Zacks Investment Research

Shares of technology company FormFactor Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) hit a new 52-week high of $9.58 on Jul 8, eventually closing at $9.55. The company has returned 10.53% in a year and 6.11% year to date....

Transocean Inc, a fully-owned affiliate of offshore drilling giant Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) , announced the pricing of senior unsecured notes worth $1.25 billion for a public offering. These notes...

On Jul 9, 2016, Zacks Investment Research upgraded Stratasys Inc. (NASDAQ:SSYS) to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). With a modest return of 6.5% over the past one year, positive estimate revisions over...

Southern Power, a subsidiary of leading energy utility firm Southern Company (NYSE:SO) , along with Turner Renewable Energy declared the purchase of Rutherford Farm facility from Cypress Creek...

Shares of Paychex Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) hit a new 52-week high of $61.50 on Jul 8, 2016, eventually closing at $61.33. The stock has delivered a strong one-year return of 28.4% and a year-to-date...

Credit rating giant, A.M. Best recently affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb” of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFSI) . Concurrently, the rating agency reiterated the...

On Jul 8, 2016, shares of Arthur J Gallagher & Co (NYSE:AJG) hit a 52-week high of $48.76, driven by its compelling inorganic growth story. About 1.1 million shares exchanged hands in the last...

With second-quarter earnings about to gather pace, the overall scenario is far from rosy. Notably, for the quarter, total earnings are expected to be down 6.2% on 0.6% lower revenues. Moreover,...

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) and Southern Company (NYSE:SO) have entered into a natural gas pipeline venture intended to enhance both companies' leadership in energy infrastructure...

According to our earnings preview report, construction companies are scheduled to post an 8.9% year-over-year increase in earnings in the second quarter of 2016, lower than the 27.5% increase recorded...

ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and Qatar Petroleum have joined forces to search for energy assets in Mozambique, per sources familiar with the matter.Mozambique houses some of the biggest...

On Jul 8, 2016, we issued an updated research report on energy giant, BP plc (LON:BP) (NYSE:BP) .The company is offloading its non-core upstream properties and creating a portfolio with potentially...

Shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) touched a new 52-week high of $173.42 on Jul 8, finally closing a little lower at $172.52. In fact, the largest U.S. military...

Shares of Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) scaled a new 52-week high of $138.67 during Friday’s trading session, before closing a tad lower at $138.49. With a market cap of around $41.13 billion,...

Water and wastewater service provider Connecticut Water Service Inc. (NASDAQ:CTWS) has filed a petition with the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for the approval of its pending...

Shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BR) scaled a new 52-week high of $66.74 on Jul 8, before eventually closing at $66.62. The closing price represents a year-to-date return of over...