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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of April 14: Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs, Google And More
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 6:33am | 999Read More...The new earnings season kicks into high gear this shortened week. Highlights will include quarterly reports from Bank of America, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, from Intel and IBM, and from Coca-Cola, which are all expected to post earnings declines, as well as from Google and Johnson & Johnson...
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Four Fed-Approved Financial Stocks With The Most Upside Potential
Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 8:44am | 978Read More...Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and State Street (NYSE: STT) not only passed the latest Fed stress test, but analysts see some headroom for the shares. The Federal Reserve announced the results of the latest so-called stress tests...
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Two Energy And Two Financial Stocks For The Rest Of 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 11:05am | 868Read More...A research report this past week from Credit Suisse analysts featured financials Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) and KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), as well as energy plays Cameron International (NYSE: CAM) and Tesoro (NYSE: TSO), as picks for the remainder of 2014. The momentous rise in the stock...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of January 20: Microsoft, McDonald's, Netflix And More
Sunday, January 19, 2014 - 2:27pm | 953Read More...The markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day, but after that the earnings season shifts back into high gear. The consensus forecasts for eBay, McDonald's, Netflix, Starbucks and Verizon call for year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining...
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You'll Never Believe That America's Favorite Coffee Is This Brand
Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 1:18pm | 541Read More...If your favorite morning “Cup of Joe” carries the name Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Green Mountain (NASDAQ: GMCR), or Maxwell House, a Kraft (NASDAQ: KRFT) brand, be advised, you are in the minority when it comes to taste in coffee. America’s favorite coffee, once again, is Folgers according to...
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UPDATE: J.P. Morgan Raises PT on KeyCorp on Improved Economic Trends
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 2:00pm | 79Read More...In a research report published Tuesday, J.P. Morgan analyst Steven Alexopoulos raised the price target on KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) from $10.50 to $11 and maintained a rating of Overweight. In the report, J.P. Morgan noted, "...the modestly better economic trends as well as the improved outlook for...
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Starbucks, Huntington Bancshares and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 10:25am | 946Read More...Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom is that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who...
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M&T Bank Earnings Preview: Strong EPS Growth Expected
Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 11:11am | 727Read More...M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), which is facing concerns of the Federal Reserve over its intended acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp (NASDAQ: HCBK), is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2013 results Monday, April 15, before the markets open. Investors will be hoping for a repeat of the fourth...
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M&T Bank Earnings Preview: Q4 EPS Expected to Double
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 1:45pm | 550Read More...M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), one of three banks in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) portfolio, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and full-year results Wednesday, January 16 before market open. Investors will be keeping an eye on such things as the lender's net interest margin...
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Barron's Recap (1/12/12): Who Is Working Hard for Your Money?
Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 2:56pm | 921Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: distinguishing active fund managers from closet indexers, the prospects for KeyCorp, Ensco and theater operators, and how Mitt Romney lost the election on economics. Cover Story "Is Your Fund Manager Active Enough?" by Sarah Max. A measure known as "active share...
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Seven Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Friday, November 11, 2011 - 12:39pm | 811Read More...Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons. But there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Evercore Partners Comments on KeyCorp
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 9:27am | 100Read More...Evercore Partners has published a report on KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY). In the report, Evercore Partners wrote, "Overall, mixed results driven by strong credit, lower expenses, but top line lower than expected with spread revenue down 22.5% LQA due to lower earning assets and 6 bps of NIM compression....
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Jefferies Maintains Hold on KeyCorp
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 8:53am | 111Read More...Jefferies is out with its report today on KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), maintaining Hold. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "Operating trends were generally inline with our expectations, and we make no change to the forward pre-provision run rate or outer-year EPS estimates. Our '11 estimate...
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Bank of America Comments on KeyCorp
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 9:41am | 114Read More...Bank of America has published a research report on KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) maintaining their current evaluation. In the report, Bank of America wrote, "KEY reported EPS of $0.26, handily beating our $0.19 estimate. The lion's share of the beat came from a ($8mn) provision versus our +$40mn estimate...
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UPDATE: Compass Point Upgrades KeyCorp to Buy
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 9:46am | 138Read More...Compass Point is out with its report today on KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), upgrading KEY to Buy. In a note to clients, Compass Point writes, "We are upgrading shares of KEY from Neutral to Buy. Trading at .93x TBV and with 10.7% Tier 1 common, we believe the recent sell‐off provides an attractive risk/...
