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Apple (AAPL): Apple reports FQ4 EPS $8.26 vs analysts polled $7.92. EPS decreased with 8,5% comapre to same period's EPS in last year. Revenue grew 4% to $37.5B vs expected $36.8B. Q42012 revenue was only $36B. The company said it shipped 33.8 million iPhone units during the period; analysts were expecting some 32 million units. Price decreased after release because investors were worry about continuously decreasing earnings. Experts thinks that FQ1 EPS will break this trend because of new iPhones and tablets. Sales in China will be a key factor in next quoter's numbers.

Burger King Worldwide (BKW): Company reported $275.1 million in third quarter revenue, a 40% decrease over this time last year but beating analyst predictions of $267 million. Despite this decrease, profit increased 32.7% to $81.1 million, or 23 cents/share, beating analysts prediction of 21 cents/share. A sharp drop in operating expenses, which fell over 64% due to cost management and a global refranchising work. On a global level, sales grew a total of 0.9%! Price sharply went up in aftermarket on Monday.

The global nutrition company Herbalife (HLF) posted adjusted EPS of $1.41 per share on revenue of $1.2 billion. It was expected to report $1.14 per share EPS for its third quarter, on revenue of $1.195 billion. Company also raised its fiscal year 2013 adj EPS guidance to a range of $5.19 to $5.23. It introduced fiscal year 2014 guidance in the range of $5.45 to $5.65 EPS.

Shares of Herbalife were up 0.7% on Monday evening at $68.36. It had climbed more than 4% in the aftermarket.

Seagate Technology (STX) shares fell 3.9% to $47.89 in Monday after-hours. The company reported adj EPS of $1.29 on revenue of $3.49B for its first quarter. Analysts polled $1.31/share on revenue of $3.56B. Seagate’s board of directors also approved an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to 43 cents per share this quarter, up 5 cents from 38 cents per share in the previous quarter. Price went down in Monday aftermarket.

Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $334.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $338.63 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.25 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Texas Roadhouse will post $1.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.  Deutsche Bank upped TXRH's price target  from $24.00 to $27.00 but remained the hold rating on the stock. Price slided on the week.

US Ecology Inc (ECOL) reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the estimations of $0.46 by 7 cents. The company had revenue of $53.10 million for the quarter, compared to the analysts' estimation of $48.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.44 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that US Ecology will post $1.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Price sharply upped to $38 on Monday aftermarket then slipped all week long and finished the Friday on $36.51. 

US Ecology had its target price lifted by Wunderlich from $33.00 to $38.00 on Tuesday. They currently have a buy rating on the stock. Previously, analysts at Zacks downgraded shares of company from an outperform rating to a neutral rating on October 16th. They now have a $33.90 price target on the stock.

1-800-Flowers.Com Inc (FLWS) reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, meeting the analysts’ estimation of $0.07. The company had revenue of $123.00 million for the quarter, compared to the analysts' poll of $182.00 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.07 earnings per share. 1-800-Flowers.com’s revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Price sharply downed on Tuesday morning. 

Analysts at Brean Capital upgraded shares of 1-800-Flowers.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note to investors on  October 1st. Analysts at Benchmark Co. reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of 1-800-Flowers.com in a research note to investors on Friday, August 30th. The company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $7.00.

3D Systems Corp (DDD) reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, meeting the estimations of $0.26. The company had revenue of $135.70 million for the quarter, compared to the market's consensus of $132.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.32 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.9% on a Y/Y basis. Analysts expect that 3D Systems Corp. will post $1.01 EPS for the current fiscal year. 

Analysts at Piper Jaffray reiterated a hold rating on shares of 3D Systems on Monday. They now have a $61.00 price target on the stock. Meanwhile analysts at Brean Capital raised their price target on shares to $70.00 on Monday. Finally, analysts at Maxim Group raised their price target on shares of DDD from $56.00 to $67.00 on Monday. They now have a buy rating on the stock. 

The stock currently has an average rating of Buy and an average price target of $59.64.

