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More Big Banks In The Earnings Spotlight
Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 7:01pm | 605Fourth-quarter results from the big banks have been unimpressive so far. Analysts are looking for some earnings growth from Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) this week. Wall Street expectations are lower for Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Citgroup, JPMorgan and Wells...
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Market Wrap For April 4: Dow Suffers Triple Digit Point Loss, Nasdaq Continues To Underperform
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 4:44pm | 2444U.S. stocks ended the week on a sour note as investors continue to sell many momentum names. Not helping the bull case was the much anticipated Jobs report number which failed to "wow" the market, coming in relatively in-line with expectations. The Dow suffered a triple digit point loss and...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of January 20: Microsoft, McDonald's, Netflix And More
Sunday, January 19, 2014 - 2:27pm | 953The markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day, but after that the earnings season shifts back into high gear. The consensus forecasts for eBay, McDonald's, Netflix, Starbucks and Verizon call for year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining...
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Market Wrap For Wednesday, September 4: Markets Increase Slightly As M&As Continue To Rise
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 6:33pm | 910Staying on course for yesterday's acquisition frenzy, several mergers and acquisitions were announced on Wednesday, September 4. Major Averages The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 96.91 points, or 0.65 percent, to 14,930.87. The S&P 500 rose 13.31 points, or 0.81 percent, to 1,653....
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 21
Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 2:14pm | 1169The focus was on the big banks last week, with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) reporting strong results, but Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Citigroup (NYSE: C) not so much. The spotlight is on tech earnings this week. Analysts anticipate lower per-...
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E*Trade, Cheesecake Factory and Other Stocks Insiders are Buying
Monday, August 20, 2012 - 11:53am | 704Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of April 16 (GS, MSFT, MCD)
Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 10:45am | 1425The earnings crunch is on this week. Among the scheduled quarterly reports from the financial sector are those from American Express, Bank of America, Bank of New York, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. The tech sector will be represented by earnings reports from IBM, Intel, Microsoft,...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 23
Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 3:13pm | 1531The earnings crunch rolls on this week. Among those scheduled to step into the spotlight are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Analysts expect them post year-over-year earnings growth. AT&T (NYSE: T), Boeing...
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Charles Schwab Earnings Preview: Marginally Better Q4 Results Expected
Friday, January 13, 2012 - 7:44am | 692Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results Wednesday morning, January 18. Investors could use some good news. Though revenue has risen for four straight quarters, the share price has faced resistance at $13 a since August. And Deutsche Bank last week downgraded...
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Goldman Breathes As E*TRADE Begins To Take Shape
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:36am | 263Goldman Sachs has published a research report on E*Trade Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) after the company presented new strategies for the future. In the report, Goldman writes "ETFC CEO Steven Freiberg presented a new corporate strategy for ETFC today and, while not a simple list of target...
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KBW's Broker Dealers & Capital Markets Update (AMTD, COWN, DUF, ETFC)
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 9:58am | 216Keefe Bruyette & Woods published its Broker Dealers & Capital Markets update today and included risks to price target on the entities in its portfolio. Highlighted companies include: TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD) Target Price: 21.00 Risk Factors: Among the risks to our price...