Jeffrey Silber

Tax preparer H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) reported earnings and revenue beats Tuesday, but sell-side analysts remained cautious, saying it’s early in the company’s turnaround process as it deals with a shift toward do-it-yourself filing. HRB beat fourth-quarter expectations —...

Education technology company 2U Inc (NASDAQ: TWOU) reported a first-quarter earnings and sales beat Tuesday alongside a 2019 outlook that contributed to a sell off in the stock. Two Street analysts stuck with bullish stances on the stock, while a third issued a downgrade.  The...

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) management and investors weren’t particularly impressed by Bill Ackman’s presentation on how to improve its business on Thursday. However, BMO Capital Markets analyst Jeffrey Silber believes a handful of Ackman’s suggestions may at least be...

Bill Ackman has been criticized as “foolish, inappropriate [and] irresponsible” for his 8-percent stake in and board nominations for Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP). Some doubt Pershing Square Capital Management’s capacity to achieve its expressed goals of “...

Shares of H & R Block Inc (NYSE: HRB) were trading lower by more than 10 percent after the company reported a worse-than-expected first-quarter earnings print after Tuesday's market close. Related Link: H&R Block Disappoints, Shares Slide 6% Jeffrey Silber of BMO Capital Markets commented...

BMO reiterated its Outperform rating and raised its price target by $2 to $43 on Markit Ltd (NASDAQ: INFO) after the management meetings suggested that the company could achieve its merger synergies earlier than expected. "While management reiterated its prior targets of $125 million in annualized...

BMO has downgraded Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ: HMHC) to Market Perform from Outperform following its disappointing second-quarter results and reduced 2016 guidance for billings and net sales. "While we acknowledge this downgrade is (at least) a day late, we see no near-term catalyst to...

BMO has downgraded Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) to Market Perform from Outperform after the provider of staffing and risk consulting services reported lower-than-expected second-quarter results and tepid third-quarter forecast. Earnings And Outlook The company reported EPS of $0.71,...

Analysts at BMO Capital Markets revealed their top picks in the four sectors — information services, payroll processing, tax preparers and staffing — ahead of the second-quarter earnings season. Info Services BMO said IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) earnings could be better-than-expected, as "the...