Baidu Inc (BIDU): Analysts polled EPS estimation $1.43. The market's estimation remains unchanged over the past month. For the fiscal year, analysts are projecting earnings of $4.93 per share. For the year, revenue is projected to roll in at $30.92 billion. TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Baidu as a buy. 

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) Q32013 earnings of 95 cents per share beat the market estimations of 86 cents by 10.5% and the comparable year-ago quarter’s earnings of 57 cents by 66.7%. The company’s higher top line and lower cost of sales percentage backed the earnings growth.

Total revenue increased 27.9% year over year to $315.8 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $312 million by 1.2%. Higher restaurant sales and solid unit growth drove the revenues during the quarter. 

Buffalo Wild Wings, which is popular among sports fans for its dine-and-watch-games facility, registered company-owned comps growth of 4.8% in the third quarter, lower than the year-ago quarter’s same-store sales of 6.2%. However, comps in the quarter were higher than the second quarter’s comps of 3.8%. Franchise royalties and fees increased 9% year over year to $20.1 million, led by 23 new restaurants in operation by the quarter-end and 3.9% rise in franchise same-store sales.

Deutsche Bank AG reported net income of €51 million ($67.5 million) in the third quarter of 2013, down from €754 million ($998.6 million) in the prior-year quarter. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter. Results suffered due to litigation related expenses. The disappointing performance resulted from rise in expenses and lower revenues. However, improved provisions for credit losses and a strong capital position were the positives. Analysts at Equinet Institutional Services downgraded share from an “accumulate” rating to a “hold” on October 22. Morover analysts at Macquarie downgraded shares of Deutsche Bank from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” previously in October. Finally, analysts at Zacks upgraded share from a “neutral” to an “outperform” on October 7.

LinkedIn Corp (LNKD) reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $393.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $385.57 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.22 earnings per share. LinkedIn Corp.’s revenue was up 56.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that LinkedIn Corp. will post $1.60 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Canaccord Genuity rised its price target from $230.00 to $270.00 on Wednesday.

Analysts at SunTrust reiterated a neutral rating on shares of LNKD on Wednesday. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at RBC Capital raised their price target on shares of LinkedIn Corp. from $210.00 to $240.00 on Wednesday. They now have a sector perform rating on LNKD. Analysts at Jefferies Group reiterated a buy rating on shares of LinkedIn Corp. in a research note to investors on Wednesday. They now have a $280.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $255.00.

Mueller Water Products (MWA) reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ estimation of $0.07 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $293.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $299.45 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.03 earnings per share. Mueller Water Products’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Mueller Water Products will post $0.31 EPS for the current fiscal year. The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.07 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.82%.

The company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $8.67.

Mueller Water Products, Inc is a manufacturer and marketer of products and services used in the transmission, distribution and measurement of water.

Waste Management Inc (WM): reported net income of $291 million or 62 cents per share in the Q32013 improved from $214 million or 46 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. The increase in earnings was driven by increasing internal revenue growth from yield and controlling costs.
Adj. EPS 65 cents in the quarter vs 61 cents in the year-ago quarter. It is better than estimated 62 cents. Waste Management currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

Boston Beer Co Inc (SAM) reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the analysts' poll of $1.82 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $216.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $200.42 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.53 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Boston Beer will post $5.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.  Boston Beer currently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $192.87.

YELP Inc (YELP) reported EPS is -4 cents on revenue of $61.2 million. Analysts expected EPS of -1 cent on revenue of $59.41 million. In the last year, Yelp has seen a dramatic increase in its stock price. Last year at this time Yelp was valued at $24. Right now, it's just under $70!
The company presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $60.76. However loss was bigger than expected, sales increased. Price upped just below $70 and finished the week on $67.15.

Edgewater Technology Inc (EDGW) reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $25.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $26.80 million. Analysts expect that Edgewater Technology will post $0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.Company was upgraded by analysts at TheStreet from a “hold” rating to a “buy”. The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 20.1%. Price upped.

