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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Surprises in Earnings Results: (ENR), (EXC), (CCMP), (AEGR), (TEVA)

Energizer Holdings Inc (ENR) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Analysts were expecting $1.26 per share, and the company reported $1.37 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.11 per share or 8.73%. 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 12 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of ENR traded higher by 0.07% or $0.06/share to $81.71. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $58.97 and as high as $84.94. On average, 497478 shares of ENR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 295349.

Exelon Corp (EXC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $1.05 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.97 per share. Earnings were 8.25% 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 8 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of EXC traded higher by 0.09% or $0.04/share to $44.63. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $39.05 and as high as $45.27. On average, 5348670 shares of EXC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1216147.

Cabot Microelectronics Corp (CCMP) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. The company reported $0.54 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.68. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -20.59% 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 CCMP fell by 0.25% or $-0.1/share to $39.45. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $29.60 and as high as $52.69. On average, 170536 shares of CCMP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 91636.

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc (AEGR) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. The company reported $-0.49 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $-0.4. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.09 per share. 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. There are currently 6 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of AEGR traded higher by 1.97% or $0.31/share to $16.07. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.00 and as high as $25.92. On average, 110962 shares of AEGR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 21811.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Analysts were expecting $1.09 per share, and the company reported $1.1 per share. Earnings were 0.92% 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. A total of 21 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of TEVA traded higher by 1.81% or $0.83/share to $46.58. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $44.86 and as high as $57.08. On average, 5492120 shares of TEVA exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2238519.