These are some of the top analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street early this Tuesday morning: Ansys (ANSS) Cut to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan. Cabot…
These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen from analysts this Tuesday morning: Big Lots (BIG) Raised to Buy at Soleil. Corning (GLW) Raised to Buy at…
Too cool in summer, too warm in winter add up to lower profits for electric utilities. That’s the story today from both Alliant Energy Corp. (NYSE:LNT) and Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE:DUK). Alliant…
Just as with natural gas and crude oil, electricity use is off as the economy heads into its second year of recession. The lack of demand for electricity affects the bottom line…
We have been tracking the developments in corporate bond spreads and the lack of liquidity for new capital. Over the last ten days or so we have witnessed several corporate bond offerings…
Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE:DUK) shares are trading down on fairly active volume. Earlier this morning, the company reported EPS of $0.33, compared with analysts’ estimates of $0.45. Revenue also was a big…
Douglas A. McIntyre There has been quite a bit of data calling for a supply glut in 2009 with oversupply patterns existing in 2010 and beyond. This seems counterintuitive if you consider the trends toward…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst calls we are seeing this Friday morning: Boston Properties (BXP) Raised to Outperform at FBR. DreamWorks Animation (DWA) Raised to Buy at Jefferies. Duke…
Electric utility Exelon (NYSE:EXC) this morning revised guidance for 2008 to a range of $4.15 – $4.30 per share from $4.00 – $4.40 per share. That’s measured on non-GAAP operating earnings; on…
We have been running through many companies to determine which dividends appear safe. Investors chase high dividend stocks with stable earnings when they are concerned about where to put their money. We…
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) reported earnings of $5.17 billion and $2.48 EPS for the first quarter of 2008. First Call had estimates at $2.41 EPS. This compared with $4.72 billion and $2.18 EPS…
(ALY) Allis-Chalmers $0.37 EPS vs $0.36 est.(ASVI) A.S.V. Inc. $0.13 EPS vs $0.19 est.(BEBE) bebe stores traded up 3% despite slight revenue miss.(CBB) Cincinnati Bell $0.09 EPS vs $0.08 est.(CI) CIGNA $1.14…
Stock Tickers: AZN, BCRX, EHTH, CTIC, HW, NRMX, SBUX, WFMI, DUK It’s no secret we had the makings of a crummy week, but the market managed to turn itself back around after…
