Company News for October 20, 2011 - Corporate Summary
20/10/2011 10:10am
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• United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) posted Q3 EPS of $1.47, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44. Revenues for the quarter rose 9% to $14.84 billion, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $14.5 billion
• Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) reported Q3 EPS of $1.15 per share, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate for $0.35 per share. Revenue for the quarter came in at $9.9 billion
• American Express (NYSE:AXP) posted Q3 EPS of $1.03, surpassing Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.97. Revenues for the quarter rose 9% to $7.60 billion
• eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) reported Q3 EPS of $0.48, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.40 per share. Revenues for the quarter increased 32% to $3.0 billion
• Blackrock (NYSE:BLK) posted Q3 EPS of $2.83, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.74. Revenues rose 6% year-over-year to $2.23 billion, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.33 billion
• Textron (NYSE:TXT) reported Q3 EPS of $0.45, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.45. Revenues for the quarter rose 13.5% year-over-year to $2.81 billion, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.5 billion
• Robotic surgical equipment maker Intuitive Surgical Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) advanced 9.11% to close at $417.62 after the company reported a 41% rise in its third quarter earnings results
• Share prices of education company Apollo Group (NASDAQ:APOL) increased 7.87% after the company's profit topped Wall Street's expectations
• On Wednesday, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced it has expanded its licensing agreement with PBS Distribution. The deal will allow Prime members of Amazon to instantly watch PBS programs without paying any additional cost
• Analysts at Needham & Co upgraded shares of Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS) to "Buy" rating from "Hold" rating
• Analysts at Wunderlich upgraded shares of New Oriental Education & Technology (NYSE:EDU) to "Buy" rating from "Hold" rating
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