Saturday, December 27, 2014

I guess Carlyle hasn't been the same since Edward Snowden.

December 20, 2014
Bu Jim Brewer

Shares of The Carlyle Group (CG) (click here) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the eleven ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $33.90.

The Carlyle Group (NYSE:CG) opened at 27.45 on Thursday. The Carlyle Group has a 1-year low of $25.21 and a 1-year high of $39.38. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $28.3 and its 200-day moving average is $31.09. The company has a market cap of $1.849 billion and a P/E ratio of 13.00.
The Carlyle Group (NYSE:CG) last released its earnings on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $755.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $660.90 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.51 earnings per share. The Carlyle Group’s revenue was down 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that The Carlyle Group will post $2.70 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Do you know Edward Snowden isn't considered one of the greatest hackers in the world?

This is a Captain Crunch whistle. (click here) Get it? "Whistle," as in whistleblower. It belonged to John Draper, AKA "Captain Crunch." He is considered the first hacker ever, but, according to this list he was merely third most famous.