Fortune Brands Q4 Profit, Sales Beat View; Shares Rise (FO)
Consumer products conglomerate Fortune Brands, Inc. ( FO ) on Friday posted better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings results, sending its shares sharply higher...
Aetna Shares Surge as Q4 Results Beat View, Dividend Boosted (AET)
Health insurance provider Aetna Inc. ( AET ) on Friday said its fourth quarter profit jumped 30% from last year, and the company significantly raised its dividend...
General Electric’s Price Target Boosted at Oppenheimer (GE)
Multinational conglomerate General Electric Company ( GE ) on Wednesday saw its price target boosted by analysts at Oppenheimer. The firm said it now expects GE...
Broadcom Q4 Profit Meets View, but Forecast Disappoints; Dividend Boosted (BRCM)
Wireless chipmaker Broadcom Corporation ( BRCM ) late Tuesday posted a fourth quarter profit that was in-line with analyst estimates, but its forecast fell short,...
Exxon Mobil Posts $9.25 Billion Q4 Profit, Easily Beating View (XOM)
Oil behemoth Exxon Mobil Corporation ( XOM ) on Monday said its fourth quarter profit surged more than 50% from last year on higher oil prices, easily beating analyst...
Illinois Tool Works Q4 Profit Falls, Narrowly Missing View (ITW)
Industrial products and equipment maker Illinois Tool Works Inc. ( ITW ) on Monday said its fourth quarter profit fell 23% from last year, just falling short of...
CBS Upgraded to “Buy” at Deutsche Bank (CBS)
Mass media giant CBS Corporation ( CBS ) on Monday saw its rating, price target, and earnings estimates all boosted by analysts at Deutsche Bank. The firm said...
Goldman Sachs Upgrades Home Depot, Downgrades Lowe’s (HD, LOW)
Analysts at Goldman Sachs on Monday downgraded Lowe’s Companies, Inc. ( LOW ), but upgraded rival home improvement warehouse operator The Home Depot, Inc....
Stanley Black & Decker Downgraded to “Hold” at KeyBanc (SWK)
Toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. ( SWK ) on Monday saw its shares downgraded by analysts at Keybanc. The firm said it cut its rating on SWK from “Buy”...
Chevron’s Q4 Profit Surges 71%, Beating View (CVX)
Oil producer Chevron Corporation ( CVX ) on Friday posted a 71% gain in fourth quarter profit on higher revenue and a big one-time gain, beating analyst estimates....
Arch Coal’s Q4 Profit, 2011 Forecast Fall Short (ACI)
Coal producer Arch Coal, Inc. ( ACI ) on Friday posted fourth quarter earnings and a 2011 forecast that fell well short of analyst expectations, sending its shares...
Microsoft Q2 Net Beats View, Led by Kinect Sales (MSFT)
Software superpower Microsoft Corporation ( MSFT ) late Thursday said its fiscal second quarter profit fell slightly from last year, but results easily beat analyst...

