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Friday, October 28, 2011

Earnings Beats & Misses: (ZMH), (DECK), (GPRE), (LM), (OPOF)

Zimmer Holdings, Inc (ZMH) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Earnings came in at $1.04 per share compared to analyst estimates of $1.03 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 0.97%. 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 26 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of ZMH traded higher by 0.96% or $0.52/share to $54.69. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $47.09 and as high as $69.93. On average, 2597760 shares of ZMH exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 150857.

Deckers Outdoor Corp (DECK) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $1.59 when they were expecting earnings to be $1.34 per share. Earnings were 18.66% 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 12 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of DECK traded higher by 5.95% or $6.32/share to $112.50. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $52.94 and as high as $105.83. On average, 1558290 shares of DECK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 779960.

Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc (GPRE) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.28 per share, and the company reported $0.32 per share. Earnings were 14.29% 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 5 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of GPRE traded higher by 2.18% or $0.24/share to $11.24. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $8.62 and as high as $13.00. On average, 243894 shares of GPRE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 19247.

Legg Mason Inc (LM) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.38 per share, and the company reported $0.39 per share. Earnings were 2.63% larger than expected. An upside surprise. 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 11 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of LM fell by 0.14% or $-0.04/share to $28.96. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $22.61 and as high as $37.82. On average, 3086080 shares of LM exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 246723.

Old Point Financial Corporation (OPOF) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.21 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.17 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.04 per share or 23.53%. 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 is currently 1 analyst covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of OPOF remained unchanged at $9.78. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.55 and as high as $13.00. On average, 1574 shares of OPOF exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.