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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Stocks Report Results: (HMA), (BOKF), (CINF), (NEE), (TOBC)

Health Management Associates Inc (HMA) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.19 per share, and the company reported $0.2 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 5.26%. 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 21 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of HMA traded higher by 4.3% or $0.4/share to $9.70. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $6.13 and as high as $11.74. On average, 3291940 shares of HMA exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2453896.

Bok Financial Corp (BOKF) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $1.0 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.98 per share. Earnings were 2.04% 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 9 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of BOKF traded higher by 1.26% or $0.67/share to $54.02. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $42.56 and as high as $56.58. On average, 64261 shares of BOKF exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 9849.

Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. The company reported $-0.57 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $-0.64. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 10.94%. 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 6 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of CINF traded higher by 1.3% or $0.36/share to $28.10. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.40 and as high as $34.33. On average, 1199510 shares of CINF exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 213365.

Nextera Energy, Inc (NEE) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $1.18 per share compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.09 per share or 8.26%. 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 13 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of NEE fell by 0.35% or $-0.2/share to $56.45. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $50.00 and as high as $58.98. On average, 1612430 shares of NEE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 352428.

Tower Bancorp Inc (TOBC) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. The company reported $0.33 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.37. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -10.81% downside surprise. 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. Shares of TOBC traded higher by 1.0% or $0.26/share to $26.21. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $17.74 and as high as $27.85. On average, 88402 shares of TOBC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 27041.