Equity Briefing: Earnings Results for August 3rd: ART, BPL, BPO, BZH, COT, ELT, HNT, IMGN, IT, ITT, LNT, NYX,

A number of companies released their quarterly earnings results today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network (http://bit.ly/arndailye) and Equity Briefing:

Artio Global Investors ART released its earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.01. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 58.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Buckeye Partners BPL released its earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.12. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Brookfield Properties BPO released its earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.03. Brookfield Properties's revenue was up 46.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Beazer Homes USA BZH announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported ($0.38) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts' consensus estimate of ($0.33) by $0.05. Beazer Homes USA's revenue was up 47.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Cott COT announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.01. Cott's revenue was down 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Elster Group SE ELT announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.03. Elster Group SE's revenue was down 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Health Net HNT announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.48. Health Net's revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

ImmunoGen IMGN announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported ($0.29) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts' consensus estimate of ($0.30) by $0.01. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 54.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Gartner IT released its earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.04. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis.

ITT Industries ITT released its earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.13. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Alliant Energy Corpo LNT released its earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.12. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Procter & Gamble PG released its earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.05. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.

PNM Resources PNM released its earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.04.

Sirona Dental SIRO announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.03. Sirona Dental's revenue was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Tsakos Energy Navigation TNP announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts' consensus estimate of ($0.16) by $0.06. Tsakos Energy Navigation's revenue was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

United States Cellular Corporation USM announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.04. United States Cellular Corporation's revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Viacom VIAB announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts' consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.04. Viacom's revenue was down 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

WellCare Group WCG announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts' consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.04. WellCare Group's revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Warner Chilcott WCRX announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.24. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 4.8% on a year-over-year basis.

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