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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Earnings Surprises of the Day: (ATLKY), (NWBI)

Atlas Cop-adr A (ATLKY) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.45 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.41 per share. Earnings were 9.76% 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. A total of 1 analyst is currently covering this company.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc (NWBI) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.17 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.17 per share. These earnings are in line with investor expectations. 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. There are currently 7 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of NWBI fell by 1.99% or $-0.25/share to $12.33. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $10.24 and as high as $13.36. On average, 969946 shares of NWBI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 87581.