Company News for October 28, 2011 - Corporate Summary

•    MetLife (NYSE:MET) posted Q3 EPS of $1.11, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.09 per share. Revenues for the quarter came in at $17.01 billion

•    L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) reported Q3 EPS of $2.24, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.16 per share. Revenues fell 1.3% year-over-year to $3.79 billion

•    Avon Products (NYSE:AVP) posted Q3 EPS of $0.38, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.47 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 5.7% year-over-year to $2.76 billion

•    Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) reported Q3 EPS of $1.43, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.33 per share. Revenues for the quarter fell 2.2% year-over-year to $6.13 billion

•    Aetna (NYSE:AET) posted Q3 EPS of $1.40, ex-items, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.13 per share. Revenues for the quarter fell less than 1% year-over-year to $8.48 billion

•    Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) reported Q2 EPS of $0.10, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.14 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 1.2% year-over-year to $589.0 million

•    Plexus Corp. (PLXS) reported Q4 2011 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.52 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.50 cents. Total revenue for the quarter decreased 3.1% on a year-over-year basis to $538.1 million

•    Analysts at Auriga initiated coverage on shares of Spirit Aerosystems Holdings (NYSE:SPR) with a "Buy" rating

•    Analysts at UBS upgraded shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) to "Buy" rating from "Neutral" rating

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