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Friday, July 22, 2011

Stock Earning Reports: (SNDK), (ALXN), (LSTR), (AKZOY), (MS)

Sandisk Corp (SNDK) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. The company reported $1.02 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.97. Earnings were 5.15% larger than expected. An upside surprise. 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 6 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of SNDK traded higher by 8.56% or $3.56/share to $45.13. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.03 and as high as $53.61. On average, 6414310 shares of SNDK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6401351.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc (ALXN) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. The company reported $0.23 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.22. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 4.55%. 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. A total of 9 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of ALXN traded higher by 0.67% or $0.38/share to $57.15. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $25.50 and as high as $57.73. On average, 1446670 shares of ALXN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 276242.

Landstar System Inc (LSTR) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.62 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.59 per share. Earnings were 5.08% 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 LSTR traded higher by 1.45% or $0.68/share to $47.55. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $35.10 and as high as $49.66. On average, 324049 shares of LSTR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 81316.

Akzo Nobel Nv (AKZOY) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.95 per share compared to analyst estimates of $1.27 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -25.2% lower or $-0.32 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.

Morgan Stanley (MS) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Earnings came in at $-0.38 per share compared to analyst estimates of $-0.63 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.25 per share or 39.68%. 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 14 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of MS fell by 1.59% or $-0.3856/share to $23.81. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $20.18 and as high as $31.04. On average, 16279200 shares of MS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6793763.