By Nick Baker
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies may have unusual fluctuations in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses.
Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS US): The world’s second-largest maker of video games eliminated 1,100 jobs after forecasting fiscal 2010 profit of $1 a share, or 11 percent less than the average analyst estimate.
MetLife Inc. (MET US): The largest U.S. life insurer reported fourth-quarter profit of 19 cents a share, or 42 percent more than the average analyst estimate.
Travelzoo Inc. (TZOO US): The Internet travel marketer reported a fourth-quarter loss of 1 cent a share, less than the 11-cent average loss estimate from analysts in a Bloomberg survey.
Vascular Solutions Inc. (VASC US): The medical-device maker forecast first-quarter profit of as little as 5 cents a share, or 44 percent less than FTN Midwest Securities analyst Christopher Cooley’s estimate.
Walt Disney Co. (DIS US): The second-largest U.S. media company reported fiscal first-quarter profit of 41 cents a share, or 20 percent less than the average analyst, on shrinking sales at television networks, theme parks and the film studio.
To contact the reporter on this story: Nick Baker in New York at nbaker7@bloomberg.net.
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