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Friday, July 1, 2011

Company Earnings Results: (AZZ), (SWHC), (SCHN), (MKC)

Azz Incorporated (AZZ) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in May 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.63 per share, and the company reported $0.75 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.12 per share or 19.05%. Investors might expect the stock price to rise on better than expected results. Further analysis on other trends may need to be completed to determine whether the upswing will be confirmed. Guidance, stock price, and revenue estimates must be considered as well. A total of 5 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of AZZ traded higher by 9.5% or $4.35/share to $50.15. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.67 and as high as $47.92. On average, 65018 shares of AZZ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 48456.

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (SWHC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in April 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.02 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.04 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -50.0% lower than estimated. Investors might expect the stock price to decrease as earnings were worse than expected. Further analysis may need to be conducted to determine whether the downswing will occur. A total of 8 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of SWHC traded higher by 8.0% or $0.24/share to $3.24. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $3.27 and as high as $4.60. On average, 375912 shares of SWHC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 235782.

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc (SCHN) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in May 2011. The company reported $1.17 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $1.19. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -1.68% downside surprise. Investors could expect the stock price to decrease as earnings were worse than expected. Further analysis may need to be conducted to determine whether the downswing will occur. There are currently 8 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of SCHN fell by 1.42% or $-0.82/share to $56.78. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $37.00 and as high as $69.43. On average, 326264 shares of SCHN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 8216.

Mccormick & Co. Inc (MKC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in May 2011. The company reported $0.55 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.54. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.01 per share. Investors might expect the stock price to increase as results were better than expected. Further analysis may need to be done to determine whether the upswing will come to effect. Guidance and revenue estimates must be taken into consideration. There are currently 13 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of MKC fell by 0.26% or $-0.13/share to $49.44. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $37.37 and as high as $51.26. On average, 637915 shares of MKC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 54705.