Technical Services
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group Earns New Contracts
As the global economy dwindles over fears of European crisis harming industrial growth, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) takes a bold step forward in the besieged continent; receiving a framework contract...
(URS) URS Corporation Wins Contract
URS Corporation (URS) received an order from the Department of Defense to provide the US Army aviation maintenance services. The task order is for a period of two years and has been granted under URS’ Contract...
(ACM) Company News for August 17, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• TJX Cos. (NYSE:TJX) posted Q2 EPS of $0.90, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.89 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 7.9% year-over-year to $5.47 billion• JinkoSolar Holding...
(TTEK) Tetra Tech Excels in Thrd Quarter Earnings Report
Tetra Tech Inc. (TTEK) reported its third-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings per share of 38 cents, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 35 cents and the prior-year earnings of 33 cents.
The company witnessed...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group Wins IARPA & EDF Contracts
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.(JEC) announced the receipt of two significant contracts; one from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) and the other from EDF Energy.
The contract...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group Enters New Joint Venture
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) entered into a joint venture with AMEC and Costain to provide waste retrieval, processing and filling services. The joint venture will serve Magnox Limited at eight of their...
(TTEK) Tetra Tech and Science Applications International Joint Venture Wins Contract
A joint venture of Tetra Tech Inc. (TTEK) and Science Applications International Corporation (SAI), called Integrated Justice Systems International,...
(CACI) CACI International International Revises Outlook
CACI International Inc (CACI) recently revised its outlook for fiscal year 2011 and issued its guidance for fiscal 2012.
CACI International now expects revenues between $3.50 billion and $3.60 billion...
(URS) URS Wins Indiana Contract
URS Corporation (URS) received a contract for its engineering, procurement, and construction services from Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative Inc. The services are to upgrade the present flue gas desulfurization...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group Earns New Contracts
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) has agreed to provide engineering procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to DuPont Titanium Technologies, a part of El DuPont de Nemours & Company...
(ACM) Company News for June 02, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Shares of H.J. Heinz Co (NYSE:HNZ) were downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from “Neutral” rating to “Sell” rating and its target price...
(URS) URS Led Team Wins US DOE Contract
A team consisting of URS Corporation’s (URS) Energy & Construction group and CH2M HILL Constructors Inc. has entered into a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to supply remediation and...
(URS) URS Corporation Gets BP Order
URS Corporation (URS) has won a contract from BP Products North America, a group company of BP Plc (BP) to provide construction and maintenance...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group Teams with U.S. Air Force
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) recently received a follow-on contract from the U.S. Air Force for a potential value of approximately $87 million. The effective date was April 1, 2011, with a tenure of...
(URS) URS Corporation Quarterly Report Falls Short
URS Corporation (URS) reported fourth-quarter 2010 earnings per share from continuing operations of 75 cents, underperforming the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 90 cents. Earnings for the quarter were above the...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group Analyst Upgrades Shares to Neutral
We upgrade our recommendation on Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) from Underperform to Neutral, based on the expectations of modest recovery in the company’s business in the upcoming...
(URS) URS Matches Analyst Forecasts on Lower Sales
URS Corp. (URS) reported third quarter 2010 earnings per share of 87 cents, which was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Earnings in the quarter increased 10.1% from 79 cents in the year-ago quarter.
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(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group Reports Earnings Below Expectations
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) reported disappointing operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 with both top-line and bottom-line results reporting below expectations.
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(URS) URS Corporation Marine Corps Contract
URS Corporation (URS) has won a contract to provide consultancy and fabrication services for communications and electrical distribution systems at Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton in California. The order...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering – Bear of the Day
We have downgraded our recommendation on Jacobs Engineering (JEC) from Neutral to Underperform based on the company’s continuous decrease in backlog since the beginning of fiscal 2010, which is expected...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group Reports Doubling of Contracts
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) has won engineering contracts from the United States Government (USG), Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), and Porton Fine Chemicals...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering – Bear of the Day
We downgrade our recommendation on Jacobs Engineering (JEC) from Neutral to Underperform based on the company’s continuous decrease in backlog since the beginning of fiscal 2010, which is expected to...
(TTEK) Tetra Tech Makes Third Major Canadian Acquisition
Tetra Tech (TTEK) made its third major acquisition in Canada by acquiring engineering and consulting firm BPR based in Quebec. The previous two were those of EBA Engineering Consultants in August 2010 and...
(URS) URS Wins Scott Wilson Bid
URS Corporation (URS) has won a bidding war for Scott Wilson Group after privately held CH2M Hill withdrew its offer. URS Corporation had increased its offer to acquire Scott Wilson Group Plc from £161 million...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group’s Second Quarter Earnings Scorecard
Although the share price of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) fell 7.4% since its second quarter earnings release on April 26, analysts have raised their estimates based on increased guidance provided by...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group Wins More Contracts
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) has won a couple of contracts during the month of May. The latest was the contract from Cessna Spanish Citation Service Center, S.L., a division of Textron Inc....
(KTOS) Financial Tides Guides on Profits in Medical Software
Time to do a little trimming in my Wall Street Survivor portfolio. I was a little hesitant to trim last week because I realized that last week’s negative market action was hitting everything and performance figures were not representative of any individual...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group Wins Dutch Contracts
Recently, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) has won a contract from Corus Staal BV (Corus), subsidiary of Tata Steel, for providing engineering services. The service is supposed to support Corus’ new...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group Analyst Upgrades Stock to Neutral
We upgrade our recommendation on Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) from “Underperform” to “Neutral” based on the belief that a number of new contracts and strict cost control measures will...
(JEC) Jacobs Engineering Group Wins Another Contract
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) has received a $52 million design-build contract from St. Louis County Department of Highways & Traffic and Public Works in Missouri.
Per the agreement, the company...