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Land Securities Group PLC is a real estate investment trust engaged in buying, selling, developing, and managing commercial property in the United Kingdom. The company's real estate portfolio is made up of office, retail, and leisure spaces in the London and Greater London regions. Office locations in London's West End, offices in the City of London, and shopping centers comprise the majority of the value of Land Securities' total assets. The company derives nearly all of its revenue in the form of rental income from medium- to long-term leases with tenants. Land Securities' overall net rental income is fairly evenly split between revenue from its London office properties and its retail properties in Greater London.

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Investors might want to bet on Land Securities Group PLC (OTC: LSGOF), as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.

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Investors might want to bet on Land Securities Group PLC (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/lsgof#OTC">LSGOF</a>), as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.
A company&#39;s changing earnings picture is at the core of the Zacks rating. The system tracks the Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus measure of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years.
Individual investors often find it hard to make decisions based on rating upgrades by Wall Street analysts, since these are mostly driven by subjective factors that are hard to see and measure in real time. In these situations, the Zacks rating system comes in handy because of the power of a changing earnings picture in determining near-term stock price movements.
Therefore, the Zacks rating upgrade for Land Securities Group basically reflects positivity about its earnings outlook that could translate into buying pressure and an increase in its stock price.
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The change in a company&#39;s future earnings potential, as reflected in earnings estimate revisions, and the near-term price movement of its stock are proven to be strongly correlated. That&#39;s partly because of the influence of institutional investors that use earnings and earnings estimates for calculating the fair value of a company&#39;s shares. An increase or decrease in earnings estimates in their valuation models simply results in higher or lower fair value for a stock, and institutional investors typically buy or sell it. Their transaction of large amounts of shares then leads to price movement for the stock.
For Land Securities Group, rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade fundamentally mean an improvement in the company&#39;s underlying business. And investors&#39; appreciation of this improving business trend should push the stock higher.
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As empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock movements, tracking such revisions for making an investment decision could be truly rewarding. Here is where the tried-and-tested Zacks Rank stock-rating system plays an important role, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions.
The Zacks Rank stock-rating system, which uses four factors related to earnings estimates to classify stocks into five groups, ranging from Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive externally-audited track record, with Zacks Rank #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988.
Earnings Estimate Revisions for Land Securities Group
For the fiscal year ending March 2025, this company is expected to earn $0.64 per share, which is unchanged compared with the year-ago reported number.
Analysts have been steadily raising their estimates for Land Securities Group. Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company has increased 2.4%.
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Unlike the overly optimistic Wall Street analysts whose rating systems tend to be weighted toward favorable recommendations, the Zacks rating system maintains an equal proportion of &#39;buy&#39; and &#39;sell&#39; ratings for its entire universe of more than 4000 stocks at any point in time. Irrespective of market conditions, only the top 5% of the Zacks-covered stocks get a &#39;Strong Buy&#39; rating and the next 15% get a &#39;Buy&#39; rating. So, the placement of a stock in the top 20% of the Zacks-covered stocks indicates its superior earnings estimate revision feature, making it a solid candidate for producing market-beating returns in the near term.
The upgrade of Land Securities Group to a Zacks Rank #2 positions it in the top 20% of the Zacks-covered stocks in terms of estimate revisions, implying that the stock might move higher in the near term.
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Land Securities Group PLC (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/lsgof#OTC">LSGOF</a>) reported a strong rise in its first half pretax profit and raised its dividend.

Land Securities posted a pretax profit of 397.9 million pounds ($636.59 million), up from GBP131.4 million, in the year-ago period. Its diluted earnings per share jumped to 50.6 pence from 16.8 pence. 

Its underlying pre-tax profit gained to GBP156.5 million from GBP143.7 million, while adjusted earnings per share rose to 19.9 pence from 18.4 pence.

Land Securities Group PLC (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/lsgof#OTC">LSGOF</a>) appointed Robert Noel as its new chief executive. 

Robert Noel will take over from Francis Salway as CEO.

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Land Securities Names Robert Noel As New CEO

Staples Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/spls#NASDAQ">SPLS</a>) reported downbeat first-quarter results and lowered its profit projections for the year. The group's net profit surged 5% to $198.2 million, or $0.28 per share, from $188.8 million, or $0.26 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its revenue increased 1.9% to $6.17 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.32 per share on revenue of $6.2 billion. The group now projects 2011 earnings of $1.35 to $1.45 per share, down from its earlier projections of $1.50 to $1.60 per share. However, analysts were projecting earnings of $1.53 per share for the year.

