Could Norfolk Southern Increase Its Dividend in 2018?
On a long-term basis, NSC aims for a dividend payout ratio of 33.3%.
Company & Industry Overviews
Snap May Challenge Sony In This $125 Billion Market
Snap (SNAP) is poised to release its second-quarter results amid speculations of the company taking a deeper plunge into gaming.
Shell’s Upstream Portfolio: Is it Poised to Grow?
Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) produced 3.8 MMboepd in 1Q17 from its worldwide operations, compared to 3.7 MMboepd in 1Q16.
Twitter Works to Ban Abusive Speech
Twitter (TWTR) is gearing up to tighten rules to foster healthier conversations on its platform and curb toxic speech.
Reviewing What Likely Drove NXP’s 3Q16 Revenue
NXP caters to a broad market, including the automotive, communications infrastructure, mobile, embedded device, industrial, and secure payment spaces.
Alaska Airlines Capacity Growth Is Faster than That of Its Peers
Alaska Air Group saw the highest surge in traffic demand and was the leader in capacity growth, with a 6.4% YoY increase in its capacity in July 2015.
How Was ExxonMobil’s Upstream Performance in Q2 2018?
ExxonMobil (XOM) produced 3.7 MMboepd (million barrels of oil equivalent per day) from its worldwide operations in the second quarter.
BP’s Upstream Segment: Large Upcoming Gas Projects
BP has a strong pipeline of projects in its upstream portfolio. These projects are expected to result in 800,000 barrels per day of new production by 2020.
What’s Been Driving Diamondback Energy’s Stock Price Movement?
Diamondback Energy’s stock price saw uptrend from October 2012 to June 2014. When NYMEX WTI crude oil started falling in June 2014, FANG’s stock peaked.
Users consume more data on Verizon and Sprint networks
People consume more data via Wi-Fi because it’s much cheaper than cellular data plans—6.8 GB using Android phones and 8.9 GB using Apple iPhones.
How Much Demand Will There Be for Nitrogen in the Near Term?
According to CF Industries, nitrogen prices could remain under pressure as new capacities come online in 2017. However, the company believes that things should improve in 2018.
Trinity Industries Declared Q3 Dividend of $0.13 per Share
Trinity Industries declared a dividend of $0.13 per share on its common stock for the third quarter.
What’s the Forecast for Shell Stock for the Next 7 Days?
Implied volatility in Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) has fallen 4.9% since July 3, 2017, to the current level of 12.8%.
How Would Changing Weather in the US Plains Affect Wheat Prices?
Wheat December futures contracts trading on the Chicago Board of Trade increased by 0.05% and settled at $5.09 per bushel on October 27, 2015.
Where NVIDIA’s Margins Stand next to Those of Intel and AMD
NVIDIA’s profit margins NVIDIA (NVDA) has been increasing its revenue while controlling its expenses, resulting in improved profitability and a high free cash flow of up to 20% of its total revenues. Gross margin NVIDIA’s non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) gross margin fell 90 basis points from 59.7% in fiscal 1Q18 to 58.6% in fiscal 2Q18 […]
PayPal Reduced Its Reliance on eBay in Q3 2018
In the third quarter, eBay accounted for 11.0% of PayPal’s total payment volume, which was down from 13.0% in the third quarter of 2017.
S&P 500’s Top Gainers: FLIR Systems Rose to Record Highs
FLIR Systems was the S&P 500’s top gainer on July 25. FLIR Systems opened higher on July 25 and rose to record high price levels.
Analyzing AbbVie’s Financial Performance
AbbVie (ABBV) generated net revenue of $7.9 billion in 1Q18 compared to $6.5 billion in 1Q17.
Must Know: Goldman Provided Fodder to Copper Bears
Goldman Sachs (GS) now expects copper prices to fall to $4,000 per metric ton this year. In its previous guidance, Goldman had expected copper to fall to $4,500 per metric ton in 2016.
Is Disney Plotting to Deprive Apple of Television Box Revenue?
Disney Kids TV streaming box, which Walt Disney (DIS) unveiled at the CES 2017, quickly has generated heat in the streaming media device market.
Becoming Profitable Is High on Snap’s Agenda
Snap, which went public in March 2017, looks focused on accelerating its path to profitability.
Where Does Broadcom Call Home?
Tax office in Singapore Broadcom (AVGO), which has proposed to acquire Qualcomm (QCOM), currently maintains large corporate offices in both the United States and Singapore. However, Broadcom is incorporated as a Singaporean company, so its tax office is in Singapore. Last year, the company said that it was considering shifting its corporate headquarters, or tax base, to […]
Why Retailers Are Increasing Their Ad Spending on YouTube
Walmart, Target, Amazon, and Lowe’s were the four retailers in the United States that spent the most on YouTube video ads last year.
Why Investors Are Optimistic about Tech Stocks
The tech sector’s competitive edge So far in this series, we’ve discussed the potential effects of Trump’s proposed tax reform on prominent tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), IBM (IBM), and Amazon (AMZN). Tech companies continue to be preferred by investors due to their proprietary technological expertise and large cash balances. Their technical […]
Why US Steelmakers’ Party Might Not Last Long
Due to trade cases, the US steel industry has turned into a virtual island largely immune to global steel prices—at least in the short term.
