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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Beats And Misses: (FNB), (BSRR), (TWIN), (VLTR), (VMW)

F.n.b. Corporation (FNB) reported earnings results for the quarter ended December 2011. The company reported $0.19 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.19. Actual earnings met the estimated earnings per share. 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. Shares of FNB fell by 1.95% or $-0.24/share to $12.09. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $7.87 and as high as $12.56. On average, 1036180 shares of FNB exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 116835.

Sierra Bancorp (BSRR) reported earnings results for the quarter ended December 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.11 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.16 per share. Earnings were unexpectedly -31.25% lower than estimated. Investors might 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. A total of 3 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of BSRR fell by 1.65% or $-0.15/share to $8.95. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $8.47 and as high as $11.73. On average, 27645 shares of BSRR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 200.

Twin Disc Inc (TWIN) reported earnings results for the quarter ended December 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.6 per share, and the company reported $0.51 per share. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -15.0% 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 3 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of TWIN fell by 0.63% or $-0.2/share to $31.80. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $23.08 and as high as $47.39. On average, 162950 shares of TWIN exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 86079.

Volterra Semiconductor Corporation (VLTR) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in December 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.18 per share, and the company reported $0.22 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 22.22%. 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. Shares of VLTR traded higher by 5.2% or $1.5/share to $30.36. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $18.09 and as high as $29.52. On average, 237760 shares of VLTR exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 209900.

Vmware, Inc (VMW) reported earnings results for the quarter ended December 2011. Analysts were expecting $0.43 per share, and the company reported $0.52 per share. Earnings beat expectations by $0.09 per share or 20.93%. 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 14 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of VMW traded higher by 6.93% or $5.96/share to $91.96. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $74.04 and as high as $111.43. On average, 1905120 shares of VMW exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1732549.