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Friday, September 23, 2011

Earnings Surprises of the Day: (SCHL), (MTN), (SYMX), (FDX), (DFS)

Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in August 2011. The company reported $-0.77 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $-1.03. Earnings were 25.24% larger than expected. An upside surprise. 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 2 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of SCHL fell by 0.61% or $-0.17/share to $27.51. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $23.32 and as high as $32.00. On average, 146857 shares of SCHL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 14049.

Vail Resorts Inc (MTN) reported earnings results for the quarter ended July 2011. Analysts were expecting $-1.5 per share, and the company reported $-1.47 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.03 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 8 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of MTN fell by 2.42% or $-0.89/share to $35.86. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $34.39 and as high as $54.03. On average, 305792 shares of MTN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 29602.

Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc (SYMX) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in June 2011. The company reported $-0.09 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $-0.04. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.05 per share. 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 is currently 1 analyst covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of SYMX traded higher by 8.12% or $0.112/share to $1.49. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $0.80 and as high as $4.50. On average, 215405 shares of SYMX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2060.

Fedex Corporation (FDX) reported earnings results for the quarter ended August 2011. Analysts were expecting $1.47 per share, and the company reported $1.46 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -0.68% lower or $-0.01 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. There are currently 21 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of FDX traded higher by 1.46% or $0.97/share to $67.55. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $64.55 and as high as $98.66. On average, 3396070 shares of FDX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 505089.

Discover Financial Services (DFS) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in August 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $1.18 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.91 per share. Earnings were 29.67% larger than expected. An upside surprise. 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 14 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of DFS traded higher by 0.75% or $0.19/share to $25.44. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $16.12 and as high as $27.92. On average, 7740450 shares of DFS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 589450.