Stocks in Focus (ORCL, RIMM, ACN, GIS, DHR, FDX)
The companies which are expected to see active trade in Thursday are Oracle, Accenture, Research In Motion, Danaher, FedEx and General Mills.
Shares of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL) gained 0.23 percent to $30.56 in the after-hours trading session. The company is due to report its second quarter results after the markets closes on Thursday. Analysts are estimating Q2 EPS of $0.46 compared to $0.39 in the year ago period.
Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) shares advanced 0.22 percent to $46.20 in after-hours trading on Wednesday. The company is expected to report first qaurter net profit of $0.75 per share, from $0.67 per share in the same period last year.
Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) shares declined 2.10 percent to $59.18 in the after-hours trading session. The company is expected to report its third-quarter net profit of $ 1.64 per share after the markets closes on Thursday compared with $ 1.10 per share in the same quarter last year.
General Mills (NYSE:GIS) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 financial results on Thursday before markets open. The company is likely to post second-quarter earnings of $0.78 per share compared with $ 0.77 per share in the same quarter last year.
Danaher Corp. (NYSE:DHR) shares declined 1 percent to $45.45 in the after-hours trading session. The company raised its Q4 EPS guidance from $0.64 to $0.66, up from its earlier guidance of $0.61 to $0.66, while analysts expected $0.66 per share.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX) shares gained 0.36 percent to $92.72 in after-hours trading session. The company is expected to report third-quarter net profit of $1.31 per share, compared with $1.10 per share a year ago.
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