Financial Results, Upcoming Event, Social Campaigns, and Technical Updates - Research Reports on Accenture, Knowles, Xilinx, Southern Company and Cleco

NEW YORK, September 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its research reports regarding Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN), Knowles Corp. (NYSE: KN), Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), Southern Company (NYSE: SO) and Cleco Corporation (NYSE: CNL). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/6856-100free.

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Accenture Plc Research Reports
On September 24, 2014, Accenture Plc (Accenture) released its Q4 FY 2014 and full-year FY 2014 financial results (period ended August 31, 2014). The Company reported Q4 FY 2014 net revenues of $7.8 billion, up 9.7% YoY, helped by growth in both consulting and outsourcing revenue. The Company's Q4 FY 2014 net income stood at $744.7 million or $1.08 per diluted share, compared to $714.9 million or $1.01 per diluted share in Q4 FY 2013. According to Reuters, analysts had expected the Company to report Q4 FY 2014 EPS of $1.10 on revenue of $7.6 billion. For full-year FY 2014, the Company reported net revenues of $30.0 billion, up 5.0% YoY, while net income came in at $3.1 billion, down 11.0% YoY. For Q1 FY 2015, the Company expects net revenues in the range of $7.55 billion- $7.80 billion, while for full-year FY 2015, net revenue growth is expected to be in the range of 4%-7% in local currency and diluted EPS to be between $4.74 and $4.88. The full research reports on Accenture are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Sep-30-2014/ACN/report.pdf

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Knowles Corp. Research Reports
On September 25, 2014, shares in Knowles Corp. (Knowles) declined 3.10% to end the trading session at $26.88. During the session, Knowles' stock fluctuated between $25.86 and $27.82. A total of 7.19 million shares were traded during the session, which is significantly higher than its 30-day average volume of 0.93 million shares. The Company's stock closed below its 50-day moving average of $30.91. At the end of day, the two-week period RSI reading came at 27.06. The full research reports on Knowles are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Sep-30-2014/KN/report.pdf

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Xilinx, Inc. Research Reports
On September 25, 2014, Xilinx, Inc. (Xilinx) announced that the Company is planning to showcase its All Programmable Solutions for Smarter Systems at the upcoming ARM TechCon 2014 from October 1, 2014 through October 3, 2014 at the Santa Clara Convention Center at Booth no. 612. Xilinx stated that during the event it will highlight ARM® processor-based Zynq® All Programmable SoCs through a series of demonstrations and presentations. The Company added that its collaboration with ARM is crucial for the rapid designing and implementation of smarter systems in a very broad set of applications, including smarter networks, vision based systems, factories, energy, and data centers. Xilinx informed that its Wireless Systems Architect, Carl Cao, will present on the topic: Integrated All Programmable Hardware and Software Platform for Wireless Applications at Grand Ballroom D, while Steve Leibson, Editor of the Xilinx Xcell Daily Blog, will moderate two product teardowns featuring NI VirtualBench and the Cloudium Integrated Media Processing Platform. Both presentations are scheduled on October 2, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. through 12:20 p.m. The full research reports on Xilinx are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Sep-30-2014/XLNX/report.pdf

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Southern Company Research Reports
On September 22, 2014, Southern Company (Southern Company) reported that its subsidiary, Southern Nuclear, has completed its month-long campaign for United Way at the corporate headquarters raising more than $268,000. Southern Company informed that Southern Nuclear corporate employees have also supported United Way agencies through involvement in community service activities. In addition, the employees have read to local students with better basics, built homes for local families with Habitat for Humanity, served meals at the Ronald McDonald House, and provided maintenance at Pathways, among other activities. The employees also donated cleaning supplies to Three Hots and a Cot and held a golf tournament to benefit the American Cancer Society. Steve Kuczynski, President and CEO of Southern Nuclear, said, "We have a workforce that is dedicated to giving back, and I am proud of our contribution to improving the quality of life for our neighbors in our service regions." The full research reports on Southern Company are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Sep-30-2014/SO/report.pdf

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Cleco Corporation Research Reports
On September 25, 2014, shares in Cleco Corporation (Cleco) tanked 6.35% to close Thursday's session at $50.01, after oscillating in the range of $48.38 - $53.46. The stock recorded a trading volume of 3.43 million shares, higher than its 30-day average volume of 0.32 million shares. The stock has a 52-week high of $59.21 and a 52-week low of $43.69. The stock has surged 7.27% on YTD basis, as compared to S&P 500 that gained 6.36% over the same period of time. Bloomberg reported on September 26, 2014 that Cleco's effort to find a buyer is faltering as Macquarie Group Ltd., the likeliest suitor for the Company's Louisiana utility, struggles to get investor backing for the deal. The full research reports on Cleco are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/Sep-30-2014/CNL/report.pdf

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