Industrial Electrical Equipment
(ROK) Rockwell Automation – Bull of the Day
Rockwell Automation (ROK) has a strong global market presence. The company is focused on further expanding its global footprint in emerging markets, as it expects automation growth rates in the emerging markets to be 50% higher than growth rates in the developed countries. Emerging...
10Mar2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(LFUS) Littelfuse Incorporated – Reports Another Earnings Surprise
Littelfuse, Inc (LFUS) topped analysts expectations once again. This was the third consecutive earnings surprise and shares continue to climb. Company Description Littelfuse makes components a variety electrical components that are used in the auto, computer and other industries....
3Mar2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(LFUS) Littlefuse Incorporated – Earnings Estimates Trending Higher
Littlefuse, Inc. (LFUS) recently hit a new 52-week high on strong Q4 results from early February that sent the current and next-year estimates spiraling higher. Company Description Littlefuse, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells circuit protection devices for the automotive,...
17Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ENR) Energizer Holdings Increased Profitability Beats Expectations
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (ENR) posted increased profitability in the first quarter of 2010 on higher sales, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Excluding charges, earnings per share came in at $2.21 in the quarter, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.84 and up 14.5%...
27Jan2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ROK) Rockwell Automation’s Earnings Report Outperforms
Rockwell Automation Inc. (ROK) reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2010. The company posted quarterly net income of 54 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 35 cents. However, the first quarter net income was down...
27Jan2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ETN) Eaton Corporation Beats Consensus Estimates
Electrical equipment maker Eaton Corporation (ETN) reported fourth quarter earnings of $1.35 per share, beating its own guidance of $1.15-$1.25 and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23. Quarterly earnings also increased 25% from the year-ago profit of $1.08 per share. For the...
25Jan2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ENR) Energizer Holdings – Bear of the Day
Energizer Holdings‘ (ENR) fourth-quarter results missed the Zacks Consensus Estimates due to lower sales in Household Products and an adverse currency impact. The company expects growth in earnings for fiscal 2010 driven by continued reduction in overhead costs. The company...
18Dec2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ROK) Rockwell Automation Reaffirms Fiscal 2010 Guidance
Last week, Rockwell Automation Inc. (ROK) reaffirmed its fiscal 2010 guidance. The company forecasts revenues of $4.1 to $4.4 billion and earnings of $1.25 to $1.75 per share for the fiscal year. Rockwell had reported EPS of $1.53, on revenues of $4.3 billion for fiscal 2009. Fiscal...
15Dec2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ENR) Energizer Holdings – Bear of the Day
Energizer Holdings (ENR) fourth-quarter results missed Zacks Consensus Estimates due to lower sales in Household Products and an adverse currency impact. The company expects growth in earnings for fiscal 2010 driven by continued reduction in overhead costs. The company stands...
11Dec2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(RZ) Raser Technologies Gains Control of Power Plant
Raser Technologies Inc. (RZ) amended its Thermo No. 1 geothermal power plant project’s financing arrangements with the senior project debt holders and the project tax-equity partner. Having faced financial constraints for the project, the company had roped in Merrill Lynch...
8Dec2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ETN) Give Your Portfolio a Sugar High
Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Name the commodity that recently hit a 28-year high. No, it’s not gold. It’s one that you probably use every day and don’t think twice about it. Sugar. In a recent column, I delved into the little-discussed...
2Dec2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(HRBN) Harbin Electric – Analyst Drastically Raised Full-Year Estimates
Harbin Electric, Inc. (HRBN) analysts are raising estimates after a record-setting quarter. Company Description Harbin makes various electric motors for a variety of Chinese industries including factory automation, transportation, and medical devices. The company is headquartered...
1Dec2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ETN) How To Profit From The Chocoholic’s Worst Nightmare
by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research In the volatile world of commodity investing, they’re called “softs.” But we know them as commodities like coffee, sugar, orange juice and cocoa. And when it comes to investing, the latter represents an excellent opportunity ...
1Dec2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(RZ) Raser Technologies’ Loss Narrows
Raser Technologies Inc. (RZ) reported a loss per share of 5 cents, less than the Zacks Consensus loss per share estimate of 13 cents in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. Also, net loss of 5 cents per share is less than half compared to the year-ago loss of 13 cents per share. The...
11Nov2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(HRBN) Top Performer for Tues: Harbin Electric- Zacks #1 Rank Top Performers
Harbin Electric, Inc. (HRBN) just announced some positive third-quarter numbers that have pushed its share price higher by approximately 6% today. As a result, HRBN is a top-performing Zacks #1 Rank company for Tuesday. Volume is nearing 500,000 shares, which is well above the...
