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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Company Results Wrapup: (BRCM), (LIFE), (MF), (QEP), (MTW)

Broadcom Corp (BRCM) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.48 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.54 per share. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -11.11% downside surprise. 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 are currently 23 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of BRCM fell by 4.18% or $-1.495/share to $34.30. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $30.71 and as high as $47.39. On average, 9141270 shares of BRCM exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 8311778.

Life Technologies Corporation (LIFE) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.94 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.88 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 6.82%. 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 LIFE fell by 2.5% or $-1.01/share to $39.47. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $35.30 and as high as $57.25. On average, 2984180 shares of LIFE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1852148.

Mf Global Holdings Ltd (MF) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Earnings came in at $-0.09 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.05 per share. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.14 per share. Investors could 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 9 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of MF fell by 38.71% or $-0.72/share to $1.14. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $1.75 and as high as $9.28. On average, 4856110 shares of MF exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 44947852.

Qep Resources, Inc (QEP) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. The company reported $0.47 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.39. Earnings were 20.51% 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 11 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of QEP traded higher by 0.48% or $0.15/share to $31.55. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $24.80 and as high as $45.20. On average, 1902720 shares of QEP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1017837.

Manitowoc Co. Inc (MTW) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.18 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.17 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.01 per share or 5.88%. 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. There are currently 14 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of MTW traded higher by 13.99% or $1.21/share to $9.86. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.95 and as high as $23.23. On average, 4156340 shares of MTW exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 5225407.