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Friday, July 29, 2011

Hot Off The Press: (EXP), (RGR), (RCL), (LEG), (SWN)

Eagle Materials Inc (EXP) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.12 per share, and the company reported $0.07 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -41.67% 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. There are currently 12 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of EXP traded higher by 0.57% or $0.14/share to $24.54. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $21.16 and as high as $33.22. On average, 362659 shares of EXP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 48201.

Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc (RGR) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.56 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.42 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 33.33%. 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. Shares of RGR fell by 3.12% or $-0.87/share to $27.02. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $12.66 and as high as $30.58. On average, 122029 shares of RGR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 48529.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.43 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.43 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 12 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of RCL fell by 0.74% or $-0.23/share to $31.03. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $23.50 and as high as $49.99. On average, 2899310 shares of RCL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 617489.

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.37 per share, and the company reported $0.35 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -5.41% 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 LEG traded higher by 0.86% or $0.19/share to $22.29. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $18.83 and as high as $26.95. On average, 1583730 shares of LEG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 404093.

Southwestern Energy Co (SWN) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.48 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.43 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.05 per share or 11.63%. 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. There are currently 21 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of SWN fell by 1.81% or $-0.86/share to $46.61. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $30.61 and as high as $49.25. On average, 4488990 shares of SWN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1649531.