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Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) – Analysts at SunTrust Banks upped their Q3 2018 earnings estimates for shares of Ameren in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 17th. SunTrust Banks analyst A. Agha now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $1.35 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.26. […]

B2Gold Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:BTG) (TSE:BTO) – Cormark increased their Q3 2018 EPS estimates for B2Gold in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 16th. Cormark analyst R. Gray now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.04. Shares of […]

HighPoint Resources Corp (NYSE:HPR) – Investment analysts at Seaport Global Securities reduced their Q3 2018 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of HighPoint Resources in a report released on Tuesday, October 16th. Seaport Global Securities analyst M. Kelly now forecasts that the company will earn $0.07 per share for the quarter, down from their […]

DCP Midstream LP (NYSE:DCP) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors boosted their Q3 2018 earnings estimates for DCP Midstream in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 17th. US Capital Advisors analyst B. Followill now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.44 for the quarter, […]

Incyte (NASDAQ:INCY) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday. According to Zacks, “Incyte's Jakafi continues to drive growth propelled by increase in patient demand. Jakafi’s performance is expected to get a further boost with a potential label expansion of the drug. […]

Balchem (NASDAQ:BCPC) was upgraded by analysts at Sidoti from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage currently has a $127.00 price target on the basic materials company’s stock. Sidoti’s price target indicates a potential upside of 25.98% from the stock’s previous close. BCPC has been […]

Carnival plc (LON:CCL) announced a dividend on Wednesday, October 17th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share on Friday, December 14th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 22nd. The official announcement can be seen […]

E. W. Scripps (NYSE:SSP)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by investment analysts at Benchmark in a report released on Thursday. They presently have a $20.00 price target on the stock. Benchmark’s price objective points to a potential upside of 19.76% from the stock’s current price. SSP has been the subject of a number of […]

W W Grainger (NYSE:GWW)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reiterated by research analysts at Longbow Research in a report issued on Wednesday. Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on GWW. Macquarie upped their price objective on shares of W W Grainger from $314.00 to $358.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating […]

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and ReneSola (NYSE:SOL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Dividends NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend […]

Kurrent (CURRENCY:KURT) traded down 17% against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 8:00 AM Eastern on October 18th. One Kurrent coin can currently be purchased for approximately $0.0021 or 0.00000033 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including CoinExchange and YoBit. In the last seven days, Kurrent has traded 178.6% higher against the dollar. Kurrent […]

PolyOne Co. (NYSE:POL) – Stock analysts at Seaport Global Securities dropped their Q3 2018 earnings per share estimates for shares of PolyOne in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 17th. Seaport Global Securities analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $0.59 […]

First Majestic Silver Corp. (TSE:FR) (NYSE:AG) – Research analysts at Cormark decreased their Q3 2018 EPS estimates for shares of First Majestic Silver in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 16th. Cormark analyst R. Gray now expects that the mining company will post earnings of ($0.05) per share for the quarter, down from their […]

Valero Energy Co. (NYSE:VLO) – Research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group issued their Q3 2018 earnings estimates for shares of Valero Energy in a report released on Tuesday, October 16th. Jefferies Financial Group analyst C. Sighinolfi anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $2.00 for the quarter. Jefferies Financial […]

TCW Group Inc. cut its stake in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) by 2.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,549,354 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after selling 111,897 shares during the quarter. Cisco Systems makes […]

WP Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) by 6.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 34,338 shares of the social networking company’s stock after selling 2,483 shares during the quarter. Facebook comprises about 6.3% of WP […]

Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Exfo (NASDAQ:EXFO) (TSE:EXF) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a report issued on Monday morning. According to Zacks, “EXFO Inc. is a provider of next-generation test and service assurance solutions for wireless and wireline network operators and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The […]

Brokerages expect Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) to report $2.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the current quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Five analysts have provided estimates for Snap-on’s earnings. The lowest EPS estimate is $2.81 and the highest is $2.88. Snap-on posted earnings of $2.45 per share during the same quarter last year, which indicates a […]

Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Cellectar Biosciences (NASDAQ:CLRB) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Monday. According to Zacks, “Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. is developing agents to detect, treat and monitor a broad spectrum of cancers. It uses a novel phospholipid ether platform technology as a targeted delivery and […]

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO) (TSE:ELD) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Monday. The brokerage currently has $1.00 price objective on the basic materials company’s stock. According to Zacks, “Eldorado Gold is a gold producing and exploration company with gold assets in Brazil […]

OFS CR CO INC/COM (NASDAQ:OCCI) announced a special dividend on Wednesday, October 17th, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Monday, November 5th will be paid a dividend of 0.113 per share on Friday, November 16th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 2nd. Shares of NASDAQ:OCCI opened at $18.87 on Thursday. […]

Michael Kors (NYSE:KORS) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. According to Zacks, “In the past three months, shares of Michael Kors has not only declined but also underperformed the industry. We note that the company is witnessing soft […]

Traders bought shares of Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) on weakness during trading hours on Tuesday. $66.29 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $58.63 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $7.66 million into the stock. Of all equities tracked, Altria Group had the 19th […]

Akcea Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:AKCA) was the target of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Investors purchased 2,081 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 900% compared to the average daily volume of 208 call options. Several analysts recently issued reports on AKCA shares. ValuEngine upgraded Akcea Therapeutics from a “hold” rating to […]

Verity & Verity LLC lessened its stake in shares of Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) by 1.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 147,028 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 1,795 shares during the […]