Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Thursday: National Semi, Vail
March 12, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are National Semiconductor Corp., Smith Wesson Holding Corp. and Human Genome Sciences.
National Semi
/quotes/comstock/13*!nsm/quotes/nls/nsm
(NSM
14.70,
+0.54,
+3.81%)
is expected to report third-quarter earnings of 24 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet Research.
Vail Resorts Inc.
/quotes/comstock/13*!mtn/quotes/nls/mtn
(MTN
49.60,
+0.99,
+2.04%)
is projected to post second-quarter earnings of $1.39 a share.
Pall Corp.
/quotes/comstock/13*!pll/quotes/nls/pll
(PLL
57.02,
+3.33,
+6.20%)
is forecast to post second-quarter earnings of 57 cents a share.
Zumiez Inc.
/quotes/comstock/15*!zumz/quotes/nls/zumz
(ZUMZ
26.20,
-1.98,
-7.03%)
is likely to report fourth-quarter earnings of 47 cents a share.
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Aeropostale Inc.
/quotes/comstock/13*!aro/quotes/nls/aro
(ARO
23.05,
-1.58,
-6.41%)
is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings of 97 cents a share.
Jamba Inc.
/quotes/comstock/15*!jmba/quotes/nls/jmba
(JMBA
2.11,
-0.20,
-8.66%)
is projected to report a loss of 16 cents a share in the fourth quarter.
Smith Wesson
/quotes/comstock/15*!swhc/quotes/nls/swhc
(SWHC
3.50,
-0.39,
-10.03%)
is likely to post a third-quarter loss of a penny a share.
After Wednesday’s closing bell, the Food and Drug Administration said it approved Benlysta, a lupus drug from Human Genome Sciences
/quotes/comstock/15*!hgsi/quotes/nls/hgsi
(HGSI
27.94,
-1.09,
-3.75%)
. Human Genome, which developed Benlysta, will market the drug in the U.S. with GlaxoSmithKline PLC
/quotes/comstock/13*!gsk/quotes/nls/gsk
(GSK
38.74,
+0.34,
+0.89%)
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American International Group Inc.
/quotes/comstock/13*!aig/quotes/nls/aig
(AIG
37.35,
+0.87,
+2.38%)
said it has developed a plan to protect tens of billions of dollars in tax-related assets as the U.S. government begins selling its stake in the insurer.
HR Block Inc.
/quotes/comstock/13*!hrb/quotes/nls/hrb
(HRB
15.82,
-0.02,
-0.13%)
said total tax returns prepared through Feb. 28 grew 6% compared to the prior year. Total digital tax returns increased 12.7%, including a 30.2% jump in online filings, the company reported.
Men’s Wearhouse Inc.
/quotes/comstock/13*!mw/quotes/nls/mw
(MW
28.24,
+0.32,
+1.15%)
reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $14.1 million, or 27 cents a share, versus a loss of $18.8 million, or 36 cents a share, a year earlier. Adjusted losses totaled 19 cents a share.
Molycorp Inc.
/quotes/comstock/13*!mcp/quotes/nls/mcp
(MCP
46.82,
-2.22,
-4.53%)
said its fourth-quarter loss narrowed to $7.9 million, or 10 cents a share, from $9.1 million, or 22 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding one-time items, the miner of rare earth minerals reported earnings of 3 cents a share.
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