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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Stock Earnings Reports: (BTU), (FULT), (YARIY), (MIICF), (WABC)

Peabody Energy Corp (BTU) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Analysts were expecting $1.04 per share, and the company reported $1.11 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.07 per share or 6.73%. 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. A total of 22 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of BTU traded higher by 0.71% or $0.43/share to $61.10. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $40.79 and as high as $73.95. On average, 5420420 shares of BTU exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 480387.

Fulton Financial Corp (FULT) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. The company reported $0.18 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.17. Earnings were 5.88% 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 FULT traded higher by 2.13% or $0.22/share to $10.54. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $8.15 and as high as $11.91. On average, 993064 shares of FULT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 136289.

Yara Intl-adr (YARIY) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. The company reported $1.4 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $1.5. Earnings were unexpectedly -6.67% lower than estimated. 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.

Millicom Intl (MIICF) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Analysts were expecting $1.77 per share, and the company reported $1.67 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -5.65% lower than estimated. 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.

Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.74 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.78 per share. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -5.13% 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. Shares of WABC fell by 0.13% or $-0.06/share to $47.34. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $46.84 and as high as $56.96. On average, 134148 shares of WABC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4100.