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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Beats And Misses: (HMA), (PCL), (YARIY), (WSH), (ANCB)

Health Management Associates Inc (HMA) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.17 per share, and the company reported $0.19 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.02 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. Shares of HMA traded higher by 1.43% or $0.125/share to $8.86. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $6.31 and as high as $11.74. On average, 4086880 shares of HMA exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 772234.

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc (PCL) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.31 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.3 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 3.33%. 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. Shares of PCL traded higher by 0.14% or $0.05/share to $36.71. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.73 and as high as $44.28. On average, 1911500 shares of PCL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 267825.

Yara Intl-adr (YARIY) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. The company reported $1.66 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $1.46. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 13.7%. 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. A total of 2 analysts are currently covering this company.

Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company (WSH) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.41 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.37 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.04 per share or 10.81%. 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 13 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of WSH fell by 8.95% or $-3.64/share to $37.03. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $31.34 and as high as $42.42. On average, 1132270 shares of WSH exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 587014.

Anchor Bancorp (ANCB) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Analysts were expecting $-0.68 per share, and the company reported $-0.7 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -2.94% 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. Shares of ANCB fell by 0.17% or $-0.01/share to $5.84. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.88 and as high as $11.28. On average, 4723 shares of ANCB exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 300.