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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Stock Earning Reports: (HIG), (WNC), (IPI), (ETP), (SAM)

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HIG) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. The company reported $0.0 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.01. Earnings were unexpectedly -100.0% lower than estimated. 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 9 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of HIG fell by 2.66% or $-0.595/share to $21.74. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $18.81 and as high as $31.08. On average, 4893010 shares of HIG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1673103.

Wabash National Corp (WNC) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.1 per share, and the company reported $0.06 per share. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.04 per share. 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 WNC fell by 5.15% or $-0.33/share to $6.08. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.95 and as high as $13.17. On average, 1425400 shares of WNC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 532826.

Intrepid Potash, Inc (IPI) reported earnings results for the quarter ended June 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.37 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.36 per share. Earnings were 2.78% 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. Shares of IPI fell by 4.78% or $-1.58/share to $31.44. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $21.74 and as high as $40.22. On average, 785092 shares of IPI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 838208.

Energy Transfer Partners L.p (ETP) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $0.19 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.3 per share. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -36.67% 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 12 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of ETP fell by 1.55% or $-0.7193/share to $45.64. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $44.75 and as high as $55.50. On average, 966106 shares of ETP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 183990.

Boston Beer Co. Inc (SAM) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. Earnings came in at $1.97 per share compared to analyst estimates of $1.17 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 68.38%. 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 4 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of SAM traded higher by 0.61% or $0.53/share to $87.18. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $63.02 and as high as $100.93. On average, 86103 shares of SAM exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 20851.