Archive for January, 2011
Parody hip-hop tune a YouTube hit
Posted by: | CommentsA song written by a Calgary musician and his friend to parody mainstream music has itself become a hit on YouTube, the CBC’s Terri Trembath reports
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Kilroy Realty Co. (KRC) Announces Quarterly Results, Beats Estimates By $0.01 EPS
Posted by: | CommentsKilroy Realty Co. (KRC) announced its quarterly results on Monday. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. During the same quarter in 2010, the company posted $0.39 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.0% on a year-over-year basis.
On a related note, analysts at Barclays Capital (NYSE: BCS) reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Kilroy Realty Co. in a research note to investors on Friday, January 14th. They now have a $41.00 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) upgraded shares of Kilroy Realty Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note to investors on Friday, January 14th. They now have a $36.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $35.00.
Kilroy Realty Corporation is a real estate investment trust (REIT), which owns, operates, develops and acquires Class A suburban office and industrial real estate in submarkets in Southern California. As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s stabilized portfolio of operating properties consisted of 93 office buildings (the Office Properties) and 41 industrial buildings (the Industrial Properties), which encompassed an aggregate of approximately 8.7 million and 3.7 million rentable square feet, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, the Office Properties were approximately 80.6% leased to 286 tenants, and the Industrial Properties were approximately 88.2% leased to 58 tenants. In June 2009, the Company disposed of its in interest in Garden Grove, California.
Shares of Kilroy Realty Co. (KRC) traded up 1.57% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $38.14. Kilroy Realty Co. has a 52 week low of $26.29 and a 52 week high of $38.59. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $36.61 and its 200-day moving average is $33.87. The company has a market cap of $1.997 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of N/A.
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Rent-A-Center, Inc (RCII) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.03 EPS
Posted by: | CommentsRent-A-Center, Inc (RCII) announced its quarterly results on Monday. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.03. During the same quarter in 2010, the company posted $0.66 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis.
On a related note, analysts at Sterne Agee raised their EPS on shares of Rent-A-Center, Inc in a research note to investors on Tuesday, December 21st. They now have a “buy” rating and a $36.00 price target on the stock.
Rent-A-Center, Inc. is a rent-to-own operator. As of December 31, 2009, the Company operated 3,007 Company-owned stores nationwide and in Canada and Puerto Rico, including 39 retail installment sales stores under the names Get It Now and Home Choice, and 18 rent-to-own stores located in Canada under the names Rent-A-Centre and Better Living. Its subsidiary, ColorTyme, Inc., a national franchisor of rent-to-own stores, had 210 franchised rent-to-own stores in 33 states, as of December 31, 2009. The Company’s stores offer durable products, such as consumer electronics, appliances, computers, and furniture and accessories under flexible rental purchase agreements that allow the customer to obtain ownership of the merchandise at the conclusion of an agreed-upon rental period.
Shares of Rent-A-Center, Inc (RCII) traded down 0.57% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $29.74. Rent-A-Center, Inc has a 52 week low of $19.44 and a 52 week high of $33.08. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $30.82 and its 200-day moving average is $25.3. The company has a market cap of $1.908 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.80.
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