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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Earnings Beats & Misses: (EE), (VG), (VRTS), (RTLX), (BCPC)

El Paso Electric Co (EE) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. The company reported $0.78 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.63. Earnings were 23.81% 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. There are currently 3 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of EE fell by 0.41% or $-0.14/share to $34.16. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $21.46 and as high as $34.37. On average, 301139 shares of EE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 916065.

Vonage Holdings Corporation (VG) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. The company reported $0.1 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.07. Earnings beat expectations by $0.03 per share or 42.86%. 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. Shares of VG fell by 2.23% or $-0.08/share to $3.51. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $1.92 and as high as $5.39. On average, 2722280 shares of VG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 223027.

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc (VRTS) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.39 per share, and the company reported $0.35 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -10.26% lower or $-0.04 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. Shares of VRTS fell by 1.35% or $-1.07/share to $77.99. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $24.35 and as high as $80.95. On average, 34829 shares of VRTS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2303.

Retalix Ltd (RTLX) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.13 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.19 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -31.58% lower than estimated. 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. A total of 2 analysts are currently covering this company.

Balchem Corp (BCPC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.32 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.31 per share. Earnings were 3.23% larger than expected. An upside surprise. 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 3 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of BCPC fell by 2.47% or $-1.08/share to $42.66. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $23.69 and as high as $47.23. On average, 107019 shares of BCPC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 121908.