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Friday, July 29, 2011

Hot Off The Press: (FRME), (CTIC), (CERN), (TSE: TRP), (HRC)

First Merchants Corp (FRME) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. The company reported $0.18 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.16. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 12.5%. Investors could 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 4 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of FRME fell by 0.89% or $-0.08/share to $8.94. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $7.21 and as high as $9.70. On average, 82173 shares of FRME exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 39040.

Cell Therapeutics, Inc (CTIC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Analysts were expecting $-0.12 per share, and the company reported $-0.14 per share. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.02 per share. 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. A total of 1 analyst is currently covering this company. Shares of CTIC traded higher by 1.5% or $0.0199/share to $1.35. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $1.26 and as high as $3.30. On average, 2493110 shares of CTIC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 383418.

Cerner Corporation (CERN) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.41 per share, and the company reported $0.42 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.01 per share or 2.44%. Investors could 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 12 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of CERN traded higher by 8.35% or $5.18/share to $67.20. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $36.22 and as high as $65.24. On average, 1192100 shares of CERN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1518085.

Canadian listed Transcda Cp (TRP) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. The company reported $0.5 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.53. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -5.66% downside surprise. Investors might 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. Shares of TRP fell by 0.12% or $-0.05/share to $39.99. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $35.49 and as high as $43.72. On average, 1491020 shares of TRP.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 552519.

Hill-rom Holdings, Inc (HRC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.47 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.54 per share. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.07 per share. 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 HRC traded higher by 3.86% or $1.4/share to $37.65. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $30.02 and as high as $48.80. On average, 498214 shares of HRC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 807519.