Midmorning Positive EPS Surprises for U.S. Companies, May 3
By Wendy Soong -
2012-05-03T15:04:46Z
The following U.S. companies reported positive surprises or matched expectations today. This list ranks percent surprises of actual earnings to earnings estimates.
Earnings estimates provided by Bloomberg.
TICKER EST SYM COMPANY Q11 Q10 % CHG Q10 % CHG Q/E ======================================================================== LCUT LIFETIME BRANDS 0.11 -0.08 NM -0.04 NM Mar MDC MDC HOLDINGS INC 0.04 -0.43 NM -0.14 NM Mar AVNW AVIAT NETWORKS I 0.04 -0.01 NM -0.01 NM Mar XBKS XENITH BANKSHARE 0.03 -0.25 NM -0.03 NM Mar FBN FURNITURE BRANDS 0.01 -0.06 NM -0.01 NM Mar FLWS 1-800-FLOWERS-A 0.00 -0.04 NM -0.02 NM Mar AAWW ATLAS AIR WORLDW 0.51 0.40 27.5 0.15 240.0 Mar RTI RTI INTL METALS 0.19 0.08 137.5 0.06 216.7 Mar MGAM MULTIMEDIA GAMES 0.24 0.04 500.0 0.09 166.7 Mar TICKER EST SYM COMPANY Q11 Q10 % CHG Q10 % CHG Q/E ======================================================================== HEES H&E EQUIPMENT SE 0.10 -0.19 NM 0.04 150.0 Mar KBALB KIMBALL INTL -B 0.07 na na 0.03 133.3 Mar WWE WORLD WRESTLIN-A 0.18 0.15 20.0 0.08 125.0 Mar SNAK INVENTURE FOODS 0.09 0.08 12.5 0.04 125.0 Mar HVT HAVERTY FURNITUR 0.11 -0.03 NM 0.05 120.0 Mar DBLE DOUBLE EAGLE PET -0.01 -0.01 0.0 -0.12 91.7 Mar RDEN ELIZABETH ARDEN 0.07 0.02 250.0 0.04 75.0 Mar KCP KENNETH COLE-A -0.01 -0.26 96.2 -0.03 66.7 Mar LAMR LAMAR ADVERTIS-A -0.05 -0.18 72.2 -0.14 64.3 Mar CUNB CALIF UNITED BK 0.08 na na 0.05 60.0 Mar PWR* QUANTA SERVICES 0.27 -0.05 NM 0.17 58.8 Mar TSO* TESORO CORP 0.42 0.75 -44.0 0.27 55.6 Mar ACOR ACORDA THERAPEUT 0.19 -0.02 NM 0.13 46.2 Mar AYR AIRCASTLE LTD 0.45 0.41 9.8 0.31 45.2 Mar MGM MGM RESORTS INTE -0.09 -0.16 43.8 -0.16 43.8 Mar LQDT LIQUIDITY SERVIC 0.52 0.22 136.4 0.38 36.8 Mar ATNI ATLANTIC TELE-NE 0.60 0.29 106.9 0.44 36.4 Mar NGLS TARGA RESOURCES 0.63 0.37 70.3 0.47 34.0 Mar TICKER EST SYM COMPANY Q11 Q10 % CHG Q10 % CHG Q/E ======================================================================== SFY SWIFT ENERGY CO 0.28 0.47 -40.4 0.21 33.3 Mar NCIT NCI INC-A 0.12 0.41 -70.7 0.09 33.3 Mar JRCC JAMES RIVER COAL -0.45 -0.17 -164.7 -0.66 31.8 Mar DK DELEK US HOLDING 0.79 0.31 154.8 0.61 29.5 Mar AVD AMER VANGUARD 0.31 0.19 63.2 0.24 29.2 Mar LVLT LEVEL 3 COMM INC -0.37 -1.35 72.6 -0.52 28.8 Mar LINC LINCOLN EDUCATIO -0.14 0.46 NM -0.19 26.3 Mar MEA METALICO INC 0.05 0.19 -73.7 0.04 25.0 Mar FIX COMFORT SYSTEMS -0.03 -0.14 78.6 -0.04 25.0 Mar OWW ORBITZ WORLDWIDE -0.06 -0.11 45.5 -0.08 25.0 Mar NRF NORTHSTAR REALTY 0.47 0.26 80.8 0.38 23.7 Mar EXBD CORP EXECUTIVE 0.47 0.33 42.4 0.38 23.7 Mar VAC MARRIOTT VACATIO 0.27 na na 0.22 22.7 Mar SNI* SCRIPPS NET-CL A 0.73 0.62 17.7 0.60 21.7 Mar TOWR TOWER INTERNATIO 0.23 0.57 -59.6 0.19 21.1 Mar HCA HCA HOLDINGS INC 1.18 0.85 38.8 0.98 20.4 Mar TGI TRIUMPH GROUP 1.57 1.07 46.7 1.31 19.8 Mar EXH EXTERRAN HOLDING -0.43 -0.45 4.4 -0.52 17.3 Mar TICKER EST SYM COMPANY Q11 Q10 % CHG Q10 % CHG Q/E ======================================================================== CVC* CABLEVISION SY-A 0.21 0.36 -41.7 0.18 16.7 Mar OMCL OMNICELL INC 0.07 0.02 250.0 0.06 16.7 Mar BOFI BOFI HOLDING INC 0.58 0.48 20.8 0.50 16.0 Mar USPH US PHYSICAL THER 0.38 0.31 22.6 0.33 15.2 Mar LEA LEAR CORP 1.38 1.46 -5.5 1.20 15.0 Mar MXL MAXLINEAR-CLS A -0.06 0.00 na -0.07 14.3 Mar LXRX LEXICON PHARMACE -0.06 -0.09 33.3 -0.07 14.3 Mar NJR NEW JERSEY RES 1.79 1.62 10.5 1.57 14.0 Mar CIR CIRCOR INTL 0.49 0.49 0.0 0.43 14.0 Mar BEAM* BEAM INC 0.53 0.41 29.3 0.47 12.8 Mar CWH COMMONWEALTH REI 0.91 0.85 7.1 0.81 12.3 Mar POL POLYONE CORP 0.29 0.30 -3.3 0.26 11.5 Mar OMG OM GROUP INC 0.72 1.02 -29.4 0.65 10.8 Mar UPL ULTRA PETROLEUM 0.32 0.57 -43.9 0.29 10.3 Mar ATK ALLIANT TECHSYS 1.86 2.10 -11.4 1.69 10.1 Mar VIAB* VIACOM INC-B 0.98 0.72 36.1 0.89 10.1 Mar TMS TMS INTERNATIO-A 0.22 na na 0.20 10.0 Mar FIG FORTRESS INVES-A 0.11 0.20 -45.0 0.10 10.0 Mar TICKER EST SYM COMPANY Q11 Q10 % CHG Q10 % CHG Q/E ======================================================================== GPX GP STRATEGIES 0.23 0.16 43.8 0.21 9.5 Mar GM GENERAL MOTORS C 0.93 0.95 -2.1 0.85 9.4 Mar SBH SALLY BEAUTY HOL 0.35 0.26 34.6 0.32 9.4 Mar MWIV MWI VETERINARY S 1.04 0.83 25.3 0.96 8.3 Mar LFUS LITTELFUSE INC 0.81 0.96 -15.6 0.75 8.0 Mar ORN ORION MARINE -0.23 0.06 NM -0.25 8.0 Mar DNR* DENBURY RESOURCE 0.41 0.26 57.7 0.38 7.9 Mar FUR WINTHROP REALTY 0.42 0.44 -4.5 0.39 7.7 Mar ITG INVESTMENT TECH 0.14 0.23 -39.1 0.13 7.7 Mar TDC* TERADATA CORP 0.60 0.48 25.0 0.56 7.1 Mar CAH* CARDINAL HEALTH 0.94 0.81 16.0 0.88 6.8 Mar DW DREW INDS INC 