Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Stocks To Keep Your Eye On - 04/23/2008

Company/EPS Estimate
- (R)/.87
- (FCX)/2.16
- (FCL)/.32
- (ABC)/.76
- (MCO)/.35
- (PX)/.95
- (WLP)/1.18
- (PFCB)/.32
- (BA)/1.35
- (UPS)/.86
- (CMG)/.48
- (ALL)/1.62
- (AFL)/.96
- (TEX)/1.41
- (RYL)/-1.29
- (NE)/1.31
- (ACL)/1.43
- (PHM)/-.91
- (BDX)/1.03
- (GD)/1.30
- (SGP)/.38
- (DAL)/-.51
- (EMC)/.16
- (ATI)/1.48

Raymond James Financial Inc. (RJF) increased $2.04, or 8.9 percent, to $25 in extended trading. The biggest U.S. regional brokerage said second-quarter profit climbed to 50 cents a share, helped by its commercial-banking unit. The company was expected to earn 42 cents, the average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.

VMware Inc. (VMW) gained $8.48, or 15 percent, to $66.50 in extended trading. The maker of software that lets multiple operating systems run on the same computer reported first-quarter sales that beat analysts' estimates as more companies used its products to cut costs and save energy.

EMC Corp. (EMC), VMware's majority owner, added 96 cents, or 6.2 percent, to $16.55 in extended trading.