News Summary (A, JCP, DDS)

Shares of Dillard's Inc DDS surged about 15% after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 earnings. The company reported its Q3 profit at $0.22 per share, up from $0.11 per share, in the year-ago period. However, analysts expected profit at $0.09 per share. Shares of JC Penney Co JCP lost about 2.8% after the company reported its FQ3 profit at $0.19 per share, up from $0.11 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's sales increased 0.2% y/y to $4.19 billion. JCP projected its Q4 profit of $0.90 to $1 per share. However, analysts estimated Q3 earnings at $0.17 per share and Q4 earnings at $0.93 per share. Shares of Agilent Technologies Inc A gained about 0.1% after the company reported upbeat FQ4 earnings. The company reported its FQ4 profit at $0.66 per share, up from $0.07 per share, in the year-ago quarter. The company posted its earnings at $0.65 per share, on an adjusted basis. However, analysts were expecting earnings at $0.60 per share. Agilent projected its earnings for FY11 in the range of $2.30 to $2.50 per share, compared with the Wall Street estimates of $2.39 per share. Read more from Benzinga's Markets.