Facebook Inc (FB) reported a much higher-than-expected third-quarter profit of 25 cents a share (analysts polled 19 cents EPS) on revenues up 60% from a year ago, to $2.02 billion. Revenue from advertising is $1.80B, up 66% from last year. 49% of advertising revenue during the third quarter (up from 14% in Q3 2012) was the Mobile Ad Revenue. Number of monthly active users grew 45% year-over-year to 874 million. Average revenue per user, is up to $1.72.

Franklin Electric Co Inc (FELE) reported record Q3 earnings of $25.1M, or 51 cents/ diluted share,  which is a 15% rise in comparison to  the $21.9M, or 46 cents / share, that was posted in the 2012 Q3. The company also reported Q3 sales of $249.8M, a 5 % rise over the 2012 Q3.

Company along with its subsidiaries, is involved in the designing & manufacturing as well as distribution of water & fuel-pumping systems. It manufactures pumps, submersible motors, electronic-controls and related parts & equipment.

Kona Grill Inc (KONA) reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ expectation of $0.07 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $24.51 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.16 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.16 earnings per share. Kona Grill’s revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

 Analysts at Imperial Capital downgraded shares of Kona Grill from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line”. Analysts at Imperial Capital downgraded shares of Kona Grill from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line”. Company owns and operates 24 upscale casual dining restaurants in 15 states, in the United States.

Starbucks Corp (SBUX) is one of the Blogger's most favoured share on the week.
Company came out on top, posting a Q4 EPS of $0.63 versus the Street estimate of $0.60. This is a 37 percent increase from where the company's EPS was during the year-ago period. It also set a new record for Starbucks. Revenue came in at $3.8 billion versus the Street estimate of $3.81 billion. Sales were up 13 percent year-over-year. Starbucks expects to report a first-quarter EPS between $0.67 and $0.69 vs the Street estimate of $0.57. Starbucks has performed very well this year, rising more than 44 percent.

Visa Inc (V): For the fourth quarter, Visa’s net income was down 28.3% to $1.2 billion. Earnings per share were $1.86, down from $2.48 during the same period last year. Both net income and earnings matched consensus estimates. Net operating revenue increased 3% from the same period last year to $3 billion. Payment volume, or the value of consumer transactions using Visa products, grew 13% for the quarter to $1.1 trillion. Revenue on services were up 10% to $1.4 billion. Share price went below $200.

First Solar Inc (FSLR), a thin-film solar panel maker — earned far more than expected, banking an adjusted profit of $2.28 per share in the third quarter, better than the year-ago figure and estimate of $1. The First Solar earnings report also indicated sales growth of more than 50%, with a top line of $1.27 billion vs. just $839 million for the same period last year. That FSLR revenue number was also better than the expected $989 million in revenue. Price sharply leaped just below $60/share.

In the biggest global solar panel manufacturers pie FSLR has 4% - qz.com

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc (LECO) reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts poll of $0.84 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $691.90 million for the quarter, compared to the market's estimation of $702.60 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.80 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 8% on a year-over-year basis. Price upped to above $70.

Telenor posted its Q32013 earnings numbers on Thursday morning. Norwegian telecom giant reported that its third-quarter pretax profit increased to NOK 6.35 billion, from NOK 5.61 billion, prior year. Profit after taxes and non-controlling interests increased to NOK 3.92 billion, from NOK 3.65 billion, prior year. Basic earnings per share from total operations was NOK 2.59, compared to NOK 2.34 prior year. Revenues increased to NOK 25.95 billion, from NOK 25.25 billion, prior year. More details. 

MasterCard (MA) reported third-quarter 2013 operating earnings per share of $7.27. The results significantly outpaced the analysts expectations of $6.95 and the year-ago quarter figure of $6.17. Net revenues surged 15.6% year over year and 15% on constant currency basis to $2.22 billion, also exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.13 billion. The upside was primarily due to a 16% rise in the number of processed transactions to 10.0 billion along with a 19% increase in cross-border volumes. Share price increased.