Fair Isaac (FICO) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.58 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.04 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.50 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
Jakks Pacific (JAKK) came out with a quarterly loss of $7.70 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $3.87. This compares to loss of $8.30 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
NIC (EGOV) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.16 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.21 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
Hologic (HOLX) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.75 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.36 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.63 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
Cerner (CERN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.63 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.61 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.66 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
Cognizant (CTSH) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.82 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.68 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.94 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
In trading on Wednesday, shares of Hostess Brands Inc (Symbol: TWNK) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $12.62, changing hands as high as $12.70 per share. Hostess Brands Inc shares are currently trading up about 1.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year
Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which
In trading on Wednesday, shares of TTM Technologies Inc (Symbol: TTMI) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $12.43, changing hands as high as $12.49 per share. TTM Technologies Inc shares are currently trading up about 3.9% on the day. The chart below shows the one
In trading on Wednesday, shares of American Woodmark Corp. (Symbol: AMWD) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $82.27, changing hands as high as $82.45 per share. American Woodmark Corp. shares are currently trading up about 4.9% on the day. The chart below shows th
We are in the thick of earnings season, with the big technology companies slated to report results this week. When literally hundreds of companies are reporting every day, it can be difficult to find winners.
In trading on Wednesday, shares of Globus Medical Inc (Symbol: GMED) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $50.39, changing hands as high as $50.73 per share. Globus Medical Inc shares are currently trading up about 3.7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year
In trading on Wednesday, shares of Western Union Co (Symbol: WU) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $23.44, changing hands as high as $24.05 per share. Western Union Co shares are currently trading up about 7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year perform
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Edison International (Symbol: EIX), where a total of 11,999 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to abo
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Monro Inc (Symbol: MNRO), where a total of 1,519 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 151,900 underlying shares. That amounts to about 55.9% of MNR
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in First Bancorp (Symbol: FBP), where a total of 12,363 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 80.3
A company's own top management tend to have the best inside view into the business, so when company officers make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in
In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider's view
In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Services stocks are the best performing sector, up 1.7%. Within that group, L Brands, Inc (Symbol: LB) and The Gap Inc (Symbol: GPS) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 33.6% and 8.2%, respectively. Among the largest ETFs, on
Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Wednesday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 0.1% loss. Within the sector, Edison International (Symbol: EIX) and FirstEnergy Corp (Symbol: FE) are two large stocks that are lagging, sho