General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) has missed earnings estimate only once in last 26 quarters.
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Boston, Massachusetts-based industrial giant General Electric Company(NYSE:GE) is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2017 earnings on Friday, 21st Aprilbefore the market opens. GE has had a rough 2016 with revenues and margins coming under pressure. While GE certainly did not earn any prizes for execution overall, headwindsin the oil & gas segment were mainly to blame for its poor performance.Shares of GE have lost 4% in last one year and are down almost 6% YTD, widely underperforming theS&P 500 (INDEX:SPAL) which has returned more than 10% in the last one year. GE stock has erased most of the post-electiongains. GE stock had rallied more than 10% after the elections through mid-December on the hopes that President Trump’s infrastructure plans and loose environmental policies will greatly benefitGeneral Electric Company. The exuberance has cooled down since then.
Best Performing Stocks To Watch For 2018: Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.(ALSN)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ben Levisohn]
With a neutral sector rating, we are working on evaluating risks to negative calls, and identifying potential value opportunities. Last week we noted more work might be worthwhile on Wabco Holdings (WBC), Terex, Manitowoc (MTW), and Caterpillar, two of those names have rallied for other reasons but the attractive price made the upside/downside skew up. We remain positive (OW) on Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) & United Rentals. Our and consensus 2017Allison Transmission Holdings estimates have fallen by 2% vs. ~15% for the group, while the shares are down 10% since launch. We continue to see United Rentals as the best value in our group…
Best Performing Stocks To Watch For 2018: Avid Technology Inc.(AVID)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) shares were also up, gaining 24 percent to $5.01 following Q3 results. Avid Technology reported Q3 earnings of $0.00 per share on revenue of $105.26 million.
- [By Monica Gerson]
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) is estimated to post its quarterly earnings at $0.36 per share on revenue of $144.02 million.
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CWCO) is expected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.11 per share on revenue of $15.15 million.
- [By Anders Bylund]
Shares of Avid Technology(NASDAQ:AVID) rose 20.3% in April 2017, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
So what
Last month’s share price surge rested on Avid’s release of a coherent cloud-based media production suite. The new version of Avid’s MediaCentral platform takes advantage of the cloud, central storage, and back-end data processing in a way older versions never attempted, modernizing the media production tool in a big way.
Best Performing Stocks To Watch For 2018: Toll Brothers Inc.(TOL)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By George Putnam, Editor, New Generation Research, Inc.]
Steve Halpern: Now, another company that you talk about is Toll Brothers (TOL), which focuses on the higher-end of the home market, as well as condominiums. Do you think there’s still opportunity with TOL?
- [By Jim Powell]
Steve Halpern: You mentioned home builders and one that you’ve been bullish on is Toll Brothers (TOL). Do you still like that stock?
Jim Powell: I certainly do. It’s in there for the long haul. They’ve made some really good strategic decisions. One of the trends that I’ve been following is the millennial generation and what their habits are and what their preferences are.
- [By WWW.THESTREET.COM]
Next, on Tuesday, earnings from Darden Restaurants (DRI) and KB Home (KBH) . Cramer said he liked both companies, but prefers Toll Brothers (TOL) among the homebuilders.
- [By Eileen Rojas]
Toll Brothers has rising sales volume and unit prices
For the third quarter ended on July 31, Toll Brothers’ (NYSE: TOL ) net income was $46.6 million, or $0.26 per share. The latest income figures were down 24% from last year’s third-quarter results of $61.6 million, or $0.36 per share. The company’s total quarterly revenues were $689.2 million, up 24% over last year, and homebuilding deliveries were 1,059 units, up 10% compared to the same period last year. - [By Dan Caplinger]
The stock market once again proved its resiliency on Wednesday, bouncing back from extensive declines early in the session to recover most of its losses. The Dow Jones Industrials actually managed to post yet another record close with a modest gain, and although other major market benchmarks suffered declines, they weren’t significant. Moreover, some favorable news from certain pockets of the market helped bolster investor confidence. Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL), Lantheus Holdings (NASDAQ:LNTH), and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NASDAQ:NCLH) were among the top performers on the day. Below, we’ll look more closely at these stocks to tell you why they did so well.
Best Performing Stocks To Watch For 2018: EnLink Midstream Partners, LP(ENLK)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By WWW.MONEYSHOW.COM]
EnLink Midstream Partners (ENLK) is sponsored by independent oil and gas exploration giant Devon Energy (DVN), the owner of this acreage.
These basins offer superior economics and EnLink’s close relationship with Devon provides leveraged exposure to the upstream operator’s accelerating activity in these plays.
Best Performing Stocks To Watch For 2018: Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.(GLPI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Monica Gerson]
Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc (NASDAQ: GLPI) shares fell 3.25 percent to $31.90 in pre-market trading. Gaming and Leisure Properties priced offering of 10.53 million shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $333 million.
- [By Seth McNew]
One way Penn has been able to unlock extra value is by spinning off a portion of operations as a real estate investment trust (REIT) as a way to split up the physical property from the gaming operations. Following that 2013 creation of Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc(NASDAQ:GLPI),Penn essentially pays leasing fees to the REIT so it can focus on operations with a leaner balance sheet. Here’s a more in-depth analysis of the upside of Penn’s REIT model.
