TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI.B) reported Thursday a lower second - quarter profit but beat
analyst expectations as it focused on improving its operations.
The Labor Department's assessment of the overall economy was stronger than expected, exceeding
analyst expectations as well as gains in May and June, when the economy added 126,000 and 166,000 jobs, respectively.
27 Oct 2017 — The Hershey Company has reported its sales and earnings for the third quarter which beat
analysts expectations as the chocolate giant benefited from reduced cocoa prices and cost savings initiatives.
Not exact matches
The group
as a whole performed well thanks to strong fundamentals with earnings mostly above
expectations, according to
analyst Chris Schott.
That was chief executive Thorsten Heins's message at the annual shareholders meeting in Ontario today,
as he tried to defend the company's trajectory after sales of the new BlackBerry 10 line of smartphones fell well below
analyst expectations.
President and CEO Steve Easterbrook struck a bullish tone while discussing the results with
analysts, touting last year's launch of all - day breakfast 2.0 — an update that saw the addition of McGriddle and other items —
as having lived up to
expectations.
Oracle reported fiscal third - quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat
analysts»
expectations,
as software revenue popped.
«While this could be viewed
as a negative we note the fact that Apple sales came inline with
expectations as did the iPhone units shows that the legacy iPhone are doing well in emerging markets,»
analyst Jim Suva wrote in a note to clients Wednesday.
However, the company's stock fell
as much
as five per cent Wednesday to $ 27.87 on the Toronto Stock Exchange after it reported sales totalled $ 390.9 million, down from $ 394.2 million and adjusted earnings of 24 cents per share, which slightly missed
analysts»
expectations of 25 cents per share, according to data compiled by Thomson Reuters.
Royal Dutch Shell (rds - a), France's Total (tot) and Norway's Statoil (sto) reported sharp increases in cash flow from operations in the second quarter
as profits beat
analyst expectations, meaning they can all comfortably pay dividends and reduce debt.
iPhone sales missed
analysts»
expectations for the recent quarter and,
as a result, Apple shares tumbled.
As for iPhone sales, some
analysts are predicting the company will soar past
expectations thanks in large part to huge demand in China.
Some industrial and semiconductor stocks could get a boost from their upcoming earnings reports
as stock
analysts step up their
expectations, according to analysis from MKM Partners.
Still, you couldn't escape the sweet, unclenching feeling of relief
as executives announced results that smashed
analysts»
expectations.
The Canadian dollar averaged 78.57 cents US, down 0.59 of a US cent
as inflation numbers came in below
analyst expectations.
Its acceptance of the deal for $ 24 million implies Blackstone lowered its
expectations for the auction, even
as the government's $ 477 million opening bid was not realistic,
analysts said.
Snap shares plummeted more than 13 percent in extended trading after the social media company reported earnings and revenue misses,
as well
as a miss on
analyst expectations for global daily active users.
In May, U.S. payrolls grew by just 54,000, which was well below already - downgraded
analyst expectations of 170,000, while the unemployment rate increased 0.3 % to 9.1 %, instead of falling,
as expected, to 8.9 %.
The world's largest package delivery company, viewed
as an indicator of economic strength, reported revenue increased 10 percent to $ 17.1 billion in the first quarter from a year ago, topping
analyst expectations of $ 16.47 billion.
BP beat
analyst expectations on Tuesday,
as higher crude prices and rising production levels helped to fast - track a recovery in one of Europe's largest oil and gas companies.
The media and cable giant reported quarterly earnings on Wednesday that beat
analyst expectations, and revenue that topped estimates,
as the company grew its customer base in high - speed internet and business services, offsetting lost customers in video services.
The Great General Electric Debacle of 2017 continued into 2018
as the company on Wednesday reported fourth - quarter earnings that fell short of
analysts»
expectations.
Fitbit managed to slightly edge out
analyst expectations for its earnings when it reported yesterday (May 2), pulling in $ 247.9 million
as...
The fourth - quarter 2010 earnings season took off to the races on Friday
as JPMorgan Chase reported a 47 % boost in earnings over Q4 2009, thus confirming
analysts»
expectations for a positive shift in the finance sector's fortunes after a rough couple of years.
