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Notable Insider Buys Last Week: Snowflake, Broadcom And More
Sunday, September 27, 2020 - 6:07pm | 656Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors when markets are near all-time highs. A top semiconductor maker saw a notable insider buy recently. A couple of chief executive officers picked up some shares last week. Conventional wisdom says that...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Cheniere Energy, Delta Air Lines, Extended Stay And More
Sunday, May 31, 2020 - 8:20am | 733This weekend's Barron's cover story offers some stocks poised to rebound as the economy reopens. Other featured articles look at why now is a good time to buy insurance stocks, and who wins as Americans take to the roads again. Also, the prospects for a senior-living stock, cruise and...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 29
Sunday, July 28, 2013 - 2:00pm | 1337The oil and gas industry will be well represented on this week's earnings stage, with reports due from supermajors Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and many others in the field. Viacom (NYSE: VIAB) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will be the highlights among the various media companies...
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Knight Capital and Other Top Performing Financial Stocks in November
Sunday, December 2, 2012 - 9:54pm | 651Here is a quick look at some of the top-performing financial sector stocks in the past month. These companies all have a market cap of more than $500 million and their share prices are more than 15 percent higher than 30 days ago. Flagstar Bancorp (NYSE: FBC) shares are up more than 220 percent...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 30 (CMCSA, GM, KFT, V)
Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 9:02am | 1279Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) may have posted stellar results, but earnings season rolls on. Here is a quick day-by-day rundown of what analysts are expecting from some of this week's most prominent earnings reports. Monday Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and Watson...
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Earnings Preview: American International Group
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 7:22am | 863American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, February 23, after the markets close. The stock of this global insurance giant has been on the rise since the beginning of the year. And analysts are expecting a profit instead of the loss AIG saw...
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Sterne Agee Maintains Hartford Financial Services Buy
Friday, December 9, 2011 - 2:07pm | 124Sterne Agee maintained its Hartford Financial Services (NYSE: HIG) Buy rating in a research report published today. Sterne Agee has a $26 price target on Hartford Financial Services shares. In the report, Sterne Agee stated that, "Among the positive takeaways we note [that] Separating run-off...
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Bank Of America Reports Adequate Reserves For Hartford Financial Services
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 7:30am | 83According to Bank of America, Hartford Financial Services (NYSE: HIG) reserves appear adequate. Bank of America said that squaring the reported loss and paid loss triangle suggests that HIG's year-end 2010 loss reserves were at least adequate and that there likely is still a cushion in this...
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FBR Capital Markets Upgrades Hartford Financial To Outperform, Raises PT To $35
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 7:50am | 30FBR Capital Markets has upgraded Hartford Financial (NYSE: HIG) from Market Perform to Outperform and has raised the price target from $32 to $35.
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Deutsche Bank Provides Color on Hartford Financial Services, Buy
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 8:36am | 107Deutsche Bank provided color on Hartford Financial Services (NYSE: HIG). In a research report published today, Deutsche Bank commented on Hartford's introduction of a new product. In the report, Deutsche Bank states, "On June 4, The Hartford filed a prospectus for the Hartford Portfolio...
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Morgan Stanley Remains Equal-Weight On HIG
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 8:40am | 127Morgan Stanley, following the release of 1Q11 results is maintaining its Equal-weight rating on Hartford Financial Services (NYSE: HIG). In the report, Morgan Stanley writes, “While we believe Hartford continues to make solid progress in addressing prior challenges and delivering more stable...
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J.P. Morgan Reiterates Overweight On Hartford Financial Services (HIG)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 7:39am | 118J.P. Morgan reiterated its Overweight rating on Hartford Financial Services (NYSE: HIG) in a research report published today. In the report, J.P. Morgan states, "Our near-term outlook for business fundamentals is mixed, but HIG's balance sheet risk has declined and results are starting to...
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JP Morgan Raises PT On Hartford Financial To $31
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 8:43am | 28JP Morgan has raised the price target on Hartford Financial Services (NYSE: HIG) from $29 to $31 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Hartford Financial Services EPS Significantly Above J.P. Morgan Estimate
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 9:11am | 132Hartford Financial Services (NYSE: HIG) reported 3Q10 core EPS of $1.43, J.P. Morgan reports. Results included several unusual items, adjusted for which we estimate that the company would have earned $1.10, “significantly above our $0.86 estimate.” “We affirm our Overweight rating,” J.P. Morgan...