Here’s Why These Five Stocks Are in Spotlight on Tuesday

Markets are trading in the red on Tuesday as investors gauge the latest Commerce Department which showed that consumer spending increased 0.4% in June, better than the expected 0.3%. However, income growth rate in the month was 0.2%, slightly less than the forecasts.

Among the stocks that are in the spotlight today are Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE:DNB), Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR), Mallinckrodt PLC (NYSE:MNK), AmerisourceBergen Corp. (NYSE:ABC), and Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG).  Let’s take a closer look at the latest developments surrounding each of these companies and see what the investors from our database think about them.

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Dun & Bradstreet Beats Estimates

Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE:DNB)’s stock has gained more than 5% so far today on the back of the company posting better-than-expected second-quarter earnings. The commercial data provider reported EPS of $1.37, surpassing the estimates of $1.18, but revenue of $389.8 million fell short of the consensus estimate of $394.86 million. For the full year, the company expects adjusted diluted EPS growth in the range of -2% (down) to 3% and revenue growth between 1.5% and 3.5%. A total of 20 funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE:DNB) at the end of the first quarter.

Frontier Communications Misses Estimates

Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR)’s stock has slid by around 6.50% after the company missed analysts’ forecasts on second quarter earnings.  The Connecticut-based telephone company posted a net loss of $80 million, or $0.07 per share, worse than the expected loss of $0.03 a share. Revenue in the quarter totaled $2.61 billion, less than the estimated $2.74 billion. Frontier Communications also narrowed its 2016 guidance and currently expects capital expenditures to be in the range of $1,275 million to $1,325 million, while adjusted free cash flow is estimated between $825 million and $900 million. As of the end of March, 27 investors from our database own shares of Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR).

Om the next page, we will discuss Mallinckrodt, AmerisourceBergen and Procter & Gamble.