earnings posts
FeedPosted Nov 20th 2009 1:00PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major movement, Earnings reports, Forecasts, Bad news, Options, Technical Analysis

ADC Telecommunications (
ADCT -
option chain) stock is trading lower today after
the company posted a fourth-quarter loss last night of $19.8 million, or 20 cents per share, on revenue of $183.9 million. ADCT also forecast a first-quarter adjusted loss of 10 to 0 cents per share on revenue of $250 million to $275 million. Analysts are forecasting a profit of 11 cents per share on revenue of $274 million. If you think this stock won't be rising too far in the coming months, then it could be a good time to look at a bearish hedged play on ADCT.
This morning, ADCT opened at $5.46. So far today the stock has hit a high of $5.93 and a low of $5.35. As of 12:05, ADCT is trading at $5.71, down 93 cents (-14.0%). The chart for ADCT looks bullish and
S&P gives ADCT a positive 5 STARS (out of 5) strong buy ranking.
Continue reading ADC Telecom (ADCT) drops sharply on Q4 loss, Q1 forecast
Posted Nov 20th 2009 8:20AM by Michael Fowlkes (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major movement, Forecasts, Bad news, Products and services, Dell (DELL), Technology, Recession, Financial Crisis
After-hours traders punished Dell (DELL) stock Thursday, following a weak third quarter earnings report from the technology giant.
Going into the afternoon earnings release, analysts had been expecting to see the company show earnings of 28 cents per share. Actual earnings came in much lower at 23 cents per share.
Continue reading Dell sells off hard after hours, following weak third quarter earnings
Posted Nov 19th 2009 8:45AM by Mark Fightmaster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports

On Wednesday afternoon, NetApp (
NTAP) announced that its second-quarter profit came in more than twice that from the same period a year ago. The company raked in
27 cents per share during the quarter, compared to 13 cents per share a year ago. Excluding items, the tech firm would have pulled in 37 cents per share. Expectations called for earnings of 30 cents per share on revenue of $881.6 million. Actual revenue came in at $910 million, handily topping the consensus estimate.
NTAP's CFO, Steve Gomo, attributed the far better-than-expected earnings to improved sales of the company's main storage-area-networking. This product helps businesses build their data storage operations.
Continue reading NetApp reports healthy quarterly earnings on strong equipment sales
Posted Nov 16th 2009 12:00PM by Mark Fightmaster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports
Perhaps a bit of the shine is wearing off of solar stocks. Solar panel company ReneSola (SOL) turned in a third-quarter loss of $10.2 million, or seven cents per share, compared to earnings of 23 cents per share ($32.4 million) a year ago. Quarterly revenue fell to $141 million from $216 million a year ago. Expectations called for a loss of eight cents per share on revenue of $135.5 million.
The company stated, "We witnessed a strong rebound in customer demand for our quality products in the third quarter of 2009 and reached a corporate landmark as ReneSola achieved the highest quarterly shipments of solar products in its history." I'm not buying it. SOL saw earnings and revenue walk off a cliff when compared to a year ago ... so let's make sure that we talk about great customer demand. Of course, customer demand wasn't good enough to help you swing to a third-quarter profit.
Continue reading ReneSola turns in a third-quarter loss
Posted Nov 14th 2009 2:10PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Wal-Mart (WMT), Walt Disney (DIS), Blockbuster Inc 'A' (BBI), Applied Materials (AMAT), Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF), Toll Brothers (TOL), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Blackstone Group L.P (BX), Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF)
Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks:
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) lower Q3 results still topped expectations and sent shares higher.
- Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) posted much better-than-expected Q4 earnings, the first profit in a year.
- AstraZeneca (AZN) received an analyst's downgrade due to concerns over its earnings prospects.
- Blackstone Group (BX) received an analyst's upgrade following the company's Q3 results.
- Blockbuster Inc. (BBI) widened its net loss in Q3 and revenue and same-stores sales declined.
- Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE) shares declined after its Q3 numbers fell short of expectations.
- Consolidated Water Co. Inc. (CWCO) earnings prospects for 2010 earned it an analyst upgrade.
Continue reading Earnings highlights: Abercrombie, Blockbuster, Disney, Macy's, Walmart ...
Posted Nov 11th 2009 6:00PM by Michael Fowlkes (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Forecasts, Good news, Competitive strategy, Employees, Market matters, Applied Materials (AMAT), Technology, Recession

Semiconductor maker Applied Materials (
AMAT) reported
its fiscal fourth quarter numbers this afternoon following the market close, and the company easily outpaced analyst estimates.
Going into this afternoon's earnings report, analysts had been expecting to see the company show earnings of 3 cents per share, but the company surprised to the upside by posting actual Q4 earnings of 13 cents.
Continue reading Applied Materials (AMAT) tops analyst estimates
Posted Nov 9th 2009 1:00PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Bad news, China, Options, Technical Analysis
(FUQI - option chain) stock is trading lower today after the Chinese jewelry company reported a third-quarter profit this morning that easily topped analysts' estimates. However, FUQI forecast fourth-quarter EPS of 55 to 60 cents and revenue of $182 to $191 million, compared to analysts' forecasts of 58 cents and $184 million, respectively. Revenues for Q3 about 2% below estimates, which is not a great sign. At this point in the economic cycle, traders are looking for optimistic indicators rather than weak or in-line ones. If you think this stock won't be rising too far in the coming months, then it could be a good time to look at a bearish hedged play on FUQI.
This morning, FUQI opened at $24.90. So far today the stock has hit a high of $25.74 and a low of $21.62. As of 12:00, FUQI is trading at $21.23, down $2.10 (-9.0%). The chart for FUQI looks bearish.
Continue reading Fuqi drops on weak Q3 revenue, in-line Q4 forecast
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