Wednesday, February 8, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - Panera Surpasses Zacks Estimate

DailyMarkets.com - Panera Surpasses Zacks Estimate

Panera Surpasses Zacks Estimate

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:35 AM PST

Panera Bread Co. (NASDAQ:PNRA) recently posted fourth quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of $1.42 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Reported earnings of $1.31 also outpaced the year-ago level of $1.21 per share. In full-fiscal 2011, reported earnings were $4.55 per share versus $3.62 in 2010. The better-than-expected results were driven by solid top-line growth.
Inside the Headline Numbers
The restaurant chain reported total revenue of $495.8 million in the fourth quarter, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

IPhone Subsidy Ups Sprint’s Loss

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:35 AM PST

Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) reported better-than-expected fourth quarter 2011 results. Adjusted loss per share of 35 cents bettered the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 38 cents.
Adjusted net loss excludes the negative impact of $241 million, or 8 cents per share related to asset and impairment charges, investment in Clearwire and severance costs. On a GAAP basis, the company reported net loss per share of 43 cents, which deteriorated 39% from the year-ago quarter's loss of 31 cents primarily … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: AUDUSD Tests Trendline Support

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:21 AM PST

The AUDUSD is down testing trendline support at the 1.0765 level.  The Reserve Bank of Australia surprised the market yesterday by not cutting rates. This led to new six month highs yesterday and again today. However, the price has since rotated back down to the support trnedline.   A break has additional support at the 100 hour MA at the 1.0750 level currently. The price tested this moving average yesterday and on Monday. Each time the market  found buyers against the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: EURUSD Bounces Back Higher Off Retracement Support

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:21 AM PST

Lincoln In Line With Zacks Estimate

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST

Lincoln National Corporation's (NYSE:LNC) fourth quarter operating earnings of $1.00 per share came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate but higher than 82 cents per share recorded in the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, operating net income surged 14.0% year over year to $302.6 million.
Conversely, net loss available to common shareholders rose to $514.3 million or $1.73 per share against a net income of $195.6 million or 60 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. GAAP net loss came in at … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

L-3 Communications Boosts Dividend

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:03 AM PST

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LLL) has increased its quarterly dividend by 11%, bringing the annualized dividend to $2.00 per share from the previous payout of $1.80 per share. The company focuses on program execution, operational efficiency and disciplined cash deployment which make incremental dividend payouts feasible lending increasing value to shareholders.
Following the hike, the company will now pay a quarterly dividend of 50 cents compared to its previous payout of 45 cents … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

AXIS Capital Posts Mixed Numbers

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:03 AM PST

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) reported fourth-quarter operating earnings of 53 cents per share, striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5 cents. Results were way behind $1.37 earned in the prior-year period. Operating income was $67 million in the quarter, plummeting 63.2% from $182 million in fourth quarter 2010.
Higher premiums were more than offset by lower investment income and elevated expenses inducing lower earnings in the quarter. The company also suffered high … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Buffalo Wild Wings’ 4Q Results Beat

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:25 AM PST

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BWLD) the owner, operator, and franchiser of restaurants reported solid fourth quarter 2011 results and reaffirmed its outlook, leading to share upside of nearly 2% in the regular session, but surging 15% in after-hours trading.
The restaurant operator reported fourth quarter earnings of 73 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 67 cents per share and also jumping 32.7% from the year-ago quarter earnings of 55 cents per share. The … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Regal Beloit’s 4Q Above Estimate

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:25 AM PST

Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE:RBC) posted its adjusted diluted EPS of 93 cents per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 compared with 65 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter, ahead of management's guidance range of 67 cents – 73 cents and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 71 cents.
Overall performance was quite favorable in the eyes of management even though there were instances of weakened performances from the residential Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Virtual Tour Of The Sistine Chapel

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:21 AM PST

From the Vatican: Virtual Tour of the Sistine Chapel

Click and drag arrow to move around and zoom in and out using the + and – symbols in the lower left … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Stocks Mixed, Cautious On Greek Debt Talks

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:20 AM PST

02/08/12 US stocks opened on a mixed note, following mixed earnings reports. Across the Atlantic, Greece’s PM met with political party leaders to seek support for austerity … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: GBPUSD Tests Trend Line/Fibonacci Support

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:18 AM PST

The GBPUSD is down testing key support against the 61.8% of the move up from yesterday and trendline support (on the hourly chart above).  The market should find support against the level on the test.  The catalyst for the decline is actually a rise in the EURGBP. The EURGBP has been moving higher today after moving above the 200 hour MA yesterday. Today, the price held support and moved higher off that … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: GBPUSD Liquidates Lower. Technical Levels Breached In The Process

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:18 AM PST

Fast break to the downside.
Stops were triggered below the 1.5840 level and the 100 hour MA did not even hold the decline. Longs are caught in the pair with EURGBP helping to keep the pressure on the GBP as it continues to move higher. Resistance in the GBPUSD is now at the 100 hour MA at the 1.58245 level. Look for traders to sell on corrective moves toward this level.
The 200 hour MA at the  1.5787 is the next target  on the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

ArcelorMittal Misses Estimate

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:00 AM PST

Steel giant ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) reported diluted net loss of 65 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2011, much below the Zacks Consensus Estimate profit of 10 cents and last year's loss of 51 cents per share.
Total steel shipments in the fourth quarter of 2011 were 20.6 million metric tonnes versus 21.1 million metric tonnes in the prior-year quarter.
In fiscal 2011, ArcelorMittal reported net earnings of $1.19 per share versus $1.72 in fiscal 2010.
Total steel shipments in fiscal 2011 … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Cerner Beats Ests, Profit Soars

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:00 AM PST

Leading healthcare information technology ("HCIT") solutions provider Cerner Corp (NASDAQ:CERN) reported fourth quarter and fiscal 2011 earnings per share of 52 cents and $1.76, respectively, beating the corresponding Zacks Consensus Estimates of 50 cents and $1.74 and the year-ago earnings per share of 41 cents and $1.39 per share, respectively.
Net income rose 29.1% year over year to $91.2 million (or 52 cents per share) due to buoyant bookings. The stock was up 6.6% to $66.7 in after-hours … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Euro Surge Boosts Oil Above $99

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 02:00 AM PST

02/08/12 A rebound in the euro against the dollar has assisted crude oil in its rally this morning above $99 a … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Stocks Rally As Greece Bailout Deal Nears

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 06:15 AM PST

02/08/12 Global stocks were in rally mode this morning as Greek bailout talks are rumored to be … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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