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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Beats And Misses: (NSR), (AA), (EXFO)

Neustar, Inc (NSR) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. The company reported $0.51 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.44. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.07 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 11 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of NSR traded higher by 7.95% or $2.23/share to $30.27. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $22.24 and as high as $28.12. On average, 480705 shares of NSR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 262471.

Alcoa, Inc (AA) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. The company reported $0.14 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.22. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -36.36% 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. There are currently 11 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of AA fell by 3.32% or $-0.3419/share to $9.96. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $8.85 and as high as $18.47. On average, 29883500 shares of AA exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 15569656.

Exfo Inc (EXFO) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in August 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.03 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.03 per share. Actual earnings met the estimated earnings per share. Investors could expect the stock price to remain stable based on this news of earnings meeting expectations. Guidance, current stock price, and revenue estimates must be considered for stock price direction. Shares of EXFO fell by 6.16% or $-0.3705/share to $5.64. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.52 and as high as $13.19. On average, 53205 shares of EXFO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 32149.