Atlantic Equities

Analysts at Atlantic Equities maintain their "neutral" rating on Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), while raising their estimates for the company. According to Atlantic Equities, Nordstrom has reported its Q4 EPS marginally short of the estimates and the consensus due to lower than expected credit card...

Shares of crop nutrient producer Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) had their price target raised to $52 from $50 per share. Currently trading up $1.19 per share to $58.60, the rise in the stock is above the analyst's price target. One reason could be the market pricing in a recovery in global markets that...

Analyst Christopher Hickey of Atlantic Equities maintains his "neutral" rating on Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), while raising his estimates for the company. Microsoft reported its FQ2 results ahead of the consensus, driven by strong consumer PC shipments, lower than expected COGS and strong retail...

Higher than expected gross additions with customers buying or upgrading to high end smart phones is expected to hurt Verizon Communication’s (NYSE: VZ) full year EPS by $0.13 to $0.15 as the margins will be pressured by handset subsidies at the higher end and an aggressive marketing campaign for...

Atlantic Equities reduced its Q4 revenue estimate for Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to $9.3bn from $11.6bn and EPS estimates to $5.3 from $6.0. The fall in revenues by 25% in Q4 can be attributed to a sharp slowdown in fixed income and equity trading activities. The recent slowdown has left Goldman’s...

Analyst Richard Purkiss of Atlantic Equities maintain his “underweight” rating on Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY). The target price for LLY is set to $31. Eli Lilly has issued its 2010 guidance inline with expectations. However, its guidance for 2012-2014 was disappointing. Many of the company’s patents are...