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Friday, July 22, 2011

Earnings Surprises of the Day: (CE), (BLX), (SON), (WHR), (TAYC)

Celanese Corp (CE) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. The company reported $1.66 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $1.41. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 17.73%. 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 9 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of CE fell by 1.13% or $-0.651/share to $57.01. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $24.69 and as high as $58.68. On average, 1983780 shares of CE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 286399.

Banco Latinoamericano De Comercio Exterior, S.a (BLX) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.7 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.4 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.3 per share. 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. Shares of BLX fell by 0.16% or $-0.03/share to $18.50. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $11.87 and as high as $19.05. On average, 98003 shares of BLX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 10947.

Sonoco Products Co (SON) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. The company reported $0.6 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.63. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.03 per share. 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 11 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of SON fell by 1.56% or $-0.52/share to $32.86. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $30.40 and as high as $36.95. On average, 427130 shares of SON exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 86251.

Whirlpool Corp (WHR) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $2.76 when they were expecting earnings to be $2.76 per share. Actual earnings met the estimated earnings per share. Investors could expect the stock price to remain stable based on this news of earnings meeting expectations. Guidance, current stock price, and revenue estimates must be considered for stock price direction. There are currently 7 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of WHR traded higher by 0.27% or $0.2/share to $72.98. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $71.00 and as high as $92.28. On average, 1478940 shares of WHR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 397592.

Taylor Capital Group Inc (TAYC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $-0.19 when they were expecting earnings to be $-0.09 per share. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.1 per share. 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 3 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of TAYC traded higher by 0.48% or $0.04/share to $8.40. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $7.37 and as high as $13.90. On average, 23765 shares of TAYC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4500.