Company News for May 16, 2012 - Corporate Summary

By Zacks.com May 16, 2012, 10:06:01 AM EDT

•    The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD ) posted first quarter earnings per share of $0.65, matching the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.65

•    J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP ) reported first quarter loss per share of $0.75, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss of $0.11

•    Shares of Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS ) gained 5.9% after it posted first quarter earnings per share of $0.45, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.38

•    Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN ) rose 6.4%, a day after it announced that one of its directors had purchased 18,000 shares of Amylin

•    Shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX ) gained 6.9% after it posted first quarter earnings per share of $0.55, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.54

•    Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP ) declined 9.7% after Coty Inc. withdrew its $10.7 billion acquisition bid since Avon had failed to initiate talks yesterday, which was the cut-off date
 


 
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Referenced Stocks: AMLN, AVP, DKS, HD, JCP



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