Archive for February 2nd, 2010

Comsys IT Partners Buyout (CITP)

Comsys IT Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: CITP) is trading up big as the top winner so far this morning. Manpower is acquiring COMSYS for $431 million.  This translates to $17.65 per share.  At 8:47 AM EST we have seen 627,000 shares trade hands and the company is up 32% at $17.54.  The 52-week range is $1.82 [...]

D R Horton Makes Money (DHI)

D R Horton (NYSE: DHI) is trading higher on signs business may be turning around for the homebuilder which caters to first-time buyers.  The homebuilder reported a pre-tax income of $42.8 million or $0.56 EPS as revenue rose 23% percent to $1.1 billion. Thomson Reuters had estimates of -$0.13 EPS and about $960 million in [...]

Lexmark Back to Printing Money (LXK)

Lexmark International Inc.(NYSE: LXK) is looking up almost 10% on earnings and this may mark a new 52-week high if it holds.  The printer company posted Q4 EPS of $1.16, above the $0.61 estimates.  Revenue fell 1% to $1.07 billion vs. $0.99 billion expected. Shares are up 9.7% at $26.80 on only about 15,000 shares [...]