0.49 0.42 16.7 0.46 6.5 Mar MMS MAXIMUS INC 0.49 0.54 -9.3 0.46 6.5 Mar SMSI SMITH MICRO SOFT -0.15 -0.13 -15.4 -0.16 6.3 Mar FX FX ALLIANCE INC 0.18 na na 0.17 5.9 Mar ZEUS OLYMPIC STEEL 0.57 0.94 -39.4 0.54 5.6 Mar PLNR PLANAR SYSTEMS -0.17 0.07 NM -0.18 5.6 Mar PRFT PERFICIENT INC 0.20 0.15 33.3 0.19 5.3 Mar TICKER EST SYM COMPANY Q11 Q10 % CHG Q10 % CHG Q/E ======================================================================== CHSI CATALYST HEALTH 0.62 0.52 19.2 0.59 5.1 Mar BZ BOISE INC 0.21 0.22 -4.5 0.20 5.0 Mar PRLB PROTO LABS INC 0.22 na na 0.21 4.8 Mar LXP LEXINGTON REALTY 0.24 0.25 -4.0 0.23 4.3 Mar ARG* AIRGAS INC 1.11 0.88 26.1 1.07 3.7 Mar LPS LENDER PROCESSIN 0.59 0.81 -27.2 0.57 3.5 Mar CNP* CENTERPOINT ENER 0.34 0.34 0.0 0.33 3.0 Mar IT GARTNER INC 0.36 0.31 16.1 0.35 2.9 Mar NSIT INSIGHT ENTERPRI 0.39 0.28 39.3 0.38 2.6 Mar ESS ESSEX PROPERTY 1.63 1.44 13.2 1.60 1.9 Mar VVC VECTREN CORP 0.62 0.55 12.7 0.61 1.6 Mar NPO ENPRO INDUSTRIES 0.68 0.71 -4.2 0.67 1.5 Mar AMT* AMERICAN TOWER C 0.74 0.65 13.8 0.74 0.0 Mar ANSS ANSYS INC 0.66 0.57 15.8 0.66 0.0 Mar SHOO STEVEN MADDEN 0.50 0.42 19.0 0.50 0.0 Mar TCAP TRIANGLE CAPITAL 0.49 0.46 6.5 0.49 0.0 Mar WES WESTERN GAS PART 0.48 0.43 11.6 0.48 0.0 Mar RGLD ROYAL GOLD INC 0.45 0.35 28.6 0.45 0.0 Mar TICKER EST SYM COMPANY Q11 Q10 % CHG Q10 % CHG Q/E ======================================================================== XYL* XYLEM INC 0.36 0.43 -16.3 0.36 0.0 Mar OGE OGE ENERGY CORP 0.33 0.36 -8.3 0.33 0.0 Mar CXW CORRECTIONS CORP 0.33 0.37 -10.8 0.33 0.0 Mar NRGY INERGY LP 0.32 0.72 -55.6 0.32 0.0 Mar BBG BILL BARRETT COR 0.20 0.41 -51.2 0.20 0.0 Mar NRGM INERGY MIDSTREAM 0.18 na na 0.18 0.0 Mar ROIC RETAIL OPPORTUNI 0.17 0.26 -34.6 0.17 0.0 Mar IRDM IRIDIUM COMMUNIC 0.16 0.11 45.5 0.16 0.0 Mar BTN BALLANTYNE STRON 0.13 0.11 18.2 0.13 0.0 Mar INMD INTEGRAMED AMER 0.11 0.08 37.5 0.11 0.0 Mar SMBL SMART BALANCE IN 0.06 0.07 -14.3 0.06 0.0 Mar SPRT SUPPORT.COM INC -0.06 -0.05 -20.0 -0.06 0.0 Mar PNW* PINNACLE WEST -0.07 -0.14 50.0 -0.07 0.0 Mar ARQL ARQULE INC -0.08 -0.03 -166.7 -0.08 0.0 Mar CBLI CLEVELAND BIOLAB -0.15 -0.19 21.1 -0.15 0.0 Mar RMTI ROCKWELL MED TEC -0.54 -0.17 -217.6 -0.54 0.0 Mar
* - Company in Standard & Poor’s 500 Index
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