Performance Updates, Earnings Releases, Stock Price Movements, and Open Offers - Analyst Notes on Priceline, RR Donnelley, Altisource, McGraw Hill Financial, and Moody's

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Mar 06, 2014, 11:19 ET

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Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN), R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NASDAQ: RRD), Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (NASDAQ: ASPS), McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MHFI), and Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.AnalystsReview.com/register

Priceline.com Incorporated Analyst Notes

On February 21, 2014, Priceline.com Incorporated (Priceline) reported that mobile accommodation bookings of Booking.com, a part of Priceline, grew 160% YoY in 2013 to over $8 billion. According to Priceline, the total transaction value of mobile accommodation bookings more than doubled from over $3.0 billion in 2012 to over $8.0 billion in 2013. Paul Hennessy, Booking.com's Chief Marketing Officer, stated, "Booking.com has more than 425,000 accommodations across 25 different accommodation types, bookable via all devices, which is more than any other accommodation site. The seamless booking experience across Booking.com's mobile and desktop devices combined with the quality of our highly rated apps, has driven customers increased usage of their mobile devices." Hennessy continued, "We're seeing a shift in consumer behaviour from simply booking last minute accommodations on mobile devices to planning, researching, booking and utilizing post booking functionality on our mobile platforms. That's why we recognize the importance of delivering a world class, end to end experience that works well for both immediate and longer term bookings." The full analyst notes on Priceline.com Incorporated are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/03062014/PCLN/report.pdf

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Analyst Notes

On February 25, 2014, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RR Donnelley) released its Q4 2013 and full year 2013 financial results. RR Donnelley registered quarterly GAAP net sales of $2.8 billion, up 3.6% YoY; and annual GAAP net sales of $10.5 billion, up 2.5% YoY. The Company posted quarterly GAAP net income of $108.4 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss of $851.7 million, or $4.70 per diluted share, in Q4 2012. The Company's full year 2013 GAAP net income stood at $218.2 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss of $653.6 million, or $3.61 per diluted share, in full year 2012. The full analyst notes on R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/03062014/RRD/report.pdf

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. Analyst Notes

On February 13, 2014, Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (Altisource) released its Q4 2013 and full year 2013 financial results. Altisource registered total quarterly service revenues of $192.4 million, up 58.1% YoY; and total full year 2013 service revenues of $662.1 million, up 41.8% YoY. For the quarter, the net income attributable to Altisource was $35.5 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, compared to $30.3 million, or $1.20 per diluted share, in Q4 2012. For full year 2013, the net income of the Company surged to $130.0 million, or $5.19 per diluted share, from $110.6 million, or $4.43 per diluted share, in full year 2012. Commenting on the performance, William Shepro, Altisource's CEO, said, "With the progress made in 2013, we believe we are on track to achieve pre-tax income as a percentage of service revenue of 47% in our default related services businesses by the end of the first quarter of 2014. Further, we continue to make good progress on our growth initiatives and are optimistic that they will serve as an important longer term component of our revenue and customer diversification strategy." The full analyst notes on Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/03062014/ASPS/report.pdf

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. Analyst Notes

On February 26, 2014, McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.'s (McGraw Hill) stock slipped 0.54%, ending the day at $79.56. Over the previous three trading sessions, shares of McGraw Hill fell 0.82%, compared to the S&P 500 which advanced 0.49% during the same period. The full analyst notes on McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/03062014/MHFI/report.pdf

Moody's Corporation Analyst Notes

On February 21, 2014, Moody's Corporation (Moody's) announced its conditional open offer to acquire up to 2,650,000 equity shares of ICRA Limited, a leading provider of credit ratings and research in India. According to Moody's, the offer is conditional upon acquiring at least 2,149,101 equity shares, which would increase the Company's ownership stake in ICRA from 28.5% to just over 50.0%, while full acceptance of the offer would increase ownership stake to approximately 55.0%. Raymond McDaniel, Moody's President and CEO, concluded, "This offer reaffirms Moody's long-standing commitment to ICRA's growth and to the value it delivers to its shareholders. We look forward to expanding and deepening our collaboration with ICRA as it provides research and ratings for the growing domestic debt market in India as well as other emerging markets in the region." The full analyst notes on Moody's Corporation are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/03062014/MCO/report.pdf

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