NEW YORK, April 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding
Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET), Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), Safeway Inc.
(NYSE: SWY), W.W. Grainger, Inc.
(NYSE: GWW) and Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST). Private wealth
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Aetna Inc. Analyst Notes
On April 1, 2014, Aetna Inc. (Aetna)
announced that the Company and Medical Professional Services, Inc.
(MPS) have entered a value-based collaborative care agreement,
which is an enhancement to their longstanding Independent Practice
Association agreement. According to Aetna, the new contract
addendum will facilitate improved care coordination and clinical
quality of care for Aetna members while lowering their overall
health care costs. As stated, approximately 15,000 Aetna members
covered under fully insured and self-funded plans in Connecticut who have sought care from MPS
providers in the past 24 months are included in this new program
with MPS. Martha Temple, President,
Aetna's New England Operations commented, "When physicians and
health plans work together, care improves for the people we serve.
This new collaboration will provide MPS physicians with useful
information that will support more patient outreach, better care
coordination, and a health care experience that is simpler and more
effective." The full analyst notes on Aetna are available
to download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/1070-AET-14Apr2014.pdf
Illumina Inc. Analyst Notes
On April 7, 2014, Illumina Inc.
(Illumina) announced that it will issue financial results for Q1
2014, after market close on April 22,
2014. According to Zacks.com the consensus estimate for the
quarter is $0.44. In an earnings
release dated January 28, 2014 for Q4
2013, the Company reported a GAAP net income for Q4 2013 of
$81 million, or $0.56 per diluted share. Excluding special
charges, EPS of $0.45 non-GAAP basis,
marginally beat Thomson Reuters analyst's estimate of $0.44 per share. In the same press release, the
Company projected approximately 15% to 17% revenue growth and
non-GAAP earnings per fully diluted share of $2.00 to $2.06 for 2014. The full analyst
notes on Illumina are available to download free of charge
at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/1070-ILMN-14Apr2014.pdf
Safeway Inc. Analyst Notes
On April 9, 2014 Safeway Inc.
(Safeway) announced that the Company will release its Q1 2014
earnings after market close on April 23,
2014, and file the related10-Q by May
1, 2014. Considering the pending merger with Albertsons LLC,
the Company will no longer be holding quarterly earnings conference
calls. According to zacks.com, consensus estimate for the quarter
is $0.19. In an earnings release
dated February 19, 2014, earnings per
diluted share from continuing operations came in at $0.53 for Q4 2013, beating analyst's estimates of
$0.48. In the same release, the
Company predicted diluted EPS of $1.15 to
$1.35 (excluding any debt retirement or stock repurchases in
2014) and free cash flow between $625
million to $725 million for 2014. The full analyst notes
on Safeway are available to download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/1070-SWY-14Apr2014.pdf
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Analyst
Notes
On April 8, 2014 W.W. Grainger, Inc.
(Grainger) announced to offer financial assistance to qualified
students enrolled in public safety programs under its Grainger
Tools for Tomorrow scholarship program. Grainger feels it is
important to offer scholarships to students pursuing careers in law
enforcement, emergency preparedness, emergency medical services and
fire safety so as to support the growing need for public safety
professionals. As per the Company, besides, expanding the Grainger
Tools for Tomorrow scholarship focus, Grainger also has invited 25
new community college partners to participate in the program. The
Company now will offer a total of 250 scholarships, of $2,000 each, starting in the academic year
2014-2015. The full analyst notes on Grainger are available to
download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/1070-GWW-14Apr2014.pdf
Fastenal Company Analyst Notes
On April 10, 2014, The Fastenal
Company (Fastenal) declared a dividend of $0.25 per share to be paid in cash on
May 23, 2014 to shareholders of
record at the close of business on April 25,
2014. In a separate press release on March 31, 2014, Fastenal announced that the
Company will host a conference call to review Q1 2014 earnings on
April 11, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. CT. According to Zacks investment
research, the consensus estimate for the quarter is $0.37. In an earnings release dated January 15, 2014, the Company announced net EPS
of $0.33 for Q4 2013, which missed
the average analyst net earnings expectations of $0.36 per share. In an earnings update on
December 20, 2013, the Company
attributed the fall in EPS to weakened December sales trends,
deteriorating gross margin trends and higher employee-related
costs. The full analyst notes on Fastenal are available to
download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/1070-FAST-14Apr2014.pdf
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