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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Earnings Beats & Misses: (XLNX), (FNB), (HNI), (CMA), (EBAY)

Xilinx Inc (XLNX) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.44 per share, and the company reported $0.47 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 6.82%. 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 XLNX traded higher by 3.21% or $0.95/share to $30.55. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $24.77 and as high as $37.37. On average, 5321070 shares of XLNX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1660357.

F.n.b. Corporation (FNB) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.19 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.18 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 5.56%. 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 9 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of FNB traded higher by 1.27% or $0.12/share to $9.59. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $7.87 and as high as $11.50. On average, 1133040 shares of FNB exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 165716.

Hni Corp (HNI) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. The company reported $0.55 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.41. Earnings were 34.15% larger than expected. An upside surprise. Investors could 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 5 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of HNI fell by 7.47% or $-1.66/share to $20.57. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $15.78 and as high as $36.48. On average, 318494 shares of HNI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 261620.

Comerica Incorporated (CMA) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.62 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.52 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 19.23%. 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 23 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of CMA traded higher by 0.48% or $0.11/share to $23.24. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $21.48 and as high as $43.53. On average, 4673450 shares of CMA exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1027053.

Ebay Inc (EBAY) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.42 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.4 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 EBAY fell by 3.47% or $-1.15/share to $32.03. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $25.49 and as high as $35.35. On average, 14794700 shares of EBAY exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6186708.