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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Earnings Beats And Misses: (UHS), (TMK), (MPX), (SLGN), (GLW)

Universal Health Services Inc (UHS) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $1.04 per share compared to analyst estimates of $1.03 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.01 per share or 0.97%. 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 16 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of UHS traded higher by 0.69% or $0.35/share to $50.84. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $30.51 and as high as $56.46. On average, 1099840 shares of UHS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 749368.

Torchmark Corp (TMK) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Analysts were expecting $1.13 per share, and the company reported $1.14 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.01 per share or 0.88%. 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 TMK traded higher by 2.14% or $0.86/share to $41.05. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $31.53 and as high as $45.37. On average, 1111860 shares of TMK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 308831.

Marine Products Corp (MPX) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.03 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.04 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -25.0% lower or $-0.01 per share below estimates. Investors could expect the stock price to fall as earnings were below expectations. Examining previous stock price movement may help to further determine the direction of the share price. Guidance, stock price, and revenue estimates must be considered as well. There is currently 1 analyst covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of MPX traded higher by 2.04% or $0.11/share to $5.50. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.02 and as high as $8.04. On average, 22750 shares of MPX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6800.

Silgan Holdings Inc (SLGN) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.55 per share, and the company reported $0.53 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -3.64% lower or $-0.02 per share below estimates. 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. Shares of SLGN traded higher by 0.13% or $0.05/share to $38.60. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $27.62 and as high as $46.79. On average, 670348 shares of SLGN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 28558.

Corning Inc (GLW) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.47 per share, and the company reported $0.48 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.01 per share. Investors could 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 14 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of GLW traded higher by 0.44% or $0.07/share to $16.11. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $15.45 and as high as $23.43. On average, 13959100 shares of GLW exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3769974.