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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Stocks Report Results: (VTR), (NWN), (CUBE), (TSE: BPO), (NHC)

Ventas, Inc (VTR) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.88 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.81 per share. Earnings were 8.64% 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 VTR fell by 1.25% or $-0.69/share to $54.30. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $43.25 and as high as $57.45. On average, 2674930 shares of VTR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1884591.

Northwest Natural Gas Company (NWN) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Analysts were expecting $-0.33 per share, and the company reported $-0.31 per share. Earnings were 6.06% 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 NWN fell by 0.6% or $-0.28/share to $46.29. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $39.63 and as high as $49.99. On average, 144220 shares of NWN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 50791.

Cubesmart (CUBE) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.17 per share, and the company reported $0.18 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 5.88%. 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. There are currently 8 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of CUBE fell by 1.12% or $-0.11/share to $9.72. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $7.64 and as high as $11.48. On average, 1376380 shares of CUBE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1491480.

Canadian listed Brookfld Off (BPO) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. The company reported $0.3 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.28. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.02 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. There are currently 5 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of BPO fell by 0.89% or $-0.15/share to $16.76. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $14.03 and as high as $19.24. On average, 684895 shares of BPO.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 265749.

National Healthcare Corp (NHC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Earnings came in at $1.05 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.81 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.24 per share. 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.