Stocks To Watch For March 25 (ACN, ORCL, FINL, RIMM, SABA)

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Accenture Plc (NYSE:
ACN
) reported its FQ2 earnings at $557.6 million, or $0.75 per share, compared with $458.2 million, or $0.60 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's revenue climbed 17% to $6.5 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.71 per share on revenue of $5.75 billion. ACN projects Q3 revenue between $6.3 billion and $6.5 billion, versus analysts' estimates of $5.95 billion. ACN shares jumped 5.33% to $54.73 in after-hours trading. Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:
ORCL
) reported its Q3 net income at $2.1 billion, or $0.41 per share, up from $1.19 billion, or $0.23 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's revenue increased 37% to $8.76 billion. Excluding one-time items, Oracle's earnings came in at $0.54 per share. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.50 per share on revenue of $8.7 billion. The company also lifted its quarterly dividend and issued upbeat profit projections for the current period. ORCL shares surged 4.04% to $33.44 in the after-hours trading session. The Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ:
FINL
) reported its Q4 net income at $34.3 million, or $0.63 per share, up from $30.6 million, or $0.55 per share, in the year-earlier period. Excluding one-time items, the company's earnings came in at $0.65 per share. The company's revenue increased 2.7% to $384.6 million. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.65 per share on revenue of $376.2 million. FINL shares gained 0.43% to $18.48 in after-hours trading. Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:
RIMM
) reported its FQ4 net income at $934 million, or $1.78 per share, up from $710 million, or $1.27 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's revenue surged 36% to $5.56 billion. Analysts expected RIMM to report earnings of $1.75 per share on revenue of $5.65 billion. The company projects current-quarter earnings of $1.47 to $1.55 per share on revenue of $5.2 billion to $5.6 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $1.65 per share on revenue of $5.67 billion for the same period. RIMM shares tumbled 10.51% to $57.35 in the after-hours trading session. Saba Software Inc (NASDAQ:
SABA
) reported its FQ3 earnings at $0.05 per share on revenue of $30.3 million. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.03 per share on revenue of $30.2 million. The company projects FY11 earnings of $0.08 to 0.12 per share on revenue $117 to 119 million. However, analysts expected earnings of $0.11per share on revenue of $117.35 million for the same period. SABA shares rose 0.61% to $8.22 in after-hours trading.
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