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ESCO Tech Crushes Estimates - Analyst Blog
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 7:45pm | 454ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) reported fiscal first quarter diluted earnings per share of 40 cents, crushing Zacks Consensus Estimate of 20 cents. The result was also up considerably from last year's 2 cents per share. Quarterly Performance Net sales of $159.9 million were way ahead of the...
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Snap-on Outperforms - Analyst Blog
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 6:23pm | 520Snap-on Inc. (SNA) reported earnings from continuing operations of 99 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2010, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents. Revenues of $696.9 million increased 12.7%, from the corresponding prior-year period and was ahead of the Zacks Consensus...
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Snap-on Outperforms - Analyst Blog
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 5:43pm | 520Snap-on Inc. (SNA) reported earnings from continuing operations of 99 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2010, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents. Revenues of $696.9 million increased 12.7%, from the corresponding prior-year period and was ahead of the Zacks Consensus...
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ESCO Reports Q1 EPs of $.40 vs. $.20
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 5:12pm | 52ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) today reported its operating results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2010. Net sales were $160 million, an increase of $47 million, or 42 percent, over Q1 2010 net sales of $113 million EPS was $0.40 per share, up significantly over Q1 2010 EPS of $0.02...
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33 Defensive Stock Plays
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 4:45pm | 196If you're looking for some nice defensive stocks to go along with the rest of your long positions in the portfolio, then take a look at the list of stocks below that are more defensive than growth oriented. They are stocks that shouldn't see a lot of volatility and won't fall through the floor,...
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ITT Corp. Beats Zacks Estimates - Analyst Blog
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 4:10pm | 769ITT Corporation (ITT) released its fourth quarter 2010 earnings results before the market opened today, reporting earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.36, outperforming the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26. Earnings in the quarter increased by 42% year over year. For FY10,...
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ITT Corp. Beats Zacks Estimates - Analyst Blog
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 3:30pm | 769ITT Corporation (ITT) released its fourth quarter 2010 earnings results before the market opened today, reporting earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.36, outperforming the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26. Earnings in the quarter increased by 42% year over year. For FY10,...
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2-3-11 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 12:55pm | 4463Chip Cutter, AP Business Writer Stocks fall as protests in Egypt intensify Stocks fall as traders worry about protests in Egypt, despite strong US economic news NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in early trading Thursday as investor worries about violent protests in Egypt outweighed relatively positive...
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L.B. Foster to Supply Steel Grid Decking for Under $13M Contract
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 11:46am | 99L.B. Foster Company (Nasdaq: FSTR) has received a $13 million award from general contractor American Bridge Company, headquartered in Coraopolis, PA, to supply steel grid decking and galvanized drainage grating for the Walt Whitman Bridge Suspension Span & Anchorages Project. "The bridge's...
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Piper Jaffray Raises Chart Industries PT To $44 (GTLS)
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 9:36am | 153Piper Jaffray raised its Chart Industries (NASDAQ: GTLS) price target to $44 from $42 in a research report published today. In the report, Piper Jaffray states, "We continue to highlight Chart's near-term opportunity related to LNG consumption in China. Based on recently announced projects, China's...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On Chart Industries To $44
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 8:39am | 27Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Chart Industries (NASDAQ: GTLS) from $42 to $44 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Earnings Scheduled For February 3 (K, MA, CI, ITT, SUN, CAH, MRK, NYT, DOW, BX, LVS, DO, CSTR, CME, IP, GR, MCO, HOT)
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 4:28am | 465Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) is expected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.51 per share on revenue of $2.85 billion. MasterCard (NYSE: MA) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $3.04 on revenue of $1.42 billion. Cigna (NYSE: CI) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $1.02 on revenue of $5.36 billion. ITT...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes El Paso (TSCO, POT, MOS, AGU, DE, ENOC, HON, ETN, STO, T, VZ, WIN, FTR, C, EP)
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 4:23am | 306On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) is a “part of the major bull market in agriculture. Let me throw in Potash (NYSE: POT), Mosaic (NYSE: MOS), Agrium (NYSE: AGU) and Deere & Company (NYSE: DE)." For EnerNOC (NASDAQ: ENOC), he said...
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IDEX Corporation Reports Q4 EPS of $.54 vs. $.51
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 5:34pm | 163IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) today announced its financial results for the three- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2010. New orders in the quarter totaled $409 million, up 17 percent compared to the prior year period. Sales in the quarter totaled $405 million, 18 percent higher than the...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (NDAQ, MNTX, SASR, SGMA)
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 11:38am | 123The NASDAQ OMX Group Inc (NASDAQ: NDAQ) shares gained 3.16% to create a new 52-week high of $26.13. NDAQ posted better-than-expected Q4 profit. Manitex International Inc (NASDAQ: MNTX) shares gained 1.19% to create a new 52-week high of $5.97. MNTX's PEG ratio is 0.40. Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc (...