Financial
(GHL) - Greenhill & Co - estimates have continued to rise, in spite of all the volatility engulfing the financial sector
Greenhill & Co. (GHL) continues to distinguish itself from its Wall Street brethren by avoiding risky bets and growing its earnings. The company’s share price has been rallying since July.Company Description Greenhill & Co., with its subsidiaries, operates as an...
9Oct2008 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued(CSH) - Cash America International - improvement in our operating income margins generating the 56% increase in earnings
Cash America International (CSH) recently announced that it will acquire an 80% ownership interest in a 100 store chain of pawnshops in Mexico. CSH noted that this transaction would allow it to acquire what is believed to be the second largest privately owned pawn chain in Mexico...
9Oct2008 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued(CFFN) - Capital Federal Financial - does not have any concerns about its loan portfolio
Capital Federal Financial (CFFN) is distinguishing itself from its financial brethren by avoiding risky assets and producing solid earnings growth. Shares of Capital Federal are up over 30% on the year.Company Description Capital Federal Financial is the holding company of Capital...
9Oct2008 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued(CSH) - Cash America International - improvement in our operating income margins generating the 56% increase in earnings
Cash America International (CSH) recently announced that it will acquire an 80% ownership interest in a 100 store chain of pawnshops in Mexico. CSH noted that this transaction would allow it to acquire what is believed to be the second largest privately owned pawn chain in Mexico...
8Oct2008 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued(CFFN) - Capital Federal Financial - does not have any concerns about its loan portfolio
Capital Federal Financial (CFFN) is distinguishing itself from its financial brethren by avoiding risky assets and producing solid earnings growth. Shares of Capital Federal are up over 30% on the year. Company Description Capital Federal Financial is the holding company of...
7Oct2008 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued(NWSB) - Northwest Bancorp - great job of shielding itself from risky investments that have been problematic for other financial institutions
Northwest Bancorp. (NWSB) reported impressive second-quarter results in July that included a big jump in earnings from last year. Analysts have raised their guidance in response to the strong performance, and the company’s share price recently broke above a key short-term...
7Oct2008 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued(BAC) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (September 15 – 21, 2008)
These are the quick market stats for the past week: the MSCI World Index up by 0.3%, the S&P 500 Index up by 0.3%, the Reuters/Jeffries CRB Index down by 0.1%, the US Dollar Index down by 1.6% and the ten-year US Treasury Note yield up by 4 basis points. An uneventful week?...
21Sep2008 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(RF) AuthenTec - Downgrade to HOLD: Significant Customer Loss, Disturbing Business Trends
They say that good things come in small packages. While that might be true of AuthenTec’s fingerprint sensors, it sure wasn’t true with the nice little “Business Update” that AuthenTec provided on Sunday evening or their nice little share price after...
9Sep2008 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued(FRE) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (August 25 – 31, 2008)
The gyrations of financial markets ahead of the Labor Day weekend tested the patience of bulls and bears alike. As big swings took place in thinly-traded markets, I was reminded of Albert Schweitzer’s words: “As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible...
1Sep2008 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(MER) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (July 28 – August 3, 2008)
As oil prices seesawed through the past week, fresh uncertainty about the outlook for the beleaguered financial sector triggered another wave of volatility in financial markets. With the exception of Friday, crude prices closed each day with a gain or loss of more than 1%, with...
3Aug2008 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(FNM) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (July 21 – 27, 2008)
Financial markets witnessed another roller-coaster week as renewed concerns about the global economy and the health of the financial sector surfaced, resulting in a mixed week for world stock and bond markets, an improved US dollar and continued weakness in oil and commodities. Source:...
1Aug2008 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(JPM) Video Interview: Roubini – More pain, but not Armageddon
Nouriel Roubini, professor at New York University and chairman of RGE Monitor, is renowned for his bearish stance on the US economy and stock markets. Henry Blodget and Aaron Task have just conducted a three-part video interview on behalf of Yahoo Finance with Roubini on a variety...
1Aug2008 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(FNM) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (July 14 – 20, 2008)
The end is nigh was what many despondent investors were starting to believe as the past week kicked off with volatile trading amid concerns that US regional bank IndyMac’s demise was a harbinger of many more bank failures. Furthermore, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s...
1Aug2008 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(FNM) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (July 7 – 13, 2008)
“Finance is the art of passing money from hand to hand until it finally disappears,” said Robert W. Sarnoff. This is certainly the way it looked last week as the fall-out of the credit crisis deepened. Markets had investors feeling dazed and confused after another roller-coaster...
1Aug2008 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(FNM) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (July 21 – 27, 2008)
Financial markets witnessed another roller-coaster week as renewed concerns about the global economy and the health of the financial sector surfaced, resulting in a mixed week for world stock and bond markets, an improved US dollar and continued weakness in oil and commodities. Source:...
27Jul2008 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(JPM) Video Interview: Roubini – More pain, but not Armageddon
Nouriel Roubini, professor at New York University and chairman of RGE Monitor, is renowned for his bearish stance on the US economy and stock markets. Henry Blodget and Aaron Task have just conducted a three-part video interview on behalf of Yahoo Finance with Roubini on a variety...
25Jul2008 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(FNM) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (July 14 – 20, 2008)
The end is neigh was what many despondent investors were starting to believe as the past week kicked off with volatile trading amid concerns that US regional bank IndyMac’s demise was a harbinger of many more bank failures. Furthermore, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s...
20Jul2008 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(FNM) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (July 7 – 13, 2008)
“Finance is the art of passing money from hand to hand until it finally disappears,” said Robert W. Sarnoff. This is certainly the way it looked last week as the fall-out of the credit crisis deepened. Markets had investors feeling dazed and confused after another roller-coaster...
20Jul2008 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(MA) - Mastercard Inc - ROE of 30%, squashing the industry average of 9%
Mastercard Incorporated (MA), a Zacks #1 (Strong Buy) company, continues to reward investors with both growth and income. The company posted an outstanding first quarter in late April and boasts a ROE of 30%, squashing the industry average of 9%. Analysts see more growth ahead...
20Jun2008 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued(FCSX) - FC Stone Group - over the last four quarters, having beaten analyst estimates by an average of 36.22%
FC Stone Group, Inc. (FCSX) is fresh off the heels of a very solid second quarter in which its income more than doubled from the same period last year. The company noted that it is benefiting from increased market volatility, as it customers leverage FC Stones market risk applications...
20Jun2008 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued