Honeywell (NYSE: HON ) will release its quarterly report on Friday, as the company seeks to prove that the optimism that investors have shown in bidding shares to all-time highs is justified. With promising conditions for many of its business segments, Honeywell earnings have the capacity to grow substantially both now and for years to come.
Honeywell makes a variety of products, ranging from aircraft engines, communications, safety, and lighting systems for planes of all sizes to environmental controls and brake systems for commercial and passenger vehicles. All of those areas have seen recent strength, and the company is doing its best to capitalize on its opportunity in all of them. Let's take an early look at what's been happening with Honeywell over the past quarter and what we're likely to see in its quarterly report.
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Top China Stocks To Invest In 2015: Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FSUMF)
Fortescue Metals Group Limited (Fortescue) is an iron ore producer and explorer operating in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Fortescue is engaged in mining of iron ore from its Cloudbreak and Christmas Creek mine sites, the operation of an integrated mine, rail and port supply chain and the expansion of iron ore operations. Its Cloudbreak mine site is located in the Chichester Ranges in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 263 kilometers (km) south of Port Hedland and 150km north of Newman. Its Christmas Creek is second mining operation, 50 km to the east of Cloudbreak. The Company has also designed and constructed rail and port facilities to support the development and sale of the Pilbara's stranded iron ore bodies. Its subsidiaries include The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Limited, FMG Pilbara Pty Limited, Chichester Metals Pty Limited, Pilbara Mining Alliance Pty Limited, and Karribi Developments Pty Limited. Advisors' Opinion:- [By MARKETWATCH]
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks inched lower in early Friday trade, with the S&P/ASX 200 (AU:XJO) down 0.1% at 5,322.00, with weakness in miners outweighing mild strength in financials. Shares of BHP Billiton Ltd. (AU:BHP) (BHP) and Rio Tinto Ltd. (AU:RIO) (RIO) fell 1.4% apiece, while Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (AU:FMG) (FSUMF) lost 2.2% and gold miner Evolution Mining Ltd. (AU:EVN) (CAHPF) lost 0.8%, after copper prices fell to two-week lows and Chinese steel futures also lost ground, according to Reuters. The sector could react to Chinese trade data due out later in the day, as China remains a top market for Australian commodities. Stock in Alumina Ltd. (AU:AWC) (AWCMF) retreated 2.6% after its U.S. partner Alcoa Inc. (AA) posted a quarterly loss. On the upside, the big four banks all traded higher, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia (AU:CBA) (CBAUF) up 0.1%, National Australia Bank Ltd. (AU:NAB) (NAUBF) rising 0.2%, Westpac Banking Corp. (AU:WBC) (WEBN
- [By MARKETWATCH]
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australia stocks enjoyed early Monday gains after an advance for commodities and U.S. stocks since the last session, with a relatively good reception for earnings. The S&P/ASX 200 (AU:XJO) improved by 0.4% to 5,376.30, with miners tracking gains in gold and copper. Rio Tinto Ltd. (AU:RIO) (RIO) added 1.3%, and Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (AU:FMG) (FSUMF) traded 1.1% higher, while gold miners Newcrest Mining Ltd. (AU:NCM) (NCMGF) and Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. (AU:KCN) (KSKGF) rallied 2.2% and 4.7%, respectively. Banks rose after Wall Street shares climbed on Friday, with National Australia Bank Ltd. (AU:NAB) (NAUBF) up 1% and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (AU:ANZ) (ANEWF) adding 0.9%, though Commonwealth Bank of Australia (AU:CBA) (CBAUF) dropped 2.4% as it traded without rights to its latest dividend. Coal transport firm Aurizon Holdings Ltd. (AU:AZJ) (QRNNF) tacked on 2.1% as its fiscal first-half underlying profit increased 18%, though net profit f
- [By WWW.MARKETWATCH.COM]
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks headed into a third day of gains Tuesday, as the S&P/ASX 200 (AU:XJO) rose 0.2% in early trade. Miners (except for gold miners) were among the leading advancers: Rio Tinto Ltd. (AU:RIO) (RIO) rose 0.9%, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (AU:FMG) (FSUMF) gained 1.3%, Mt. Gibson Iron Ltd. (AU:MGX) tacked on 2.3%, Alumina Ltd. (AU:AWC) (AWCMF) traded 1.1% higher, and Whitehaven Coal Ltd. (AU:WHC) jumped 5.4% after posting a 26% increase in fiscal-2014 coal output and predicted a modest rebound for coking-coal prices later this year. A hike to the copper-production outlook at Oz Minerals Ltd. (AU:OZL) (OZMLF) was worth a 0.9% gain for the shares as well. On the other side of the ledger, the overnight sell-off in gold sent the volatile gold stocks dropping hard: Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. (AU:KCN) (KSKGF) down 2.5%, Evolution Mining Ltd. (AU:EVN) (CAHPF) down 5.4%, St. Barbara Ltd. (AU:SBM) down 6.7%, and Sydney-listed shares of Alacer Gold Corp. (AU:AQG)
- [By MARKETWATCH]
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks rallied in early Monday trade, with the S&P/ASX 200 (AU:XJO) adding 0.9% to 5,433.50 to hit another five-year high after Wall Street booked gains Friday. Miners were a strong spot, with Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (AU:FMG) (FSUMF) up 2.3%, BHP Billiton Ltd. (AU:BHP) (BHP) gaining 0.9%, Evolution Mining Ltd. (AU:EVN) (CAHPF) ahead by 2.6%, and Rio Tinto Ltd. (AU:RIO) (RIO) rising 1.1% after selling its interest in eastern Australia's Clermont coal mine for about $1 billion. Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (AU:ANZ) (ANEWF) improved by 1.4%, the best performer among the major banks, after an Australian Financial Review reported David Gonski, executive chairman of the Australian government's Future Fund, was being sought to run the lender.
