Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) is due to issue its quarterly earnings report in the upcoming extended-hours session. Given its history, traders can expect very active trading in the issue immediately following its quarterly earnings announcement. Historical earnings event related premarket and after-hours trading activity in RIG indicates that the price change in the extended hours…
Shares of ExamWorks (NYSE: EXAM) jumped to a new all-time high Wednesday, after the provider of independent medical examinations late Tuesday reported a narrowed Q4 net loss that was smaller than expected while revenue topped Street estimates and the company forecast Q1 and 2014 revenue above analysts’ expectations. EXAM was up 17% at $35.76 recently,…
Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) reported Q4 earnings of $0.29, including $0.02 per share in charges, up from $0.26 per share in the year ago quarter. Sales were up 5.6% to $11.66 billion. The analyst consensus on Capital IQ called for earnings of $0.31 per share, excluding items, on sales of $11.67 billion. The company also approved a…
Workday, Inc. (NYSE:WDAY) is due to issue its quarterly earnings report in the upcoming extended-hours session. Given its history, traders can expect very active trading in the issue immediately following its quarterly earnings announcement. Historical earnings event related premarket and after-hours trading activity in WDAY indicates that the price change in the extended hours is…
Tractor Supply’s (NASDAQ:TSCO) core hobby farmer customer is expected to continue to see outsized income and income growth in 2014 compared to the median U.S. household. Hobby farmer income growth is projected to be +3.5% in 2014 vs. the median U.S. household of 2.2%. Separately, after running well below the metro (i.e. urban) unemployment rate…
Polypore (NYSE:PPO) reported adjusted EPS from continuing operations of $0.31 (down 14%), above the consensus estimate of $0.29. The $0.31 figure excludes $0.87 associated with the operations and gain on sale of the Microporous business, which was reported in discontinued operations. During the quarter, EPS were unfavorably affected by about $0.04-$0.05 due to a higher-than-expected…
