Earnings Highlights: Alcoa, GE, Google, Intel, JPMorgan, Mattel, UPS ...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) shares declined despite better-than-expected Q1 results due to profit taking.
Alcoa Inc. (AA) reported a decline in revenue and earnings in line with expectations, leading to a sell off of shares.
Bank of America Corp. (BAC) Q1 earnings results beat consensus estimates but shares fell on other news.
General Electric Co. (GE) posted better-than-expected earnings but said revenue declined in the first quarter.
Google Inc. (GOOG) Q1 earnings and revenue topped expectations but a surge in expenses sent shares lower.

Intel Corp. (INTC) posted earnings, revenue and gross margins that beat Wall Street expectations, lifting shares.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) shares rose after it reported better-than-expected earnings for Q1.
Mattel Inc. (MAT) Q1 results were better than expected, allowing shares to rise on a down market day.
Sony Ericsson reported an unexpected net gain in Q1 despite a decline in revenue, helped by smaller charges.
Talbots Inc. (TLB) reported better-than-expected Q4 earnings and revenue, which boosted the share price.
United Parcel Service (UPS) preliminary Q1 earnings easily topped analysts' expectations and its lifted its forecast.
Wal-Mart de Mexico reported strong profit growth in Q1 due largely to new stores and increased sales.
Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) reported strong Q1 numbers except for a slight decline in same-store sales.

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4-19-2010 @ 5:26AM

Dan Barnett said...

So the companies beat estimates but the stocks tanked anyhow. Are earnings less important than I had believed? What does that say about all the P/E analysis? Or is every piece of news capable of being viewed either positively or negatively and thus the "cause" of a rise or fall in stock price.