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Friday, October 14, 2011

Beats And Misses: (SWY), (KMGB), (GOOG), (FCS), (NG)

Safeway Inc (SWY) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.38 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.35 per share. Earnings were 8.57% 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 14 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of SWY fell by 1.12% or $-0.2/share to $17.73. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $15.93 and as high as $25.43. On average, 6961010 shares of SWY exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 925012.

Kmg Chemicals Inc (KMGB) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in July 2011. Earnings came in at $0.1 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.11 per share. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.01 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 KMGB fell by 0.44% or $-0.06/share to $13.63. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $11.82 and as high as $20.69. On average, 45268 shares of KMGB exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 210.

Google Inc (GOOG) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $8.33 when they were expecting earnings to be $7.59 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.74 per share. 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 21 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of GOOG traded higher by 6.48% or $36.23/share to $595.22. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $473.02 and as high as $642.96. On average, 3868690 shares of GOOG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2285051.

Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc (FCS) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.34 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.32 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.02 per share. 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 10 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of FCS fell by 0.52% or $-0.07/share to $13.42. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.46 and as high as $21.02. On average, 2470070 shares of FCS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 252262.

Novagold Resources Inc (NG) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in August 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $-0.24 when they were expecting earnings to be $-0.11 per share. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.13 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. A total of 1 analyst is currently covering this company. Shares of NG traded higher by 1.22% or $0.09/share to $7.47. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $6.07 and as high as $16.90. On average, 3472730 shares of NG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 203546.