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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of October 21: The Crunch Is On
Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 12:33pm | 1387Lots of quarterly reports are on deck this week, to go along with all the delayed economic data expected to be released. Analysts and investors should have plenty to mull over. Earnings highlights will include reports from AT&T, McDonald's, Microsoft and Netflix, which are all expected to post...
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McDonald's And Other Restaurant Stocks To Sell Now (DRI, MCD, PNRA, RT)
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 1:00pm | 854New research from Oppenheimer suggests that many leisure stocks may be overpriced now. The analysts suggest that investors may want to sell the following four restaurant stocks now in order to rotate into more profitable sectors, such as energy or materials. Below we take a look at how Darden...
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Casino Stocks Are Up Big—Here's Why
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 6:50am | 555If you placed a bet on casino stocks one month ago, congratulations, you’ve beaten the house. MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is up nearly nine percent, Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) is up about 9.5 percent, and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) is up more than five percent. On Monday, these same...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 22 (AAPL, GM, MCD, NFLX)
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 7:29am | 1274The earnings crunch continues this week. Reports are due from the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and General Motors (NYSE: GM), which are expected to say their earnings were lower than a year ago. On the other hand, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Ford (...
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Vail Resorts and Other Resort and Casino Stocks on a Roll (MPEL, MTN, RCL, VAC)
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 3:25pm | 791Colorado-based ski resort operator Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) posted a wider-than-expected quarterly net loss early Tuesday due to higher expenses and lower retail sales, pushing the share price down more than 10 percent in morning trading. Still, the share price is more than 39 percent higher year...
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Barron's Recap (10/27/12): The Big Money Poll
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 7:29am | 889This past weekend in Barron's online: the results of the autumn Big Money Poll, the prospects for General Mills, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling and Barnes & Noble, as well as what President Obama does and does not know about American business. Cover Story "Bye-Bye Bull?" by Jacqueline...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 16
Monday, July 16, 2012 - 9:02am | 1081The earnings crunch ramps up this week. The many quarterly reports on the schedule ought to provide a good overview of several sectors, and the feared slump in earnings should make itself felt if it is going to. The financial sector will be highlighted by results from the likes of American...
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Barron's Recap (5/5/12): The Barron's 500
Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 9:25am | 1001This weekend in Barron's online: the annual ranking of the top 500 companies (as well as finding bargain stocks from the list) and the prospects for airline United Continental, insurer Unum Group and the recently spun-off Phillips 66. Cover Story "Bravo to the Best!" by Jacqueline Doherty. It is...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 7 (DIS, M, CSCO)
Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 8:44am | 1037The parade of earnings from major retailers begins this week with quarterly reports due from Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). Analysts expect to see year-over-year revenue growth from all three, but lower per-share earnings from Kohl's. Many more retailers are...
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Vail Resorts Earnings Preview: Another Wider Loss Anticipated
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 7:57am | 668Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) is scheduled to report fiscal first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, December 7, before the opening bell. Ahead of the earnings release, the resort operator announced that it would narrow the focus of its Lodging division, which will include some layoffs, due to tough...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 24
Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 1:40pm | 1417The earnings crunch is in full swing this this week. Quarterly results are due from the likes of Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), from which analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings growth, as well as...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 17
Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 9:36am | 1322The earnings season ramps up this week. Tech giants Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are scheduled to share their third-quarter results, as are big banks including Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS),...
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UPDATE: Citi Upgrades Wynn Resorts from Sell to Hold and Lowers PT from $133.50 to $133.00
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 8:09am | 100Citi has published a report on Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) upgrading the company's stock from Sell to Hold and lowering the price target. In the report, Citi wrote, "Based on our channel checks, Macau total gross gaming revenue (including slots) through the first seven days of August amounted to ~...
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UPDATE: Citi Raises Target Price on Wynn Resorts
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 7:15am | 133Citi has published a report on Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) after 2Q results released. According to Citi, "We continue to rate Wynn Resorts a Sell (3M) for three main reasons. First, we remain cautious on Las Vegas, not only because of inconsistent metrics, particularly gaming revenue, but also...