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Moments ago, Analysts Review released new research updates concerning several important developing situations including Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS), General Finance (NASDAQ: GFN), Seadrill (NYSE: SDRL), and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM). Analysts Review provides a single unified platform for investors' to hear about what matters - proudly employing registered CFA® research staff and rigorous compliance procedures. The full research reports are being made available to the public for informational purposes only.
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GFN Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=General%20Finance&d=10-Feb-2015&s=GFN ),
SDRL Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Seadrill&d=10-Feb-2015&s=SDRL ),
QCOM Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Qualcomm&d=10-Feb-2015&s=QCOM ).
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Analyst Update: Earnings Releases, Potential Deals, Legal Dispute Resolution, and Stake Purchase
Reviewed by: Rohit Tuli, CFA®
The U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday as investors fled to safe-haven assets amid a worsening standoff between the Greece's new government and its creditors. Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras refused to accept any extension of the country's international bailout and also announced plans to cancel some of the reforms imposed by the lenders, raising fears of a fresh crisis in the euro zone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the session lower by 0.53% at 17,729.21, the S&P 500 declined 0.42% to close at 2,046.74, and the Nasdaq Composite finished lower by 0.39% at 4,726.01. In Europe, the Stoxx 600 index fell for the first time in six days amid uncertainty looming over Greece's debt negotiations. Meanwhile, Asian markets ended mostly lower on Monday as worries over Greece were compounded by disappointing Chinese trade data. A latest data showed that Chinese exports unexpectedly fell 3.3% in January, compared with the year ago period, while imports dropped 19.9%.
Motorola Solutions Inc (Motorola Solutions) rose 4.83% on strong volume in the last trading session on the prospect of sale of the Company to private-equity firms or contractors seeking a bigger slice of government spending, as reported by Bloomberg on February 9, 2015. To know more about this potential sale, read our report on Motorola Solutions.
Hasbro Inc.'s (Hasbro) shares jumped 7.03% on the last close after the toy maker reported strong 2014 earnings on Monday. Full-year 2014 revenues increased 5% YoY to $4.28 billion with revenue growth in all major operating segments: U.S. and Canada, International, and Entertainment and Licensing. Read the financial results in more detail in our research report on Hasbro.
General Finance Corporation (General Finance) surprised the street with a share upsurge of 16.73% to close the session at $9.28, on February 9, 2015, the day it released strong Q2 FY 2015 financial results. Revenues grew 35.2% YoY to $88.7 million and adjusted EBITDA surged c. 67% YoY high to $27.7 million during the quarter. To read more about the financial performance and its impact on the share price, visit our research report on General Finance.
Shares of the offshore drilling services to the global oil and gas industry - Seadrill Ltd (Seadrill) jumped 8.14% to close Monday's session at $14.34 as US crude oil prices extended gains following an Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) report that indicated higher demand for its own oil in 2015, amid a slowdown in US output and a downward revision in total non-Opec supply. On the same day, RTT news also reported that Chinese Investor - Tong Jinquan has boosted his stake in the Company to about 5.2%. Continue reading about the changing ownership pattern in Seadrill in our research report.
Shares of QUALCOMM, Inc. (QUALCOMM) closed at $67.11, up 1.15% on Monday on reports that it has agreed to pay a fine of about $975 million to China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), ending a 14-month government investigation into anti-competitive practices. The dispute resolution with NDRC clears uncertainty surrounding its business in China and bringing in relief for its concerned investors. Read more about QUALCOMM's rectification plan under NDRC and its revised outlook in our exclusive research report.
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