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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Earnings Results Are In: (HIBB), (KIRK), (YGE), (ANN), (TSE: LIM)

Hibbett Sports, Inc (HIBB) reported earnings results for the quarter ended July 2011. Earnings came in at $0.21 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.19 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 10.53%. Investors might 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 17 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of HIBB traded higher by 1.7% or $0.56/share to $33.53. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $22.09 and as high as $43.00. On average, 418149 shares of HIBB exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1071995.

Kirkland's Inc (KIRK) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in July 2011. Earnings came in at $-0.02 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.02 per share. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -200.0% 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 KIRK traded higher by 5.5% or $0.46/share to $8.82. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $7.69 and as high as $16.23. On average, 179432 shares of KIRK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 474277.

Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd (YGE) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. The company reported $0.33 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.29. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 13.79%. 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. Shares of YGE fell by 6.57% or $-0.37/share to $5.26. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.00 and as high as $14.29. On average, 4423530 shares of YGE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 7862333.

Anntaylor Stores Corp (ANN) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in July 2011. The company reported $0.47 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.45. Earnings were 4.44% 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 14 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of ANN traded higher by 12.61% or $2.43/share to $21.70. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $14.98 and as high as $32.49. On average, 2346410 shares of ANN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 9303532.

Canadian listed Labrador Iron (LIM) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $-0.09 when they were expecting earnings to be $-0.03 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -200.0% lower or $-0.06 per share below estimates. 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 LIM fell by 8.9% or $-0.77/share to $7.88. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $4.25 and as high as $14.95. On average, 142103 shares of LIM.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 285876.