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Stock number one: EMC Corporation
EMC Corp. Misses on Q3 Earnings, Revenues Increase Y/Y-- Zacks
EMC Corp. (EMC) reported third-quarter 2014 earnings (including stock-based compensation but excluding other non-recurring items) of 35 cents per share that missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents.
Quarter Details
Revenues increased 9% year over year to $6.03 billion. Product sales increased 7.4% year over year, while services increased 10.9% from the year-ago quarter.
Symbol: EMC
Trailing PE: 23; Forward PE:12
PEG: 1.42
Dividend: 1.70
Estimate Trend: Down
Ransom Note Trendline: Buy EMC
Stock number two: Under Armour, Inc.
Under Armour warns of slowing apparel sales growth--Reuters
Under Armour Inc warned that its sales growth would slow next year as the scorching increase in sales of its sports apparel eases off due to cooling demand for its popular outdoor clothing designed to retain body heat.
Under Armour shares fell as much as 6.4 percent on Thursday after the company also said gross margins would fall in the current quarter due, in part, to the stronger dollar.
Symbol: UA
Trailing PE: 85; Forward PE: 54
PEG: 2.88
Dividend: NA
Estimate Trend: Up
Ransom Note Trendline: Avoid Under Armor
Stock number three: Yelp, Inc.
Yelp Downgraded As Business Signups Disappoint—IBD
Value investing is always a very popular strategy, and for good reason. After all, who doesn’t want to find stocks that have low PEs, solid outlooks, and decent dividends?
Fortunately for investors looking for this combination, we have identified a strong candidate which may be an impressive value; Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. (BSBR).
Symbol: YELP
Trailing PE: NA; Forward PE: 148
PEG: 11.48
Dividend: NA
Estimate Trend: NA
Ransom Note Trendline: Avoid Yelp
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