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Friday, August 5, 2011

Company Earnings News: (NGS), (ZEUS), (PRFT), (VTR), (TSE: WJA)

Natural Gas Services Group Inc (NGS) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.16 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.16 per share. These earnings are in line with investor expectations. Investors could expect the stock price to remain stable based on this news of earnings meeting expectations. Guidance, current stock price, and revenue estimates must be considered for stock price direction. A total of 3 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of NGS fell by 2.78% or $-0.44/share to $15.37. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $13.75 and as high as $19.86. On average, 65755 shares of NGS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 52471.

Olympic Steel Inc (ZEUS) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.73 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.75 per share. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.02 per share. 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. There are currently 4 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of ZEUS fell by 1.57% or $-0.41/share to $25.64. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $20.18 and as high as $35.00. On average, 75214 shares of ZEUS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 53057.

Perficient Inc (PRFT) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.13 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.16 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -18.75% lower or $-0.03 per share below estimates. 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. A total of 2 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of PRFT fell by 0.42% or $-0.04/share to $9.56. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $8.26 and as high as $13.16. On average, 144389 shares of PRFT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 136949.

Ventas, Inc (VTR) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.8 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.77 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 3.9%. 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 VTR fell by 2.35% or $-1.14/share to $47.33. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $48.32 and as high as $57.45. On average, 2408640 shares of VTR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1684268.

Canadian listed Westjet Air Ltd (WJA) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.18 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.09 per share. Earnings were 100.0% 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 10 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of WJA traded higher by 2.17% or $0.3/share to $14.15. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $11.35 and as high as $16.02. On average, 379572 shares of WJA.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 175844.