T. Rowe Price (TROW) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.23 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.09 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.38 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 6.70%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this financial services firm would post earnings of $2.23 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.12, delivering a surprise of -4.93%.Over the last four quarters, ...

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) reported solid first-quarter fiscal 2025 results, with earnings and revenues beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The top and the bottom lines increased on a year-over-year basis.Following the results, the company’s shares gained 6.6% during the post-market trading session yesterday. Positive investor sentiments were witnessed as BJRI provided a better-than-expected outlook for 2025. Management also increased expectations for capital returns to its shareholders, citing the str ...

All five look intriguing at current levels.In April, the stock market clawed back some of the losses from the prior few months, which was encouraging.In today's video, I am going to discuss five stocks and ETFs I am taking a look at buying in the month of May, based on valuation and for defensive purposes. One of those stocks is Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 1.43%) (BRK.B 1.28%), which has been outperforming the S&P 500 index. Buffett and company have raised over $300 billion in cash within the ...

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW ) was never an easy REIT to analyze. Partly because the reported data is very susceptible to input. I will show this in a bit, by looking at the managementI'm Luuk Wierenga, an economics teacher from the Netherlands with a strong focus on income investing. My investment journey began during COVID-19, and since then, I've specialized in identifying high-yield Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) that provide stable passive income and/or a possible mean reversion. As an ed ...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL ) shares fell more than 3% in after hours trading, following the company's publication of results for the Q2 FY 2025 quarter . Rightly so, in my view, because the results don't highlight anything that would encourage investorsExperience as an investment analyst for a major BB-Bank, as well as private equity consultant for MBB. Currently working towards the CFA charter, having completed I&II. Passion for risk-assets (Growth, Contrarian, Emerging Market) ex-colleague and close friend ...

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD ) stock is down 55% from its all-time high in March 2024, as the company continues to lag behind in the AI race. AMD is set to report earnings on 6 thStriving to uncover long-term investment opportunities (10+ years) through in-depth research and analysis. Nexus Research seeks to evaluate and compare business strategies to determine a company’s potential for market penetration, revenue growth and profit margin expansion. During market downturns, stocks often become cheap ...

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Exact Sciences Corp.EXAS on Thursday reported a first-quarter 2025 EPS loss of 21 cents, down from a 37-cent loss a year ago, beating the analyst consensus loss estimate of 38 cents.The company reported quarterly sales of $706.78 million, up 11% year over year on a reported and core revenue basis, beating the consensus estimate of $688.64 million.Screening revenue was $540 million, an increase of 14%, and Precision Oncology's revenue was $166.8 million, an increase of 2% or 4% on a core revenue basis."Our s ...

Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK) posted first-quarter fiscal 2025 results, wherein earnings and revenues missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The bottom line missed the estimate after beating in the preceding two quarters. However, both metrics increased year over year.The quarter’s performance was aided by enhanced operations, menu innovation and store openings. Following the results, the SHAK stock witnessed a marginal gain of 1.1% during yesterday’s trading hours.SHAK’s Earnings & Revenue DetailsThe company’s adj ...

Air Lease Corporation (AL) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2025 results on May 5, after market close.Air Lease’s earnings outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters, the average beat being 3.31%. However, the company missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the remaining two quarters. (See the Zacks Earnings Calendar to stay ahead of market-making news)Image Source: Zacks Investment ResearchLet’s see how things have shaped up for Air Lease this earnings season.Factors Like ...