Hot Promising Stocks To Watch Right Now: Endeavour Silver Corporation(EXK)
Endeavour Silver Corp., a mid-cap silver mining company, focuses on the growth of its silver production, reserves, and resources in Mexico and Chile. It principally holds interests in two producing silver mines in Mexico, including the Guanacevi mine, located in Durango State; and the Guanajuato mine located in Guanajuato State. Endeavour Silver Corp. was formerly known as Endeavour Gold Corp. and changed its name on September 14, 2004. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Zacks]
Some better-ranked stocks in the Basic materials sector include Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE: EXK), Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE: FSM) and MAG Silver Corp. (AMEX:MVG). All these stocks carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).���
- [By Dan Caplinger]
Next Monday, Endeavour Silver (NYSE: EXK ) will release its latest quarterly results. The key to making smart investment decisions on stocks reporting earnings is to anticipate how they'll do before they announce results, leaving you fully prepared to respond quickly to whatever inevitable surprises arise. That way, you'll be less likely to make an uninformed knee-jerk reaction to news that turns out to be exactly the wrong move.
- [By The Investment Doctor]
In this article I'll have a look at Endeavour Silver's (EXK) second quarter results. In an earlier article I was afraid the company would be free cash flow negative at a silver price of $20/oz. I'll now have a look at the financial results to see if the company indeed had a net cash outflow, and what consequence this had on its balance sheet.
Hot Promising Stocks To Watch Right Now: OCZ Technology Group Inc(OCZ)
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes computer components for computing devices and systems worldwide. It primarily offers solid state drives, flash memory storage, memory modules, thermal management solutions, AC/DC switching power supply units, and computer gaming solutions. The company?s products are used in industrial equipment and computer systems; computer and computer gaming solutions; mission critical servers and high end workstations; personal computer (PC) upgrades to extend the useable life of existing PCs; high performance computing and scientific computing; video and music editing; home theatre PCs and digital home convergence products; and digital photography and digital image manipulation computers. OCZ Technology Group, Inc. offers its products to retailers, on-line retailers, original equipment manufacturers, systems integrators, and distributors. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Jose, Califo rnia.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rich Duprey]
The not-so-great and wonderful OCZ
There was no company-specific news that caused solid-state-drive maker OCZ Technology (NASDAQ: OCZ ) to fall almost 8% Wednesday. But an article that appeared on Seeking Alpha �questioning whether the company had six months or less to live before it filed for bankruptcy seemed to coincide with its fall.
Hot Promising Stocks To Watch Right Now: The Pantry Inc.(PTRY)
The Pantry, Inc. operates a chain of convenience stores in the southeastern United States. The company?s stores offer a selection of merchandise, fuel, and ancillary products and services. Its merchandise products include cigarettes, grocery and other tobacco products, packaged beverages, beer, and wine. The company operates stores under various selected banners, which primarily include Kangaroo Express. As of September 29, 2011, it operated 1,649 convenience stores located in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Virginia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Indiana, and Missouri; and 233 quick service restaurants. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Sean Williams]
Much of the same can be said about The Pantry (NASDAQ: PTRY ) , a predominantly Southeastern U.S. convenience store chain that operates under the Kangaroo Express name. Food inflation has been minimal, the weather hasn't been as cooperative, and consumer traffic fell 4.6% in its most recent quarter. But where other investors see weakness, I see an opportunity.
- [By Seth Jayson]
Calling all cash flows
When you are trying to buy the market's best stocks, it's worth checking up on your companies' free cash flow once a quarter or so, to see whether it bears any relationship to the net income in the headlines. That's what we do with this series. Today, we're checking in on Pantry (Nasdaq: PTRY ) , whose recent revenue and earnings are plotted below. - [By Jeremy Bowman]
What: Shares of The Pantry (NASDAQ: PTRY ) were down as much as 15% today after the convenience-store chain posted a second-quarter loss and missed Wall Street estimates.
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