The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Intel, Starbucks, E*TRADE And Capitol One

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Chicago, IL – January 26, 2018 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) , Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) , E*TRADE (NASDAQ:ETFC) and Capitol One (NYSE:COF) .

Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:

Intel Beats Q4 Estimates, Starbucks Mixed

Two household-name stocks, Intel and Starbucks, reported Q4 and fiscal Q1 earnings reports, respectively, after the closing bell today. While Intel crushed estimates on both top- and bottom-lines on slightly more modest guidance, Starbucks slightly missed revenue estimates, and its stock is down 3% in late trading.

For Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) Intel, it posted $1.08 per share — a 25% positive surprise over the Zacks consensus 86 cents. This also accounts for a 15 cent-per-share charge on the new tax laws, and still was a blowout headline. Revenues of $17.05 billion also beat the $16.31 billion we had been expecting, and represent 8% growth year over year.

Yet Q1 guidance was modest: 70 cents per share on $15.0 billion in revenues are both below Zacks consensus, as are the fiscal year projections of $3.55 and $65.0 billion. For more on INTC’s earnings, click here.

Starbucks also outperformed earnings estimates, by 8 cents to 65 cents per share. But the $6.0 billion in quarterly sales just missed our $6.1 billion. That said, year-over-year revenues are up 6% and have ascended to all-time highs. For more on SBUX’s earnings, click here.

Finally, E*TRADE has topped earnings estimates by 3 cents to 64 cents per share. Revenues of $637 million outpaced the $629 million expected. A report that the online trading company has acquired roughly 1 million accounts from Capitol One has pressured late trading.

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