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BRE's Earnings Miss by a Penny - Analyst Blog
5/2/2013, 2:28 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Earnings, Stocks
BRE Properties Inc. 's ( BRE ) first quarter
2013 core fund from operations (FFO) of 58 cents per share fell a
penny short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 59 cents. However,
core FFO at this real estate investment trust (REIT) rose by a cent
from the year-ago quarter.
Quarterly results reflect... Read >>

Harman Reports Strong 3Q Earnings - Analyst Blog
5/2/2013, 2:28 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Earnings, Stocks
Harman International Industries Inc. ( HAR ) reported earnings
of 79 cents per share in the third quarter of 2013, which
comfortably surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 16 cents.
Earnings increased 6.8% from 74 cents per share in the year-ago
quarter. Revenues Revenues decreased 3.1% year over... Read >>

Questar Lags Earnings, Tops Revenue - Analyst Blog
5/2/2013, 2:27 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Earnings, Stocks
Natural gas-focused energy company Questar
Corporation ( STR ) reported weak
first-quarter 2013 earnings.
Earnings per share came in at 41 cents, down 2.4% from the profit
of 42 cents earned in the prior-year quarter, mainly due to higher
depreciation and administrative expenses. The result also... Read >>

Healthcare Realty Posts In-Line Earnings - Analyst Blog
5/2/2013, 2:27 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Earnings, Stocks
Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. ( HR ), a real estate
investment trust (REIT), reported first quarter 2013 normalized
funds from operations (FFO) per share of 32 cents, in line with the
Zacks Consensus Estimate, but a cent lower year over year. The
company experienced a rise in revenues in the quarter, which... Read >>

Wider-Than-Expected Loss at Pharmacyclics - Analyst Blog
5/2/2013, 2:26 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Pharmacyclics Inc. 's ( PCYC ) first quarter
2013 loss of 73 cents per share was wider than the year-ago loss of
19 cents and the loss of 8 cents hinted at by the Zacks Consensus
Estimate. The wider loss was attributable to higher costs incurred
by the company during the first quarter of 2013.
Total... Read >>

DexCom Loss Narrower than Est. - Analyst Blog
5/2/2013, 2:26 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
DexCom, Inc. ( DXCM ), a player in
the glucose monitoring market, reported first quarter 2013 adjusted
loss per share of 16 cents, narrower than the Zacks Consensus
Estimate of a loss of 17 cents per share. Revenues Revenues surged 47% year over year to $29.6 million in the first
quarter, beating the... Read >>

Cardinal Beats Earnings Estimate - Analyst Blog
5/2/2013, 2:25 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Earnings, Stocks
Leading distributor of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies
Cardinal Health, Inc. ( CAH ) posted
third-quarter fiscal 2013 adjusted (excluding one-time charges and
gains) earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.20,
thereby beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 95 cents as well as
the year-ago... Read >>

Becton Beats Earnings, Guides High - Analyst Blog
5/2/2013, 2:25 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Earnings, Stocks
Medical technology major , Becton, Dickinson and
Company ( BDX ) reported
second-quarter fiscal 2013 adjusted earnings per share from
continuing operations of $1.44, beating the Zacks Consensus
Estimate of $1.35 per share. The company reported net income from continuing operations of
$276.1 million (or... Read >>

Access National CEO Reports Large Insider Buy
5/2/2013, 2:24 pm from GuruFocus in Investing
This week Access National Corporation ( ANCX
) reported two insider buys coming from their CEO, Michael
Clarke. Clarke added a total of 13,500 shares to his stake in the
company. These buys come as the price dropped to a 52-week low. On
April 26, Clarke bought a total of 3,500 shares at $12.05 per
share.... Read >>

Medical Properties Trust Inc. (MPW): Today's Most Compelling Stock Buy
5/2/2013, 2:12 pm from David Moenning in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks, US Markets
SoTM Bull's Eye Report - Today's Most Compelling Buy Thursday, May 2, 2013 At StateoftheMarkets.com , we strive to "own the best and ignore the rest" in our equity portfolios. Toward this end, each day we search our database for a "top stock" (a top rated company in terms of earnings... Read >>