DoubleClick (DCLK) 6.44 -0.47 (-6.8%)
After cutting its Q3 (Sept) EPS and sales outlook on July 22, marketing services firm shows upside to the downwardly revised Street estimates; Company; however, once again serves up an earnings earning, pegging Q4 (Dec) revenues below market expectations; Stock has rallied 54% since August, and thus traders have sold into its strength
Gateway (GTW) 5.70 +0.31 (+5.8%)
Personal computer maker reports its first profit in 11 quarters, showing a gain of $0.01 per share in its Q3 (Sept) report; This was $0.08 ahead of the Reuters Estimates consensus figure; Company issues mixed targets for Q4 (Dec), putting revenues at $975-1025 mln (consensus of $1093 mln) and EPS at $0.01-0.02 (consensus of a loss of $0.01); still, this is better than its recent streak of outright warnings; The company's recent headcount reductions and cost-cutting efforts have helped improve the bottom-line
McAfee (MFE) 25.69 +2.33 (+10.0%)
After guiding its Q3 (Sept) targets higher on July 27, maker of anti-virus software beats the EPS consensus estimate by $0.07 and reports revenues of $221.6 mln (consensus of $198.8 mln); Company issues in line guidance for Q4 (Dec), but then gives upside forecasts for FY05 (Dec); On its call, McAfee said that big deals - such as the recently announced one with AOL - will not destroy the economics of the company's successful consumer antivirus business; Briefing.com was bullish on MFE going into this report
Open Text (OTEX) 16.50 +1.50 (+10.0%)
After sharply lowering its Q1 (Sept) expectations Oct 9, software maker slightly tops the downwardly revised consensus estimates; Company issues a wide profits range for Q3 (Dec) - puts EPS at $0.18-0.26 versus the Street's forecast of $0.24 - but then reaffirms its FY05 (June) sales and EPS ranges; Stock rebounds as it fell almost 20% earlier this month on the warning; Open Text blamed a number of licensing deals that failed to close in the quarter for the shortfall
Sanmina (SANM) 7.45 -0.08 (-1.1%)
Electronic manufacturing services name comes up short by a penny in its Q4 (Sept) report; News comes after competitor FLEX missed and issued a soft outlook for Q4 (Dec); Sanmina also gave cautious guidance for Q1 (Dec): said it sees EPS at $0.09-0.11 and revenues at $3.3-3.5 bln as compared to the Reuters Estimates of $0.11 and $3.39 bln, respectively; Company did say it was experiencing stronger demand in most of its end markets
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