Jefferies Cuts Price Target on Sonic Corp (SONC) to $28 Ahead of 4Q Report
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Oppenheimer Remains Bullish Ahead of Sonic Corp's (SONC) 4Q Report
September 28, 2016 9:48 AM EDTOppenheimer maintained an Outperform rating on Sonic Corp (NASDAQ: SONC), and cut the price target to $33.00 (from $40.00), ahead of the company's 4Q earnings report. SONC pre-announced -2% SSS, vs sell-side's stale estimate of +0.5%. The company also announced 4Q16 adjusted EPS would be $0.43-0.45 vs. Street's... More
Sonic (SONC) volatility flat into reporting preliminary Q4 system-wide SSS down roughly 2%
September 28, 2016 6:52 AM EDTSonic Corp (NASDAQ: SONC) is recently down $1.86 to $25.58 in the premarket after reporting preliminary Q4 adjusted EPS 43c-45c, compared to consensus 48c. Option implied volatility index mean is at 42, compared to its 52-week range of 28 to 55, according to Livevol.
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Sonic Corp (SONC) Prelim. Q4 EPS Falls Short of Consensus
September 27, 2016 4:10 PM EDTSonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC), the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, today announced preliminary results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2016.
The company estimates that system-wide same-store sales for its fourth fiscal quarter decreased approximately 2.0%. Estimated same-store sales performance reflects a decrease of approximately 3.0% at company drive-ins and a decrease of approximately 1.8% at franchise drive-ins for the fourth fiscal quarter. Additionally, net income per diluted share is anticipated to be $0.51 to $0.53. Adjusted net income per diluted share is estimated to be $0.43 to $0.45 for the fourth... More