10Nov2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ROK) Rockwell Automation Recovering
Today before the market opened, Rockwell Automation Inc. (ROK) reported better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter for the fiscal year 2009. Revenue was $1,074.4 million, down 28% versus $1,484.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008. Currency translation...
9Nov2009 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued(ENR) Energizer Holdings Misses Earnings Consensus
Energizer Holdings (ENR) reported results for the fourth quarter with earnings of 53 cents per share. Earnings were well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.01 and were down 68% year-over-year. Total sales declined 3.9% year over year to $1.1 billion, primarily due to sales...
4Nov2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ETN) Eaton Beats Own Expectations
Electrical equipment maker Eaton Corp. (ETN) reported third quarter earnings of $1.21 per share, beating its own guidance of 80-90 cents per share and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 91 cents per share. Better-than-expected earnings in the quarter were primarily a result of substantial...
20Oct2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AOS) A. O. Smith Corporation Tops Consensus Estimates by 43%
A. O. Smith Corp. (AOS) posted third quarter results before the opening bell today. The company’s GAAP net income surged to $34.6 million from $5.8 million in the year-ago quarter, primarily due to lower raw material costs and aggressive cost reduction initiatives. Excluding...
17Oct2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ABB) ABB Acquires Sinai Engineering
ABB Ltd. (ABB) announced that it has acquired the assets of Sinai Engineering Corporation to enhance its presence and capabilities in Western Canada. Sinai Engineering’s offerings include high-voltage substations and transmission line design, generation and transmission...
14Oct2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(RZ) Raser Technologies’ Steady Progress
Raser Technologies Inc. (RZ) yesterday provided an update on its geothermal activities and its PHEV project. The company is gradually transiting from a developmental stage company towards a geothermal power producer. Raser is progressing rapidly on the Lightning Dock No. 1 geothermal...
8Oct2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(RZ) Raser Technologies Transitions to Geothermal
Raser Technologies Inc. (RZ) is gradually transiting from a developmental stage company towards a geothermal power producer. As of now, only its first geothermal plant Thermo No. 1 Plant (Hatch Plant in Utah) with an annualized capacity of 10MW is generating revenues by selling...
3Oct2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(GTI) GrafTech International Ltd. – Bullish 166% Growth Projection
GrafTech International Ltd. (GTI) posted much better than expected 2nd quarter earnings and has a bullish 166% next-year growth projection. Company Description GrafTech International develops and manufactures graphite and carbon material science based solutions. The company was...
3Oct2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ABB) Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday – Zacks Tale of the Tape
Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank (“strong sell”) List today: ABB Ltd (ABB) Actuant Corp (ATU) Allegheny Energy Inc (AYE) Benchmark Electronics Inc (BHE) Blyth Inc (BTH) Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc (BBW) Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF) Cleco Corp (CNL) CONMED...
26May2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ENS) EnerSys Inc. – Value – Zacks Rank Buy
EnerSys Inc. (ENS) is handling the slowing of its industrial battery business by cutting costs. The company has surprised on estimates 2 out of the last 4 quarters by an average of 37.32%. ENS has a PEG of 0.70. Company Description EnerSys is the largest manufacturer of industrial...
22Apr2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(POWL) Powell Industries Inc. – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy
Powell Industries Inc. (POWL) reported strong first-quarter results in February that were ahead of expectations, giving the company’s share price a nice boost to a key level of resistance. Company Description Powell Industries, Inc. designs and manufactures equipment and...
1Apr2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ENS) Automakers & PHEVs: Between “Barack” and a Hard Place
by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist During the last few years of the Bush administration, the EPA was directed to ignore California’s pleas to grant it a waiver of the Clean Air Act. Why? The grant would effectively have permitted California to enforce stricter emission rules...
23Mar2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(POWL) Powell Industries, Inc – Aggressive Growth – Zacks Rank Buy
Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) shares have been rising following the compan’ss latest earnings announcement. Analysts are projecting solid growth rates and the stock is trading at a key level. Beat the Street Again Powell announced results for its first fiscal quarter...
16Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ENS) Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles: The Only Roadblock to PHEVs
by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist, The Oxford Club Several weeks ago, I wrote here about how I believe natural gas makes sense as a bridging strategy to get us from oil over to electric as a source of energy to move us around. Of course, the most vocal proponent of this has...
3Feb2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(POWL) Powell Industries – fourth consecutive earnings surprise with an average of 34%
Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) recently reported its fourth consecutive surprise on record earnings and revenues. Shares have responded and are trading at good valuations. Company Description Powell Industries, Inc. sells, designs, develops, manufactures, packages and services...
27Jan2009 | Shawn | 0 comments | Continued