As the fourth - quarter 2011 earnings season begins, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) met
analysts»
expectations by reporting profits that were down for the quarter but up for the year.
Revenue rose 11.4 percent to $ 4.03 billion, matching
analysts»
expectations as the drugmaker benefited from products it acquired over the last year and it sold more of its top - selling Botox treatment.
I think every one knows that variations will only come in one direction, and although his stated
expectations are still pretty high, most
analysts, correctly I think, interpreted his remarks
as a warning that growth rates will drop even more.
After announcing 2Q16 earnings, Southwest Airlines (LUV: $ 38 / share) fell nearly 12 %,
as investors seemed to care more about Southwest's ability to hit
analyst expectations, which have inherent flaws, and less about the company's record profits.
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analysts»
expectations in any way.
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a build of 6.181 million barrels in United States crude oil inventories, compared to
analyst expectations that inventories would build by 10.1 million barrels for the week ending September 8
as many refineries in the Gulf Coast remain offline and demand in Florida wanes in the wake of the most recent hurricane.
The
analyst said his view on Boeing remains intact despite the M&A discussion,
as he projects little upside to production rates, deliveries, earnings or cash flow
expectations.
It is possible that in one or more future periods our results of operations may be below the
expectations of public market
analysts and investors and,
as a result of these and other factors, the price of our Class A common stock may fall.
Following the announcements of 2017 earnings and the CompuCom acquisition, Matthew Fassler,
analyst for Goldman Sachs, wrote that «the road to recovery appears likely to be a long one, in our view,
as the company issued a 2018 profit outlook sharply below our
expectations on extensive investments...»
Expectations of a swift sale of its retail operations led some
analysts to boost their target price for OSTK stock to
as high
as $ 100 last November.
The company reported fiscal third - quarter results that disappointed investors,
as revenue and earnings figures fell short of
analysts»
expectations.
The consensus forecast calls for EPS at Urban Outfitters to be the same
as in the year - ago period, while EPS at Deere, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gap, Staples and Wal - Mart will be smaller than a year ago, if
analysts»
expectations are on target.
And less frequent and less celebrated data such
as the Purchasing Managers Indexes may provide a better view of future profits than
analyst's
expectations.
I hold TASR
as my option play, but today's frenzy selling compared to results of this company (50 % better revenue which beat
analyst expectations) makes TASR a good buy play.
My assumption is that Amazon will have robust Echo sales numbers for Q4 that exceed
analyst expectations by a significant margin and apparently exceeded demand projections by Echo inventory planners
as well.
The news came
as the struggling retailer reported earnings that missed
analysts expectations, sending shares plunging in early morning trading.
In the final quarter of 2017, the economy grew by 6.8 % from a year earlier, the same pace
as the previous quarter, which also topped
analysts»
expectations.
Twitter stock soared in Thursday after - hours trading
as the company confirmed that it had reached a deal with Google, and reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat
analysts»
expectations.
General Electric on Friday delivered quarterly earnings that surpassed
analysts»
expectations,
as its businesses producing jet engines and power turbines offset declines in its oil and gas segment, but revenue fell short of estimates.
BlackBerry 10 sales have come in well below some
analysts»
expectations, raising questions about whether the company can quickly win back market share from Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone
as well
as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's (005930.
Chevron Corp. said it's cutting about 10 percent of its workforce and scaled back its long - term production target amid the worst oil - market slump since the 1980s even
as the company posted third - quarter profit that surpassed
analysts»
expectations.
«The downgrade reflects our
expectations for limited recovery of credit metrics given continued operating losses at the Canadian division
as well
as potential costs related to the data breach,» said S&P's credit
analyst Ana Lai.
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Stocks in the red include Fitbit,
as the wearables maker issued a weaker - than - expected current quarter guidance; Spotify
as the streaming service missed on earnings but reported subscription numbers that were below
expectations; and Tesla, with shares dropping despite an earnings and revenue beat,
as cash burn hit $ 1 billion last quarter and CEO Elon Musk criticized
analysts, and took questions from a YouTuber in a bizarre earnings call.
Although the economy formally grew by 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2011, in line with
expectations, this was widely regarded by
analysts as confirmation that the underlying recovery is fragile at best, and that the economy has escaped a relapse into a «double - dip» recession only by the narrowest of margins.