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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Earnings Beats & Misses: (STBA), (SILC), (CHCO), (ALB), (WDC)

S&t Bancorp Inc (STBA) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in December 2011. The company reported $0.33 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.37. Actual earnings missed estimated earnings by $-0.04 per share. 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 6 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of STBA fell by 2.22% or $-0.46/share to $20.26. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $15.21 and as high as $23.53. On average, 99790 shares of STBA exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2083.

Silicom Ltd (SILC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in December 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.34 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.33 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. There are currently 2 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of SILC fell by 1.4% or $-0.27/share to $19.06. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $12.17 and as high as $21.91. On average, 13952 shares of SILC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4151.

City Holding Co (CHCO) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in December 2011. The company reported $0.65 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.65. These earnings are in line with investor expectations. 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 CHCO fell by 1.37% or $-0.49/share to $35.37. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $25.64 and as high as $36.48. On average, 64126 shares of CHCO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1341.

Albemarle Corp (ALB) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in December 2011. The company reported $1.11 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $1.09. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 1.83%. 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. There are currently 10 analysts covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of ALB traded higher by 2.3% or $1.38/share to $61.47. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $38.02 and as high as $71.79. On average, 873192 shares of ALB exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 159531.

Western Digital Corp (WDC) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in December 2011. The company reported $0.67 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $0.72. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -6.94% downside surprise. 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. Shares of WDC traded higher by 8.73% or $3.03/share to $37.74. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $22.64 and as high as $41.87. On average, 4634150 shares of WDC exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2028051.