The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price. Do they really matter, though?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Citigroup (C) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.Citigroup currently has an average ...

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about QuickLogic (QUIK) .QuickLogic currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.00, ...

Fiserv (FI) reported $4.9 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.7%. EPS of $2.51 for the same period compares to $2.19 a year ago.The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.08% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.96 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.48, the EPS surprise was +1.21%.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their n ...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Shares in Google dropped by more than seven percent on Wall Street on Wednesday, a day after its latest quarterly earnings showed stalled growth in cloud and massive spending. Just a few minutes after trading opened in New York, shares in Google-parent Alphabet were down 7.16 percent.Google ...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock is dragging Wall Street after the Big Tech giant reported a fourth-quarter revenue miss as its Google Cloud segment lagged. The company also revealed plans to invest $75 billion in capital expenditures this year to grow its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings, despite Chinese startup DeepSeek claiming it built an AI model at a substantially lower cost. GOOGL is down 8.3% to trade at $189.36 at last check, pacing for its biggest single-day percentage loss since October 20 ...

Retirement is complicated and you only get once chance to do it right. Don't miss out because you didn't know what was out there.The Retirement Forum provides actionable ideals, a high-yield safe retirement portfolio, and macroeconomic outlooks, all to help you maximize your capital and your income. We search the entire market to help you maximize returns.Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF ) is one of the largest bank and credit card companies in the United States, with a market cap of almost $80 ...

Analysts on Wall Street project that Coty (COTY) will announce quarterly earnings of $0.20 per share in its forthcoming report, representing a decline of 20% year over year. Revenues are projected to reach $1.72 billion, declining 0.7% from the same quarter last year.The current level reflects a downward revision of 0.6% in the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter over the past 30 days. This demonstrates how the analysts covering the stock have collectively reappraised their initial projections over this ...

Wall Street analysts expect Arch Capital Group (ACGL) to post quarterly earnings of $1.85 per share in its upcoming report, which indicates a year-over-year decline of 25.7%. Revenues are expected to be $4.23 billion, up 15.2% from the year-ago quarter.The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 0.8% lower over the last 30 days to the current level. This reflects how the analysts covering the stock have collectively reevaluated their initial estimates during this timeframe.Ahead of a company ...

Wall Street analysts forecast that MarketAxess (MKTX) will report quarterly earnings of $1.70 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year decline of 7.6%. It is anticipated that revenues will amount to $203.35 million, exhibiting an increase of 3.1% compared to the year-ago quarter.The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 3.6% lower over the last 30 days to the current level. This reflects how the analysts covering the stock have collectively reevaluated their initial ...

Wall Street analysts forecast that Huntington Ingalls (HII) will report quarterly earnings of $3.28 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year decline of 52.5%. It is anticipated that revenues will amount to $3.03 billion, exhibiting a decline of 4.6% compared to the year-ago quarter.The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. This reflects how the analysts covering the stock have collectively reevaluated their initial estimates during this t ...