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Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) reported second-quarter 2017 earnings per share of 63 cents, which easily surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 43 cents. The figure was 96.9% above the...

Extended Stay America, Inc. (NYSE:STAY) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2017 results on Aug 1, before the opening bell.Last quarter, Extended Stay delivered a positive earnings surprise of...

Cerner Corp (NASDAQ:CERN) reported adjusted second-quarter 2017 earnings of 56 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Notably, earnings improved 5.7% from the year-ago...

Federated Investors, Inc. (NYSE:FII) delivered a positive earnings surprise of around 6% for second-quarter 2017, marking the ninth straight quarter of earnings beat. Earnings per share of 53 cents...

Jackson, MI-based CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS) reported second-quarter 2017 earnings per share of 33 cents. The figure missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 41 cents by 19.5%. Quarterly...

Barclays (LON:BARC) PLC’s (NYSE:BCS) second-quarter 2017 net loss attributable to ordinary equity holders was £1.40 billion ($1.79 billion), mainly reflecting losses incurred from the...

Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s (NYSE:PFG) second-quarter 2017 record operating net income of $1.31 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.22 by 7.4%. The bottom line also...

Independent oil and gas exploration and production company, Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) , is scheduled to report second-quarter 2017 earnings on Aug 1, after the closing bell.Last...

Murray Hill, NJ-based C.R. Bard Inc. (NYSE:BCR) reported adjusted earnings of $2.92 in the second quarter of 2017, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.84. Adjusted earnings also improved...

Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE:ITGR) reported adjusted earnings of 62 cents per share in the second quarter of 2017, versus 56 cents in the year-ago quarter. However, earnings missed the Zacks...

Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ) reported second-quarter 2017 funds from operations (FFO) per share of 16 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 15 cents. However, the figure...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) is expected to report first-quarter fiscal 2018 (ended Jun 30, 2017) results on Aug 1. Last quarter, the company delivered a positive earnings surprise of 123.81%.In...

Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALGN) reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 85 cents in the second quarter of 2017, up a substantial 37.1% year over year. Earnings were also higher than the...

Rockwell Collins Inc. (NYSE:COL) reported financial results for third-quarter fiscal 2017 (ended Jun 30, 2017). The company’s adjusted earnings per share of $1.64 surpassed the Zacks Consensus...