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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Earnings Beats & Misses: (LXRX), (MHR), (LIME), (TSE: BOX), (TSE: CIX)

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc (LXRX) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $-0.07 per share compared to analyst estimates of $-0.09 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.02 per share or 22.22%. 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. Shares of LXRX fell by 4.21% or $-0.059/share to $1.34. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $1.22 and as high as $2.30. On average, 1158420 shares of LXRX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 41908.

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp (MHR) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Analysts were expecting $-0.01 per share, and the company reported $-0.11 per share. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -1000.0% downside surprise. 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. Shares of MHR fell by 5.2% or $-0.2366/share to $4.31. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $3.75 and as high as $8.66. On average, 2517840 shares of MHR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 292755.

Lime Energy Co (LIME) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $-0.1 per share compared to analyst estimates of $-0.08 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -25.0% lower or $-0.02 per share below estimates. 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 LIME fell by 1.68% or $-0.062/share to $3.62. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $3.15 and as high as $5.53. On average, 64611 shares of LIME exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4410.

Canadian listed Brookfield Op-u (BOX) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.35 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.34 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.01 per share. 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 4 analysts are currently covering this company.

Canadian listed Ci Finl Cp (CIX) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.34 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.35 per share. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -2.86% downside surprise. 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. There are currently 8 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of CIX fell by 1.03% or $-0.21/share to $20.19. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $18.27 and as high as $24.02. On average, 196600 shares of CIX.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 9291.