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Friday, October 14, 2011

Hot Off The Press: (CMN), (JBHT), (TSE: BAU), (ZEP), (CBSH)

Cantel Medical Corp (CMN) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in July 2011. Earnings came in at $0.27 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.3 per share. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.03 per share. Investors might expect the stock price to decrease as earnings were worse than expected. Further analysis may need to be conducted to determine whether the downswing will occur. There are currently 2 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of CMN traded higher by 1.16% or $0.26/share to $22.64. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $16.54 and as high as $28.29. On average, 60664 shares of CMN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4177.

Jb Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.56 per share, and the company reported $0.57 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.01 per share. 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. A total of 23 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of JBHT traded higher by 6.17% or $2.4/share to $41.29. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.89 and as high as $49.12. On average, 1303200 shares of JBHT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 513286.

Canadian listed Bauer Performnc (BAU) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in August 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.66 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.62 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.04 per share or 6.45%. 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 2 analysts are currently covering this company.

Zep, Inc (ZEP) reported earnings results for the quarter ended August 2011. Earnings came in at $0.24 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.37 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -35.14% lower or $-0.13 per share below estimates. 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. There are currently 4 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of ZEP fell by 0.95% or $-0.14/share to $14.61. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $13.33 and as high as $20.95. On average, 79962 shares of ZEP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 38925.

Commerce Bancshares Inc (CBSH) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.76 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.77 per share. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -1.3% downside surprise. Investors could expect the stock price to decrease as earnings were worse than expected. Further analysis may need to be conducted to determine whether the downswing will occur. A total of 10 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of CBSH fell by 3.21% or $-1.19/share to $35.90. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.23 and as high as $44.00. On average, 601783 shares of CBSH exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 191073.