The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.S. exchanges today. This preview includes news that broke after exchanges closed yesterday. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names.
ComScore Inc. (SCOR US): The data provider that tracks Web site visitor traffic said third-quarter adjusted net income would be 15 cents to 17 cents a share. That exceeds the 12-cent average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The shares rose 12 cents to $31.22 in regular trading yesterday.
Expeditors International of Washington Inc. (EXPD US) rose $1.58, or 3.2 percent, to $51.49 after the official close of U.S. exchanges yesterday. The manager of cargo shipments will replace TXU Corp. (TXU US) in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, S&P said in a statement.
JAKKS Pacific Inc. (JAKK US) gained $1.65, or 6.2 percent, to $28.30 in after-hours trading yesterday. The toymaker that sells Dora the Explorer was recommend by CNBC host Jim Cramer for its wide variety of products.
McAfee Inc. (MFE US): The second-largest maker of anti- virus programs agreed to buy privately owned SafeBoot BV for $350 million in cash, acquiring corporate security software. The stock rose 43 cents to $39.62 in regular trading yesterday.
Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP US) fell $1.73 or 4.7 percent, to $34.89 in extended trading yesterday. The semiconductor maker said in a statement citing preliminary results that revenue in the fiscal second quarter was as much as $259 million. That missed the average estimate of $267 million from analysts in a Bloomberg survey.
SLM Corp. (SLM US): The largest U.S. provider of student loans filed a lawsuit against a J.C. Flowers & Co.-led group of investors seeking to renegotiate an acquisition of the company. The shares declined 29 cents to $49.21 in regular trading yesterday.
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S US): The third-largest U.S. phone company ousted Chief Executive Officer Gary Forsee after he failed to wrest customers from Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. Forsee will leave immediately, Sprint said. The shares declined 51 cents to 18.50 in regular trading yesterday.
Terra Industries Inc. (TRA US) gained $1.24, or 4.2 percent, to $30.70 in after-hours trading yesterday. The biggest producer of liquid-nitrogen fertilizer will replace Expeditors International in Standard & Poor's MidCap 400.
ValueClick Inc. (VCLK US) gained $2.81, or 11 percent, to $28.33 in extended trading yesterday. The second-biggest U.S. Internet brokerage was recommended by CNBC's Cramer, who said it could be worth twice its current price in a possible takeover by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT US) or Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO US).
Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM US) rose $1.44, or 4 percent, to $37.73 in extended trading yesterday. The owner of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC restaurant chains said third-quarter profit rose 17 percent, exceeding analysts' estimates, on increased international sales. Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) --
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
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