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(HUM) Attention Shifts to Jobs – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview – Week of April 30th
The focus this week will be on the labor market, with the April non-farm payroll report coming out on Friday. Many will be hoping that this report will provide...
(L) Loews Corporation – Bear of the Day
We have downgraded Loews Corporation (L) to Underperform from Neutral on the back of weak fourth quarter results. Operating earnings in the fourth quarter lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate owing to lower investment...
(PNX) Insurance Industry Stock Update – February 2012 – Industry Outlook
The impact of a series of natural disasters in 2011 and the ongoing economic uncertainty is still quite palpable in the performance of U.S. insurers. These impediments aside, there are fundamental challenges that are expected to come in the way insurers’ efforts to meet...
(AIZ) Assurant Suffers High Catastrophe Loss – Hurts Second Quarter Earnings
Assurant Inc. (AIZ) has reported second quarter 2011 operating earnings of 76 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8 cents and significantly lagging the prior-year quarter’s earnings...
(AIZ) Assurant Closes Reinsurance Deal
Yesterday, Assurant Specialty, a unit of Assurant Inc. (AIZ) has announced its comprehensive catastrophe (CAT) reinsurance program so as to shield itself from losses in 2011 that looms ahead as an above-average...
(L) Loews Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares
We are retaining our Neutral rating on Loews Corporation (L), as the company’s performance was weighed down by Lower earnings at Diamond Offshore reflecting reduced day rates and utilization coupled with slightly...
(L) Loews Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares
We are retaining our Neutral rating on Loews Corporation (L), as higher net investment income from limited partnerships, coupled with favorable net prior year development at CNA and improved...
(AOL) Stock Market News for Feb 08, 2011 – Market News
Strong earnings results, a flurry of merger and acquisition news and signs of normal economic activity in Egypt helped the markets to move up higher on Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.57% to end at 12,161.55. The S&P 500 moved...
(AOL) Company News for February 08, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Loews Corp. (NYSE:L) reported Q4 EPS of $1.12, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.88 per share. Revenues for the quarter fell 3% year-over-year to $3.72 billion.
8Feb2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(L) Loews Earns Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services Upgrade
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) upgraded the outlook on Loews Corporation (L) to “positive” from “stable”. The rating agency also affirmed the investment-grade...
(BHI) Stock Market News for November 1, 2010 – Market News
Stocks had a flat day on Friday but closed out October on a solid footing as investors braced themselves for this week’s Federal Reserve meeting and the mid-term elections. Upward revision to second-quarter GDP also helped send indexes higher.
The Dow average edged...
(AAPL) Company News for November 1, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Baker Hughes (NYSE:BHI) posted third quarter earnings of $0.54, $0.07 better-than-expected, on an 83% revenue surge to $4.1 billion, up from Street estimates of $3.8 billion
• Humana (NYSE:HUM) beat estimates by $0.35 with third quarter adjusted earnings of...
(L) Loews Analyst Upgrades Shares to Neutral
We are upgrading our recommendation on the shares of Loews Corp. (L) to “Neutral” from “Underperform” in view of our expectations of improved earnings from its CNA Financial segment, going forward.
Recently,...
(L) Loews Quarterly Earnings Beat on Bottom Line
Loews Corporation (L) reported its second-quarter 2010 net income of 87 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 82 cents. Results compare favorably with 78 cents per share in the prior-year...
(L) Loews Corporation Reports Shy of Expectations
Loews Corporation’s (L) fourth quarter income from continuing operations came in at 94 cents per share, 2 cents below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 96 cents. However, the results were significantly better...
(L) Loews Corporation Upgraded by Analysts
We are upgrading our recommendation on the shares of Loews Corp. (L) to Neutral. The company’s third-quarter earnings of $1.08 per share was well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 87 cents a share....
(L) Loews Corporation Reports Profit
Loews Corporation’s (L) third quarter income from continuing operations came in at $1.08 per share compared to a loss of 33 cents in the year-ago quarter. Results primarily reflected a 26% year-over-year increase...