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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 28
Sunday, January 27, 2013 - 8:08pm | 758Read More...Many S&P 500 companies have already reported earnings, but there are still plenty of quarterly reports scheduled for the last week of January. Here is a quick look at what analysts expect to see from some of the most prominent reports due this week. Caterpillar Peoria, Illinois-based heavy...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 22
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 8:15am | 1199Read More...There are lots more on the earnings calendar this week, including results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for the three months that included the release of the iPhone 5. Monday Results from Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) will be the highlights on Monday, and analysts expect to see...
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UPS Earnings Preview: EPS and Revenue Growth Expected
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 3:40pm | 509Read More...United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), the world's largest package company - and ostensibly a bellwether of the state of U.S. and global economic activity - is scheduled to report second-quarter 2012 results Tuesday, July 23, before the U.S. market opens. Expectations Analysts on average predict that...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 23
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 7:07am | 1226Read More...The earnings crunch rolls on. Analysts are looking for strong earnings growth in this week's quarterly reports from Apple, Caterpillar, Starbucks and Visa. But ConocoPhillips, Ford and Netflix are among those expected to post significantly lower per-share earnings, compared to the same period of a...
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Barron's Recap: The World's Most Respected Companies
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 9:56am | 1065Read More...This past weekend, Barron's online covered topics including the annual ranking of the world's most respected companies, the Treasury's auctioning of the remaining TARP shares, small cap company RealD and mid cap firm Corrections Corporation of America. Cover Story "The World's Most Respected...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 30
Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 10:53am | 1336Read More...Lots more earnings are on the schedule for this week, even as the calendar page turns. Look for quarterly results to come from Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Hershey (NYSE: HSY), Kellogg (NYSE: K), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS). Analysts expect...
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Does FedEx Have a Hidden Weakness?
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 11:20am | 1090Read More...The freight and air delivery company posted strong 2Q revenue while reaffirming guidance. But is something dangerous brewing beneath surface? Based on numbers alone, FedEx (NYSE: FDX) is on a roll this morning. The company reported earnings of $1.57 per diluted share for the second quarter (which...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of December 12
Sunday, December 11, 2011 - 12:13pm | 910Read More...Again this week, things will be fairly quiet on the earnings front. Among the week's most high profile quarterly reports are those from Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), which are forecast to post lower per-share earnings, as well as Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) and FedEx (...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 24
Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 1:40pm | 1417Read More...The 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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USPS vs. NBA: Which Collective Bargaining Agreement is worth 220K Jobs?
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 4:19pm | 683Read More...The National Football League was able to restructure its collective bargaining agreement before preseason started and hopefully the National Basketball Association will follow suit. On the other hand, the United States Postal Service posted a detailed report explaining why it must break its...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 25
Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 9:40am | 1439Read More...The earnings crunch continues this week even as the month of July winds to a close. Quarterly reports of note scheduled for the week include those from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Dow Chemical (...
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Piper Jaffray Recommends FDX, HUBG, JBHT, UPS, And WERN To Investors "Looking To Play A Rallying Transport Recovery"
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 8:54am | 226Read More...Piper Jaffray said that its initial transportation and logistics channel checks suggest 1Q11 demand has accelerated even despite inclement weather, “with March off to a very strong start.” “Given demand pick up capacity has tightened meaningfully with carriers we believe getting upside price in...
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Credit Suisse Increases Price Target on UPS to $85 (UPS)
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 12:12pm | 130Read More...Credit Suisse is out with its report on UPS (NYSE: UPS), raising its price target from $76 to $85. In a note to clients, Credit Suisse writes, "4Q10 EPS a Solid Beat: UPS earned adjusted EPS of $1.08/shr in the fourth quarter, topping our estimate ($1.03) and consensus ($1.05). The implied 4Q10 EPS...
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Jefferies Initiates UPS At Buy With An $89 PT
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 9:15am | 22Read More...Jefferies is initiating coverage of UPS (NYSE: UPS) with a Buy rating, $89 price target.
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It's Going To Be A Red Christmas This Year (DAL, UPS, FDX)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 1:48pm | 169Read More...For the second time this week, snow wreaked havoc on London's Heathrow airport, parts of Europe, and now there are warnings that more snow is to come. Many have said that Heathrow airport looks more like a refugee camp rather than an airport with people sleeping in the terminal gates waiting for...
