NEW YORK, December 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Moments ago, Realtime Equities released new analyst updates
concerning several important developing situations including
Willbros (NYSE: WG), Media General (NYSE: MEG), Talisman (NYSE:
TLM), Escalera Resources (NASDAQ: ESCRP), and Accenture (NYSE:
ACN). Realtime Equities is the leader in realtime news, commentary
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Analyst Update: Financial Results, M&As, and Dividend
Declarations
Reviewed by: Rohit Tuli,
CFA®
The US stock market on Tuesday witnessed its most volatile
session since mid-October. Markets ended on a negative note amid
slumping oil prices and growing chaos in Russia, represented by a massive decline of
the ruble. The NASDAQ Composite edged 1.24% lower, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average declined 0.65% and the S&P 500 fell 0.85%. A
global emerging -market selloff which started on Monday, further
pressurized Asia and the Asian
stock market on Tuesday, which ended the day in red. On the other
hand, the European Markets on December 16,
2014 closed on a positive note led by a surge in energy
shares. Further, positive data from a German analyst, an
investor sentiment ZEW survey and a fund manager survey from Bank
of America Merrill Lynch helped sustain the investor sentiment in
the European Market.
Willbros Group Inc. (Willbros) managed to shrink its losses for
Q3 2014 to $3.4 million, as well as
recorded a positive operating performance for the 9M 2014 period in
its Canada, Professional Services
and Utility T&D segments; Stock ended up almost a quarter in
value at $5. Read our research report
to know more about the latest results and Company financials.
Media General Inc. (Media General) and Lin Media to close merger
transaction on December 19, 2014.
The combined entity "Media General" will become one of the
largest pure-play broadcast companies in U.S. with the largest and
most diverse digital business. Read more about the acquisition and
the management's viewpoint on the combination, in our research
report.
Talisman Energy Inc. (Talisman) to be acquired by Repsol for
$8.00 per common share in all-cash
transaction; Shares of Talisman have more than doubled since the
news of bid surfaced in the media. Read the terms and conditions of
the acquisition agreement in our research report on Talisman.
Escalera Resources Co.'s (Escalera Resources) Series A Preferred
Stock ex-dividend date scheduled for December 17, 2014. A day before, the stock gained
11.70% in trade to end at $15.75.
Read more about the payout and how the Company's stock has fared in
2014, relative to the benchmark index, in our research report.
Shares of Accenture PLC (Accenture) rose ahead of Q1 FY 2015
earnings report on December 18, 2014.
The Company will also will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EST to discuss its results and business
outlook. What are the analyst expectations this time around? Read
our research report to know more about Accenture.
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Today's update concerns the following companies:
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WG Research Report: (
http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Willbros&d=17-Dec-2014&s=WG
),
MEG Research Report: (
http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Media%20General&d=17-Dec-2014&s=MEG
),
ESCRP Research Report: (
http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Escalera%20Resources&d=17-Dec-2014&s=ESCRP
),
TLM Research Report: (
http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Talisman&d=17-Dec-2014&s=TLM
),
ACN Research Report: (
http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Accenture&d=17-Dec-2014&s=ACN
).
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