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Tue, 05 May 2009 13:59:12 GMT

The S&P500 just broke out of resistance at 875, and the yields on the 10 year look to be rising straight to 3.7-3.8%. Here's what the gurus have been saying these past few days: Mark[More...]

Employee Healthcare Deductibles Becoming Punitive

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:12:00 GMT

The momentum toward health insurance reform at the national level will be enhanced during this employee enrollment season. The New York Times “Employers Offer Workers Fewer Health Care Plans” reports that more than 100 large companies are providing only high deductible health plans, and companies still offering traditional plans are asking employees to pay much higher premiums. High deductible is of course a matter of degree. WellPoint (WLP) has complained that typical employer high deductible plans did not exert enough pain to[More...]

Hewitt Associates - Bear Of The Day

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:41:00 GMT

Hewitt Associates Inc. is the clear leader in the emerging human resources BPO (business process outsourcing) market. But with the unemployment rate having risen to 6.1% in August, the expected economic weakness should hamper the financial results of employment-related companies such as Hewitt Associates. The Sell rating is maintained due to expected economic weakness in the next few quarters. Employment service companies generally participate in the later stage of economic recovery. Since management has been raising EPS guidance for fiscal 2008 based on the company's strong performance, earnings momentum investors have driven the stock to new highs. Any earnings disappointment should result in dramatic stock weakness. The target price is a 13 P/E multiple on trailing 12 month EPS. Given the minimal expected price appreciation, the stock is rated a Sell. [More...]

Hewitt Associates Sell Maintained - Analyst Blog

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:03:00 GMT

Hewitt Associates Inc. (HEW) is the clear leader in the emerging human resources BPO (business process outsourcing) market. But with the unemployment rate having risen to 6.1% in August, the expected economic weakness should hamper the financial results of employment-related companies such as Hewitt Associates. The Sell rating is maintained due to expected economic weakness in the next few quarters. Employment service companies generally participate in the later stage of economic recovery. Since management has been raising EPS guidance for fiscal 2008 based on the company's strong performance, earnings momentum investors have driven the stock to new highs. Any earnings disappointment should result in dramatic stock weakness. The target price is $26.25, which is a 13 P/E[More...]

Analyst Comments: ValueClick, Nissan Motor, First Solar, Kellogg, AK Steel, DryShips, Hewitt Associates, Merck, Sara Lee, Jones Lang, Avis, Acorda Therapeutics, Georgia Gulf, Raytheon

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:07:00 GMT

We maintain a Hold rating on the shares of ValueClick, Inc. (VCLK), a Westlake Village, California-based online marketing services company. VCLK is currently trading at a P/E multiple of 13.5x our 2008 earnings per share estimate of $0.71, a discount to the industry median. Although over the long-term we are very positive on online advertising growth, current economic conditions are creating significant headwinds for ValueClick and others in the industry. Rising energy prices and falling housing prices have caused consumer confidence to drop, and consumer spending has fallen as a result. With decreased consumer spending, advertisers are cutting back budgets. This has caused what we consider a cyclical decline in Internet advertising dollars. Although there is likely upside to VCLK shares over the longer-term, we[More...]

Sell-Rated Hewitt Target $40

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:22:00 GMT

While Hewitt Associates (HEW) is the clear leader in the emerging human resources BPO (business process outsourcing) market, and management has been successful in implementing a plan to improve the company's operating margin, the slower economy should hamper future prospects...[More...]

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Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:50:38 GMT

commentary from this week’s Sectors and Styles Strategy Report:[More...]

A Review on an Article in USA Today

Tue, 20 May 2008 15:57:05 GMT

This USA Today story kind of misses the whole point about Gen Xers by starting out with a 30-year old lawyer and his soon-to-be MBA wife who are struggling with college debt.[More...]

Analyst Comments: Valero, Huntington Bank, Hewitt Associates, General Motors, TAM S.A., CF Industries, Website Pros

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:52:54 GMT

While the weak refining margin environment that started in the second half of last year continues to weigh on stocks of independent refiners such as Valero (VLO), we are maintaining our Buy recommendation on the stock. We have, however, lowered our estima[More...]

HEW: Hewitt Doesn’t Look as Good Under the Hood

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:33:27 GMT

The following article is a reprint of my February 6, 2008 RealMoney columnHewitt (HEW) is a leading global provider of human resource benefits, outsourcing and consulting services. On Tuesday the company reported $0.59 in earnings per share, beating analyst estimates by a full $0.20 per share. Given that it currently sports a healthy 9.1% free cash flow yield, I thought it was worth a further look.Unfortunately, the full year guidance given was that Hewitt is “maintaining our fiscal 2008 guidance despite absorbing what we expect will be about six cents per share[More...]

Recruiters say more businesses are in a hiring mood

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:50:00 GMT

Nov. 2--Job seekers may be feeling a little more hopeful these days as companies in many fields are starting to hire again amid signs of rising orders and an upturn in the Thai economy, say recruitment agencies and human resources consulting firms.
Employers are still cautious about new hiring.
A recent survey by Hewitt Associates of 153 companies in Thailand shows a voluntary turnover rate of 9.3 percent, compared with 7.8 percent in 2008.

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Top Strategists Weigh In On Market Direction

Employee Healthcare Deductibles Becoming Punitive

Hewitt Associates - Bear Of The Day

Hewitt Associates Sell Maintained - Analyst Blog

Analyst Comments: ValueClick, Nissan Motor, First Solar, Kellogg, AK Steel, DryShips, Hewitt Associates, Merck, Sara Lee, Jones Lang, Avis, Acorda Therapeutics, Georgia Gulf, Raytheon

Sell-Rated Hewitt Target $40

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A Review on an Article in USA Today

Analyst Comments: Valero, Huntington Bank, Hewitt Associates, General Motors, TAM S.A., CF Industries, Website Pros

HEW: Hewitt Doesn’t Look as Good Under the Hood

Recruiters say more businesses are in a hiring mood

More Turning to Retirement Plans for Financial Relief

Salaries Set to Rise on Stronger Employer Confidence

401(K) Fixes for All Age Groups

Canadian Employers to Deliver Modest Raises in 2010, Suggests Survey

Staying Put Was Tough, but Right

Many Investors Too Scared to Take Wing

Chicago Tribune Gail MarksJarvis Column: Many Investors Too Scared to Take Wing

UPI NewsTrack Business

COBRA enrollment doubles

Business Roundtable CEOs to Release Report on the Costs of Abandoning Health Care Reform

401k Ratings Firm BrightScope Secures $2 Million in Series B Funding

401k Ratings Firm BrightScope Secures $2 Million in Series B Funding ; Investment Round Led By Jim Caccavo to Bring Greater Transparency to the 401k Industry

CNinsure Reports Second Quarter and First Half 2009 Unaudited Financial Results

Hewitt Study Finds That While Salary Increases Were Lowest in 33 Years, Variable Pay Awards Reached an All Time High in 2009

Hewitt Associates to Provide Delegated Investment Services to Crawford & Company

Hewitt Associates Reports 2009 Third Quarter Results

Hewitt Associates to Provide Benefit Outsourcing Services to State of Georgia

Hewitt Associates to Webcast Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Earnings Conference Call on August 4, 2009

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