 5:24am | 298Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.31 on revenue of $1.91 billion. Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.72 per share on revenue of $382 million. J.C. Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) is estimated to report its Q4 EPS at $1.08 on...
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Stocks To Watch For February 25 (AMAT, JCP, CRM, POM, DWA)
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 4:38am | 354Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) reported its FQ1 profit at $506 million, or $0.38 per share, versus $83 million, or $0.06 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's revenue increased to $2.69 billion from $1.85 billion. The...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the First Week of March
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 12:06am | 746Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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Southwest Gas Increases Dividend to $0.265
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 6:03pm | 40The Board of Directors for Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE: SWX) has increased the quarterly common stock dividend from $.25 per share to $.265 per share and has declared the following second quarter cash dividend