How Are Google and Amazon Placed in Home Automation Space?
Alphabet’s (GOOGL) biggest division, Google, has recently gained traction in the home automation segment where Amazon (AMZN) has a dominant position with its Echo Devices.
Putting Apple’s $1 Billion Content Budget into Perspective
Services contributed 16% of revenue Apple (AAPL) generated $24 billion from its Services business in fiscal 2016, and aims to double the revenue in four years. In fiscal 3Q17, Apple’s Services division contributed $7.3 billion in revenue, up 22% from a year earlier, and making up 16.1% of the quarter’s total revenue. Apple’s Services business consists of offerings […]
What Will Become the Biggest Growth Drivers for Apple?
Apple Watch, Apple Pay, Apple TV, and iPad Pro are niche businesses for Apple (AAPL). But these still have the potential to become big in the future.
How Did Cannabis Stocks Perform Last Week?
Tilray (TLRY) stock fell as much as 5.5% last week, while Supreme Cannabis (SPRWF) fell ~4.4% in the week ending May 3.
Analyzing Twitter’s Latest Stock Performance
Twitter’s EV-to-adjusted EBITDA (enterprise value to adjusted earnings before interested, tax, depreciation, and amortization) for the trailing 12 months is 68.1x.
How Does UNH’s Valuation Look in October?
UnitedHealth Group is a leading managed healthcare firm in the United States.
Which Gold Miners Could Offer Valuation Upsides after Q2 2018?
The average ratio of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index and the S&P 500 Index (SPY) is 0.18 compared to the ten-year average of 0.68.
How Much Has Colgate-Palmolive Increased Its Dividend?
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) has a market capitalization of $60.9 billion. CL rose by 0.37% to close at $68.23 per share as of March 10, 2016.
Facebook’s Efforts to Appease Media Companies
Facebook (FB) is building a paywall tool that would allow publishers to charge for access to stories they publish on Instant Articles, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Can Google Make $20 Billion Selling Hardware?
Amid tightening competition for advertising dollars, there is growing pressure on Google to diversify its revenue sources.
Comparison of China Eastern’s fuel costs with competitors
Chinese airlines have an advantage of having lower employee costs compared to their counterparts in the US. Operational efficiency of US airlines are comparatively higher.
Analyzing Alibaba’s Fundamentals
On December 19, Alibaba (BABA) stock opened at $140.75 and closed at $137.14, posting an average volume of 27.24 million.
Why Closed-End Funds Are Not That Enthusiastic about Rate Changes
Prospect Capital (PSEC) is strengthening its capital position in order to take advantage of mispricing during volatile times.
Why JPMorgan and Wells Fargo Are Trading at High Multiples
In spite of a rather weak performance, Wells Fargo (WFC) commands the highest premium due to its strong franchise, mortgage concentration, and high net interest margins.
Verizon Closing Call Centers to Control Costs
Verizon’s expenses increased 19.9% YoY (year-over-year) to $29.2 billion in 4Q17.
Norfolk Southern’s Aggressive Shareholder Return Plan
Norfolk Southern (NSC) has always tried to enhance shareholders’ wealth through dividend payments and share repurchases.
How Markets Are Pricing Under Armour Stock
Markets expect the strong growth trend to continue, and value Under Armour stock higher than the overall market and comparable firms.
Why Did Moody’s Rate Dr Pepper Snapple Senior Notes as Baa1?
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share on its common stock. This dividend will be paid on January 5, 2017, to shareholders of record on December 13, 2016.
Can Oath Make More Money for Verizon?
Verizon’s (VZ) media-focused business, Oath, reported a revenue fall of 6.9% YoY (year-over-year) to $1.8 billion in the third quarter.
How Sunoco Logistics Could Benefit from Liquids Integration
SXL has remained bullish on its NGL growth story, which has been supported by strong NGL supply growth from the liquids-rich Marcellus and Utica Shales.Company & Industry Overviews Gol’s passenger revenue increases on higher yields
Brazil is the third largest domestic aviation market. With double-digit traffic growth, Brazil was one of the fastest-growing domestic markets in 2010 and 2011.
Facebook Objects to Startups Using Similar Names
Facebook had to deal with its own infringement case brought against it by a company named Timeline in 2011. The matter was settled out of court, however, and dismissed in 2013.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Adds Metabolic Drug Kanuma to Portfolio
Kanuma was acquired by Alexion Pharmaceuticals on completion of the acquisition of Synageva Pharmaceuticals in June 2015.
The 2% Fall in Fitbit Stock since May 1
Despite a 40.0% YoY fall in sales in 1Q17, Fitbit stock rose 12.0% on May 4, 2017, since it beat analysts’ revenue estimate.
Why Facebook Has Been in Talks with Banks Lately
According to Reuters, Facebook (FB) is currently in discussions with banks about improving customer service through its apps.