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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Hot Off The Press: (LHO), (TXT), (MKSI), (UMPQ), (SWFT)

Lasalle Hotel Properties (LHO) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.5 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.49 per share. Earnings were 2.04% 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 14 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of LHO traded higher by 2.38% or $0.5/share to $21.47. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $15.17 and as high as $29.58. On average, 1169390 shares of LHO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 123907.

Textron Inc (TXT) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. The company reported $0.45 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.31. Earnings beat expectations by $0.14 per share or 45.16%. 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 11 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of TXT fell by 0.91% or $-0.17/share to $18.42. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $14.66 and as high as $28.87. On average, 7722570 shares of TXT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 235482.

Mks Instruments Inc (MKSI) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.58 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.48 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.1 per share or 20.83%. 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 4 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of MKSI fell by 5.12% or $-1.26/share to $23.37. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $19.26 and as high as $33.85. On average, 410665 shares of MKSI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 117628.

Umpqua Holdings Corporation (UMPQ) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.19 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.16 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 18.75%. 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. Shares of UMPQ traded higher by 3.35% or $0.33/share to $10.19. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $8.10 and as high as $12.89. On average, 1198160 shares of UMPQ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 126811.

Swift Transportation Co., Llc (SWFT) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.22 per share, and the company reported $0.25 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 13.64%. 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 14 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of SWFT traded higher by 8.9% or $0.72/share to $8.81. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.67 and as high as $15.57. On average, 2288770 shares of SWFT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 798756.