Month: November 2011

NYSE Euronext Inc. ’s ( NYX ) third quarter 2011 operating earnings per share of 71 cents came in a couple ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate but substantially higher than 46 cents recorded in the year-ago quarter. […]

Denbury Resources Inc. ( DNR ) has reported third-quarter 2011 earnings of 37 cents per share (excluding one-time items), beating our expectation of 29 cents. […]

Wake Up, This Stock is Under-Valued! Ken Nagy, CFA On November 2, 2011, inTest Corporation ( INTT ) , an independent designer, manufacturer and marketer of semiconductor automatic test equipment interface solutions and temperature management products, reported financial results for its fiscal 2011 third quarter and nine months, ended September 30, 2011. A solid third quarter by the Company resulted in quarterly revenues increasing by 3.3 percent or $376,000 year over year to $11.681 million, which compares to revenues of $11.305 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. inTest reported that third quarter bookings were $10.5 million, down from its second quarter 2011 bookings of $13.5 million but up year over year compared to its third quarter 2010 bookings of $9.8 million. […]

Sempra Energy ( SRE ) announced third-quarter 2011 pro forma earnings of 1.22 per share, a penny above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.21, easily surpassing the year-ago quarterly figure of 53 cents per share. Operating Statistics Total revenue of Sempra Energy in the third-quarter 2011 was $2.6 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $505 million and the year-ago figure of $460 million. […]

On November 3, Eastman Kodak Company ( EK ) reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2011. The company reported loss from continuing operations of $0.83 a share compared with a loss of $0.16 in the year-ago comparable quarter. The loss incurred during the quarter was higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss of $0.41 per share […]

Molson Coors Brewing Co. ( TAP ) reported adjusted earnings of $1.14 per share in the third-quarter 2011, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.25. The earnings also missed the prior-year quarter earnings of $1.28. […]

PPL Corporation ( PPL ), a Pennsylvania-based diversified utility company engaged in generating and marketing electricity in the Northeastern and Western U.S., reported third quarter adjusted earnings of 76 cents per share, smoothly sailing past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 69 cents. Operating results in the quarter also inched up 3% from the year-ago earnings of 74 cents. On a GAAP basis, the company reported an EPS of 76 cents, which included one-time items that had no impact. […]

Gentiva Health Services Inc. ( GTIV ) reported its third-quarter adjusted operating earnings of $8.3 million or 27 cents per share, lagging behind the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents. […]

NRG Energy, Inc. ( NRG ) announced operating earnings of 43 cents per share for third-quarter 2011, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 35 cents. GAAP loss in the quarter was 24 cents versus net earnings of 87 cents in the prior-year quarter […]

DST Systems Inc. ( DST ) posted third quarter 2011 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 90 cents, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 99 cents. Revenue Total revenue in the third quarter was $591.4 million, down 4.3% from $567.2 million in the year-ago quarter […]

Health Care REIT Inc. ( HCN ), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that operates senior housing and health care real estates, reported third quarter 2011 FFO (funds from operations) of 85 cents per share compared with 31 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. Funds from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income. […]

Teradata Corp. ( TDC ) reported third quarter 2011 earnings of 56 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by three cents. Earnings per share (EPS), including stock-based compensation of 3 cents, grew 21.7% from 46 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. […]

Natural Resource Partners L.P. ( NRP ), a Texas-based Energy Company that engages in the business of owning and managing mineral reserve properties, posted third-quarter 2011 operating earnings of 57 cents per unit, substantially above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 41 cents. The partnership’s third quarter earnings were also ahead of the year-ago earnings of 51 cents. […]

Avis Budget Group Inc. ( CAR ) posted third-quarter 2011 net income of $82.0 million, compared with a net income of $90.0 million in the year-ago period. Excluding extraordinary items, quarterly net income came in at $129 million or $1.02 a share […]