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Friday, October 28, 2011

Hot Off The Press: (ERTS), (BOLT), (PROV), (LLL), (MCO)

Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Analysts were expecting $-0.15 per share, and the company reported $-0.08 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.07 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. There are currently 4 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of ERTS fell by 3.02% or $-0.74/share to $23.76. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $14.67 and as high as $25.28. On average, 8469670 shares of ERTS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 5269828.

Bolt Technology Corp (BOLT) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.18 per share, and the company reported $0.08 per share. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.1 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. A total of 2 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of BOLT fell by 1.53% or $-0.1599/share to $10.30. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.60 and as high as $15.35. On average, 23936 shares of BOLT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 15440.

Provident Financial Holdings Inc (PROV) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.2 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.21 per share. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.01 per share. 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. There are currently 4 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of PROV fell by 0.22% or $-0.02/share to $9.01. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $6.29 and as high as $9.47. On average, 15839 shares of PROV exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1620.

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc (LLL) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Earnings came in at $2.24 per share compared to analyst estimates of $2.15 per share. Earnings were 4.19% 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. Shares of LLL fell by 0.77% or $-0.53/share to $68.53. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $58.30 and as high as $88.55. On average, 1132470 shares of LLL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 186675.

Moody's Corp (MCO) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.49 per share, and the company reported $0.54 per share. Earnings were 10.2% 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 5 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of MCO fell by 2.26% or $-0.8297/share to $35.92. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $24.82 and as high as $41.93. On average, 3662680 shares of MCO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1078798.