zantriocom's Blog : Zantrio.com Free Daily Stock Picks 11-5-09

(THOR) - buy
Thoratec posted a better-than-expected Q3 net income $11.8 mln or 20 cents p/s, compared with $6.1 mln or 11 cents p/s, a year ago.

(CECO) - buy
Career Education reporte Q3 of $0.25 p/s, $0.11 better than consensus of $0.14; revenues rose 14.1% yoy to $459.9 mln vs $437.3 mln consensus.

(THQI) - buy
THQ lost less in the third quarter than it did a year earlier because it lowered its operating costs.

(DOX) - buy
Amdocs Ltd posted better-than-expected quarterly profit Q4 adj. EPS $0.53 vs est of $0.49 and forecast a strong Q1.

(EPR) - short
Entertainment Properties Trust Q3 loss and revenue fell 9% from the same period last year.

(MUR) - short
Murphy Oil reported net income from July to September tumbled 68% to $188.9 mln or 98 cents a share.

(GDP) - short
Goodrich Petroleum reported a Q3 loss and expects q4 drilling and completion capital expenditures of $35 mln to $40 mln , down from $41 mln in Q3.

(VARI) - short
Varian reported Q4 of $0.40 p/s, ex non-recurring items, $0.28 worse than consensus of $0.68; revenues fell 30.4% yoy to $196.5 mln vs $225.6 mln consensus.

(WFMI) - short
Whole Foods Market announced a share dilution and gave lower than expected fiscal 2010 view.

(ALL) - short
Allstate posted catastrophe losses of $407 mln , down about 78% from $1.82 bln it recorded in the year-ago period.

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