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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Earnings Results Are In: (ALNC), (SVU), (WABC), (EXPO), (NE)

Alliance Financial Corporation (ALNC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. The company reported $0.77 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.69. Earnings beat expectations by $0.08 per share or 11.59%. 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 2 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of ALNC fell by 0.25% or $-0.08/share to $31.42. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.00 and as high as $33.89. On average, 12554 shares of ALNC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 397.

Supervalu Inc (SVU) reported earnings results for the quarter ended August 2011. Earnings came in at $0.28 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.2 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 40.0%. 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 SVU traded higher by 1.04% or $0.08/share to $7.79. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $6.34 and as high as $11.77. On average, 6988080 shares of SVU exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 293481.

Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.79 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.8 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -1.25% lower than estimated. 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 9 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of WABC traded higher by 0.22% or $0.09/share to $41.40. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $36.32 and as high as $56.96. On average, 186326 shares of WABC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2810.

Exponent Inc (EXPO) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.6 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.51 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.09 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. Shares of EXPO traded higher by 3.12% or $1.35/share to $44.62. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $30.87 and as high as $47.93. On average, 65706 shares of EXPO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2092.

Noble Corp (NE) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. The company reported $0.49 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.53. Earnings were unexpectedly -7.55% lower or $-0.04 per share below estimates. 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 28 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of NE traded higher by 1.32% or $0.42/share to $32.19. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $27.68 and as high as $46.72. On average, 4644710 shares of NE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 476517.