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Coke Versus Pepsi: Which Beats Low Q1 Earnings Expectations?
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 6:56pm | 580Read More...The first-quarter earnings reporting season kicks into high gear this week. Highlights will include the latest results from two beverage giant rivals. Wall Street analysts are looking for earnings declines from both of them. The new earnings season is underway, and among the highlights this week...
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Marriott And Starwood Investors Voted To Approve Merger
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 3:14pm | 325Read More...Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ: MAR) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE: HOT) jointly announced on Friday that shareholders of both companies successfully voted to approve Marriott's acquisition of Starwood. Marriott noted in its press release that holders of over 97 percent...
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Starwood Hotels Receives Revised Merger Offer From Anbang After Marriott Bidding War
Monday, March 28, 2016 - 10:23am | 284Read More...Shares of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE: HOT) were trading higher by more than 2 percent after Monday's market open, as the company updated its investors over an ongoing bidding war. On March 26, Starwood received a non-binding proposal from a consortium of investors, including...
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Marriott And Starwood Hotels Issues Update On Merger Process
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 2:45pm | 203Read More...Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ: MAR) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE: HOT) announced on Tuesday that the waiting period under antitrust laws and regulations expired in connection with Marriott's proposed acquisition of Starwood. Marriott noted that the expiration of the...
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Marriott Updates Its Share Buyback Program
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 4:10pm | 118Read More...Shares of Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ: MAR) turned positive late Thursday afternoon after the company announced an update to its share repurchase program. Marriott announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase to its already existing share repurchase program by an additional 25...
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Marriott Says Share Repurchases Will Resume 'Immediately'
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 11:05am | 180Read More...Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ: MAR) announced on Tuesday morning that it has filed a joint proxy and registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission relating to its proposed acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE: HOT). Marriott said that once...
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Top Ex-Dividend Stocks For May 21, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 10:16am | 184Read More...Here is a list of the top companies with ex-dividends announced today. Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) PVH (NYSE: PVH) Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE: NUS) 3M (NYSE: MMM) Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) Marriott (NASDAQ: MAR) Hershey (NYSE: HSY) Cummins (NYSE: CMI) ConocoPhillips (NYSE...
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17 Labor Day Stock Picks
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 9:05am | 686Read More...Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. Week-long vacations are done, weekend trips to the lake are winding down, and for sports fanatics, here comes football season. But there’s a lot of science behind Labor Day. Consumers spend in very predictable ways making this weekend a key revenue...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 18
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 9:45am | 1010Read More...U.S. markets are closed on Monday for the Presidents' Day holiday, and many of the S&P 500 have already posted results for the most recent quarter. But PC makers Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) step into the earnings spotlight this week. Also, the world's largest retailer...
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Enesco and Two Other European Stocks on a Roll (ESV, FWLT, IHG)
Monday, December 24, 2012 - 8:44am | 779Read More...The cover story in this week's Barron's offers an outlook for European stocks in 2013. While Europe's sovereign-debt crisis is far from over, doubts about the eurozone's sustainability have been all but put to rest. Some investors think that European stocks could rally up to 20% in the coming year...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 1
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 6:53am | 880Read More...October marks a new month and a new quarter. Autumn is underway, and here is a look at what analysts expect to see from this week's quarterly reports from Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO), Marriott International (NYSE: MAR), Monsanto (NYSE: MON) and Mosaic (NYSE: MOS)....
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Churchill Downs, Luxottica and Others Analysts Are Bullish On
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 6:55am | 968Read More...Here is a quick look some dividend payers in the services sector that have a consensus recommendation of analysts of Strong Buy. Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN) is more than 39% higher in the past six months but has pulled back about 9% from recent a multiyear high. The amusement park operator,...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 3
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 10:00am | 977Read More...Though the calendar page has turned, things will be fairly quiet again this week on the earnings front. The new earnings season does not kick off until Alcoa (NYSE: AA) posts its third-quarter results on October 10, followed shortly thereafter by PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) and JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM). This...
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JP Morgan Comments on Marriott's Mixed Results and Outlook
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 8:21am | 135Read More...Marriott (NYSE: MAR) reported 2Q11 EPS of $0.37, “in line with our/Street's estimate, though quality was mixed and, in all candor, there were many things to pick at,” JP Morgan reports. “2Q11 worldwide RevPAR growth of 7.7% was in line with our 7.8% estimate, but lodging fees of $319m were $10m...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 11
Sunday, July 10, 2011 - 10:17am | 991Read More...The new earnings season kicks off this week when Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Novellus (NASDAQ: NVLS) report second-quarter results on Monday after the closing bell. That is followed by Marriott (NYSE: MAR) and Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) on Wednesday, JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) on Thursday...
