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Friday, October 28, 2011

Company Earnings News: (BGCP), (UTHR), (TSE: MX), (VPHM), (PMTC)

Bgc Partners, Inc (BGCP) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.2 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.19 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.01 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 5 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of BGCP fell by 1.42% or $-0.1/share to $6.93. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.75 and as high as $10.07. On average, 1135550 shares of BGCP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 327125.

United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.73 per share, and the company reported $1.23 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.5 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. There are currently 15 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of UTHR traded higher by 1.33% or $0.58/share to $44.30. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $36.80 and as high as $70.74. On average, 1808930 shares of UTHR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 628511.

Canadian listed Methanex Cp (MX) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. The company reported $0.6 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.6. 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. A total of 3 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of MX traded higher by 0.04% or $0.01/share to $26.51. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $20.64 and as high as $33.12. On average, 293756 shares of MX.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 187103.

Viropharma Inc (VPHM) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.33 per share, and the company reported $0.35 per share. Earnings were 6.06% larger than expected. An upside surprise. 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. There are currently 11 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of VPHM traded higher by 3.3% or $0.65/share to $20.36. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $14.62 and as high as $22.16. On average, 1034670 shares of VPHM exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 853300.

Parametric Technology Corporation (PMTC) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. The company reported $0.36 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.35. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 2.86%. 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. Shares of PMTC traded higher by 0.47% or $0.1/share to $21.38. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $14.50 and as high as $25.30. On average, 1501220 shares of PMTC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 933413.