Company News for July 22, 2011 - Corporate Summary

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•    BB&T Corp.
BBT
reported Q2 EPS of $0.44, slightly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.42 per share. Revenues rose 7% year-over-year to $2.18 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.148 billion


•    WESCO International, Inc.
WCC
reported Q2 EPS of $1.00, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.92 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 21.1% year-over-year to $1.52 billion


•    WNS Limited
WNS
reported Q1 EPS of $0.22, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.15 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 9.5% year-over-year to $97.8 million, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $94.0 million


•    Express Scripts, Inc.
ESRX
reported Q2 EPS of $0.71, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, revenues for the quarter rose 0.6% year-over-year to $11.36 billion, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $11.322 billion


•    Medco Health Solutions
MHS
reported Q2 EPS of $0.96, marginally higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.94 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 3.5% year-over-year to $16.72 billion, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $17.086 billion

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•    Reacting to news that SFN Group Inc.
SFN
will be acquired by the Dutch company Randstad Holding for $770 million, share prices of SFN rose 51.08% a day to close at $13.93


•    Express Scripts Inc.
ESRX
announced its decision to buy pharmacy-benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc
MHS
in a deal valued at $29.1 billion in cash and stock


•    Shares of F5 Networks Inc.
FFIV
fell 11.28% a day after the software company posted its earnings results for the third quarter that came in below expectations


•    Analysts at Robert W. Baird upgraded Robert Half Intl Inc.
RHI
to an "Outperform" rating from a "Neutral" rating setting a target price of  $35.00 on the shares of the company


•    Morgan Keegan analysts initiated coverage on shares of Iridium Communications
IRDM
with an "Outperform" rating and with a target price of $12.00


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F5 NETWORKS INC (FFIV): Free Stock Analysis Report

IRIDIUM COMMUN (IRDM): Free Stock Analysis Report

MEDCO HLTH SOL (MHS): Free Stock Analysis Report

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SFN GROUP INC (SFN): Free Stock Analysis Report

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