Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR) reported adjusted earnings of $4.41 per share (including stock-based compensation benefit but excluding charges) for the second quarter of 2017, which...

The second-quarter earnings season is well underway with 34.2% members of the elite S&P 500 Index reporting solid quarterly numbers so far. Per the latest Earnings Trends, the performance of 171...

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) reported second-quarter 2017 earnings of $1.01 per share, which easily beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 87 cents by 16.1%. Earnings also rose 8.6% from the...

The second-quarter earnings season is in full swing, with over 171 S&P 500 members having reported their results as of Jul 26, 2017.Per the latest Earnings Trends, total earnings are up 8.8% on a...

Shares of Proofpoint Inc. (NASDAQ:PFPT) went up sharply in the after-hours trade and bounced back from a slight drop during the normal trading session, as the computer security software firm...

Premium steel & iron firm, Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROCK) reported mixed second-quarter 2017 results.Quarter in DetailsEarnings and RevenuesQuarterly adjusted earnings of 43 cents...

Residential real estate investment trust (“REIT”), Essex Property Trust Inc. (NYSE:ESS) delivered a better-than-expected performance for second-quarter 2017. The company reported core...

Flowserve Corp. (NYSE:FLS) reversed its recent earnings beat trend as its second-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 22 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 44 cents by half.On a...

Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) is slated to report second-quarter 2017 results on Aug 1, before the market opens.Over the last one month, Xylem’s shares yielded a return of 3.59%, outperforming 1.52%...

EMCOR Group Inc. (NYSE:EME) posted impressive second-quarter 2017 results, as its adjusted earnings from continuing operations of 95 cents per share trumped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 80 cents...

The first look at Q2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth — perhaps the main signifier of a growing economy — ratcheted up to 2.6%, putting the U.S. economy in 2017 pretty much exactly...

Franklin Resources Inc. (NYSE:BEN) reported third-quarter fiscal 2017 earnings of 73 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Moreover, results compared unfavorably with the...

Staffing company Kforce Inc. ( (NASDAQ:KFRC) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2017 results after market close on Aug 1.In the last reported quarter, Kforce posted in-line earnings of 23 cents....

Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) is expected to report second-quarter 2017 results before the market opens on Aug 1. Last quarter, the company delivered a positive earnings surprise of 30.39%. In fact, the...