Citi Trends Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ctrn#NASDAQ">CTRN</a>) reported its Q1 EPS of $0.83, versus the estimates of $0.87. CTRN reported its revenue of $189.2 million, versus the estimates of $204.98 million.

Deere &amp; Co (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/de#NYSE">DE</a>) reported upbeat earnings for its fiscal second-quarter. The company reported its quarterly net income at $904.3 million, or $2.12 per share, versus $547.5 million, or $1.28 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its sales surged to $8.33 billion from $6.55 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $2.06 per share on sales of $8.12 billion. The company projects Q3 sales growth of 20% on year over year basis. 

BJ's Wholesale Club Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/bj#NYSE">BJ</a>) reported its Q1 profit at $33.67 million, or $0.62 per share, versus $26.1 million, or $0.49 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its sales surged 10% to $2.77 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.56 per share on revenue of $2.77 billion. The company projects Q2 earnings of $0.74 to $0.78 per share, versus analysts' estimates of $0.73 per share. BJ's projects 2011 earnings of $2.68 to $2.88 per share, versus analysts' estimates of $2.80 per share.

Target Corp (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/tgt#NYSE">TGT</a>) reported a 2.7% rise in its fiscal first-quarter profit. The retailer's Q1 profit surged to $689 million, or $0.99 per share, from $671 million, or $0.90 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its sales climbed 2.8% to $15.6 billion, while credit card revenue dropped 18% to $355 million. The retailer's comparable-store sales increased 2%. However, analysts were estimating earnings of $0.95 per share on sales of $16 billion. 

ICAP Plc (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/iaply#OTC">IAPLY</a>) reported a 61% rise in its fiscal-year net profit. The group's net profit increased to 187 million pounds ($303.9 million). Its revenue rose 8.5% to 1.74 billion pounds. The group announced its plans to pay a final dividend of 14.68 pence per share, up from 12.44 pence, in the year-ago period.

Chico's FAS Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/chs#NYSE">CHS</a>) reported its Q1 EPS of $0.26, versus the estimates of $0.25. CHS reported its revenue of $537.2 million, versus the estimates of $542.88 million. 

Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/anf#NYSE">ANF</a>) swung to a FQ1 profit, from a loss in the year-ago period. The company reported its quarterly profit at $25.1 million, or $0.28 per share, versus a loss of $11.8 million, or $0.13 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its sales surged 22% to $836.7 million from $687.8 million. Its total comparable store sales rose 10%. On a continuing operations basis, its profit came in at $0.27 per share. However, analysts were expecting profit of $0.11 per share on sales of $836.7 million. 

Land Securities Group PLC (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/lsgof#OTC">LSGOF</a>) released its results for the year ended March 31. The group's profit rose to 1.24 billion pounds ($2.08 billion), from 1.09 billion pounds. Its revenue dropped 16% to 701.9 million pounds. However, its net asset value per share increased 18% to 885 pence. The group raised its final dividend for the year from 7 pence to 7.2 pence.

SodaStream International Ltd (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/soda#NASDAQ">SODA</a>) reported its Q1 EPS of $0.38, versus the estimates of $0.15. SODA reported its revenue of $64.0 million, versus the estimates of $41.54 million. 

Brady Corp (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/brc#NYSE">BRC</a>) reported its FQ3 EPS of $0.55, versus the estimates of $0.62. BRC reported its revenue of $337.9 million, versus the estimates of $348.05 million. 

Experian PLC (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/expgf#OTC">EXPGF</a>) reported a 3.2% drop in its net income attributable to shareholders on 9.3% higher revenue for the year ended March 31. The company's attributable earnings came in at $581 million, versus $600 million, in fiscal 2010. Its earnings per share dropped to $0.57 from $0.58. The company's earnings from continuing operations fell to $0.50 per share from $0.56 per share. Its adjusted earnings came in at $0.70 per share versus $0.64 per share. The company's revenue surged to $4.24 billion from $3.88 billion.

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Land Securities Group PLC (OTC: LSGOF) released its results for the year ended March 31 on Wednesday.

The group's profit rose to 1.24 billion pounds ($2.08 billion), from 1.09 billion pounds. Its revenue dropped 16% to 701.9 million pounds. However, its net asset value per share increased 18% to 885 pence. The group raised its final dividend for the year from 7 pence to 7.2 pence.

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