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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Stock Earning Reports: (FFIV), (HCBK), (AF), (FCCO), (FCFS)

F5 Networks, Inc (FFIV) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.77 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.71 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.06 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. A total of 21 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of FFIV fell by 7.55% or $-8.415/share to $103.02. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $72.48 and as high as $145.76. On average, 2563110 shares of FFIV exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1872854.

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc (HCBK) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.19 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.18 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 5.56%. 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 16 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of HCBK traded higher by 0.98% or $0.08/share to $8.27. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $7.89 and as high as $13.26. On average, 4469340 shares of HCBK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 253061.

Astoria Financial Corporation (AF) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.23 per share, and the company reported $0.18 per share. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -21.74% downside surprise. 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 13 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of AF fell by 7.42% or $-0.97/share to $12.11. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $11.55 and as high as $15.25. On average, 896168 shares of AF exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 570938.

First Community Corporation (FCCO) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.07 per share, and the company reported $0.17 per share. Earnings were 142.86% larger than expected. An upside surprise. 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. A total of 2 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of FCCO traded higher by 0.44% or $0.03/share to $6.90. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $4.80 and as high as $7.99. On average, 1725 shares of FCCO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 100.

First Cash Financial Services Inc (FCFS) 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 $0.47 per share. Earnings were 2.13% larger than expected. An upside surprise. 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 FCFS traded higher by 2.4% or $1.0/share to $42.66. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $22.87 and as high as $44.84. On average, 186746 shares of FCFS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 35076.