Quarterly Earnings Releases, Dividend Declarations, Strategic Tie-Ups, and Launch of New Hotel-Booking App - Research Reports on Wynn, Comcast, Amazon, United Parcel and Priceline
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NEW YORK, August 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Today, Analysts Review released its research reports regarding Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) and Priceline Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/5371-100free.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. Research Reports
On July 29, 2014, Wynn Resorts Ltd. (Wynn) announced its Q2 2014 financial results. The Company's net profit during the quarter topped street's expectations helped by strong growth in EBITDA from its Las Vegas operations. The adjusted net income attributable to Wynn in Q2 2014 increased to $215.1 million, or $2.11 per diluted share, from $152.9 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, in Q2 2013. On average, analysts polled by Bloomberg had anticipated the Company's adjusted diluted EPS at $2.03. Wynn's total net revenues in Q2 2014 increased 6.0% YoY to $1.4 billion. Revenues from Las Vegas increased 12.5% YoY to $451.4 million, attributable to Casino activities. Las Vegas property's adjusted EBITDA reached a quarterly record of $160.4 million, up 18.3% YoY. Wynn informed that it is currently constructing a $4.0 billion Wynn Palace in Cotai area of Macau, expected to open in H1 2016. The full research reports on Wynn are available to download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/Aug-01-2014/WYNN/report.pdf
Comcast Corporation Research Reports
On July 24, 2014, Comcast Corporation (Comcast) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.225 a share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on October 22, 2014 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 1, 2014. The announcement came close on the heels of Company declaring its Q2 2014 financial results. Comcast's Q2 2014 adjusted EPS increased 15.4% YoY to $0.75, beating the average forecast of $0.72 per share estimated by a poll of Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S analysts. In its Cable Communications business, the Company reported best second quarter customer results for both video and high-speed Internet in six years. The full research reports on Comcast are available to download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/Aug-01-2014/CMCSA/report.pdf
Amazon.com, Inc. Research Reports
On July 29, 2014, Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon) announced that Amazon Publishing has tied up with Alloy Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Television Group, to launch a digital-first imprint that will focus on young adult, new adult and commercial fiction. The new imprint, named Alloy Entertainment, will be part of Amazon Publishing's "Powered by Amazon" program, which enables publishers and authors to leverage Amazon's global distribution and personalized, targeted marketing reach. The imprint's first three titles were also launched the same day. "Alloy has a tremendous track record developing stories, like Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars and The Vampire Diaries, that our customers love," said Jeff Belle, Vice President of Amazon Publishing. The full research reports on Amazon are available to download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/Aug-01-2014/AMZN/report.pdf
United Parcel Service, Inc. Research Reports
On July 29, 2014, United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) announced its Q2 2014 financial results. The Company's reported net income during the quarter more-than-halved to $0.49 per diluted share, as it assumed a charge of $665 million related to post-retirement liabilities of certain Teamster employees. Excluding the charge, the Company reported net income of $1.21 per diluted share, up from $1.13 per diluted share in Q2 2013 but still below the average forecast of $1.25 per diluted share in a Reuters' poll of analysts. Citing more investments to boost the capacity, UPS also lowered its full-year 2014 adjusted diluted EPS expectations to be in the range of $4.90 to $5.00. The Company's stock was down by 3.70% in NYSE trading on the same day. UPS' revenues in Q2 2014 increased 5.6% YoY to $14.3 billion. The full research reports on United Parcel are available to download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/Aug-01-2014/UPS/report.pdf
Priceline Group Inc. Research Reports
On July 24, 2014, Priceline Group Inc. (Priceline) announced the launch of a custom-created hotel search and booking app specially designed for Amazon's new Android-based Fire phone. The app was launched just a day ahead of the launch of the new Fire phone. According to the Company, the app gives travelers access to priceline.com's full global complement of hotels available at competitive published rates and at special discounts available only to priceline.com customers. Commenting on the development, priceline.com's Chief Product Officer John Caine said, "We know that a good portion of mobile travelers search for their hotels while they're literally 'on-the-go. Amazon's Dynamic Perspective technology creates a more 'hands-free' - and significantly faster - booking environment that is especially convenient and valuable to mobile travelers." The full research reports on Priceline are available to download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/Aug-01-2014/PCLN/report.pdf
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