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(AEP) Company News for October 27, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• American Electric Power Co., Inc.’s (NYSE:AEP) third quarter 2011 adjusted EPS of $1.17 came in ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14
• General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE:
28Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AMZN) All Eyes Are on Europe and U.S. Market Earnings
All eyes are on Europe today, where leaders are expected to announce the much-delayed plan to tackle the common currency’s problems. And while we wait for news out of Europe, the positive tone of this morning’s earnings reports from a number of key companies and...
(F) Ford Motor May Reinstate Dividend
Ford Motor Co. (F) is considering reinstating dividend payments for its shareholders as the company expects to benefit from labor efficiency improvements resulting from the newly ratified 4-year contract with...
(F) Ford Motor Workers Ratify UAW Contract
Workers at Ford Motor Co. (F) have ratified the proposed 4-year agreement with United Auto Workers (UAW). The deal covers 41,000 Ford workers in the U.S.
Under the ratified deal, most of the Ford workers...
(AN) AutoNation Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares
We have retained a Neutral recommendation on AutoNation, Inc. (AN). We appreciate the company’s optimal brand and market mix, which is pushing up new vehicle sales as the market revives. However, we are concerned...
(F) Ford Motor and General Motors See 5% Growth in China
Both Ford Motor Co. (F) and General Motors Co. (GM) have predicted that automobile sales in China will grow about 5% in 2011. GM revealed that...
(JCI) Johnson Controls to Build New Plant in China
Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) plans to build an automotive battery plant in China by investing $100 million.
It will produce start-stop batteries and cater to global and local automakers in Asia. It is...
(GM) Standard & Poor’s Lifts General Motors Ratings
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) raised its corporate credit rating on General Motors Co. (GM) by two notches to BB+ from BB- as its workers recently ratified a 4-year contract with the United...
(CMI) Cummins Raises Sales Targets
Cummins Inc. (CMI) upgraded its long term outlook for revenues and earnings based on tightening diesel engine emission standards, rising price of energy, globalization and growing investments in infrastructure.
The...
(CMI) Cummins Raises Sales Targets
Cummins Inc. (CMI) upgraded its long term outlook for revenues and earnings based on tightening diesel engine emission standards, rising price of energy, globalization and growing investments in infrastructure.
The...
(GM) General Motors Strikes 4-Year Deal with UAW
General Motors Co. (GM) reached a tentative four-year agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) that covers 48,500 workers of the automaker. The company reached the agreement after nearly seven weeks of...
(JCI) Johnson Controls Builds Battery Plant in China
Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) plans to invest $100 million for building an automotive battery plant in China. The plant will manufacture start-stop batteries and supply to global and local automakers in Asia....
(GM) Auto Industry Stock Outlook – August 2011 – Industry Outlook
The auto industry is highly concentrated. About 10 global automakers account for over 77% of the production worldwide and 13 automakers account for more than 90% of total vehicles sold in the U.S.
In the first 7 months of 2011, General Motors Company...
(SUP) Superior Industries Posts Strong Second Quarter Earnings
Superior Industries International Inc. (SUP) reported anet income of $14.7 million or 53 cents per share in the second quarter of 2011 compared with $10.1 million or 38 cents per share in the year-ago quarter....
(TEN) Tenneco Quarterly Earnings Exceed Estimates
Tenneco Inc. (TEN) showed a profit of $50 million or 81 cents per share (before special items) during the second quarter of the year versus $38 million or 62 cents per share (before special items) in the same...
(ACIW) Company News for July 27, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Ford (NYSE:F) reported Q2 EPS of $0.65, ex-items, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.60 per share. Revenues from the auto sector rose 16.3% year-over-year to $33.5 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate...
(F) U.S. Earnings Season and Debt Ceiling in Focus
Stocks may find it hard to stay focused on the day’s earnings parade given the continued stalemate in Washington on the debt ceiling issue. We also have a couple of housing and consumer confidence reports coming out after the markets open. But had Washington not been...
(AN) AutoNation’s June Sales Rise 3%
AutoNation Inc. (AN), the largest automotive retailer in the U.S., is about twice the size of its nearest competitor. It recently announced its sales results for June 2011. The company’s retail new vehicle...
(F) How to Better Read Earnings Reports
Earnings season will soon be upon us again. What the market will be looking for are those companies that come in with higher-than-expected earnings to reward, and for those firms that disappoint to punish.
However, there will be cases where one company beats by a small...
(JCI) Johnson Controls Announces Aquisition of EnergyConnect
Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of California-based EnergyConnect Group Inc. on July 1. The company purchased the company for $32.3 million.
EnergyConnect...
(GM) U.S. Automakers Report Sluggish Auto Sales in June
Light vehicle sales in the U.S. rose a tad by 2.4% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 11.41 million vehicles in June from 11.14 million vehicles in the same month last year. It came down from the seasonally adjusted annual rate of 11.8 million in May, the slowest...
(AXL) American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Remains Neutral
We reiterate our Neutral recommendation on American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. (AXL), which is a leading supplier of driveline systems, modules and components for the light vehicle...
(AAPL) Company News for July 5, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE:EK) received a mixed ruling from the U.S. International Trade Commission on its patent infringement suit against Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:
5Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AA) Stock Market News for July 5, 2011 – Market News
Markets skyrocketed to post their best weekly performance in two years as investor sentiment was bolstered by optimistic economic reports that somewhat washed out fears of a sluggish economic recovery. The Dow, in particular, had a great run, collecting 648 points over the...
(SUP) Superior Industries International Analyst Downgrades Shares
We downgrade our recommendation on Superior Industries International, Inc. (SUP) to Neutral from Outperform. Based in Van Nuys, California, Superior Industries is one of the world’s largest designers and...
(GM) Metals & Mining Stock Outlook – July 2011 – Industry Outlook
Overview
The Metals & Mining industry encompasses the extraction (mining) as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals such as aluminum, gold, precious metals, coal and steel. The industry is oligarchic in structure,...
(TRW) TRW Automotive Holdings Remains Neutral
We reiterate our Neutral recommendation on TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (TRW), which is a leading manufacturer of advanced technology products and services for the automotive markets. The company is one...
(ALV) Autoliv Remains Neutral
We reiterate our Neutral recommendation on Autoliv Inc. (ALV) which is one of the well-known manufacturers of occupant restraint systems for automobiles and has a product portfolio comprising primarily of...
(JCI) Johnson Controls Thrives on Advanced Battery
Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) plans to invest $138.5 million to convert its battery plant near Toledo, Ohio into an Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery facility. The AGM battery facility, the first in the U.S.,...
(GM) Steel Stock Review & Outlook – June 2011 – Industry Outlook
The World Steel industry is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion’s share of sales.
Steel products are classified into four broad categories: flat steel products, long steel products, scrap and semi-finished products. Flat...