Pre-Open Movers 1/30: Yahoo! (YHOO) Lower Following Results/Guidance, NuCO2 (NUCO) Up on Buyout

January 30, 2008 8:31 AM EST

StreetInsider.com Pre-Open Movers:

Align Technology (Nasdaq: ALGN) 20% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.13, 4 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.09. Revenues for the quarter came in at $72.5 million, versus the consensus of $70.98 million. Q1 revenues see $70.4 to $73 versus $77.7 million, and full year revenues $320-$330 million versus $342 million.

Candela Corp. (Nasdaq: CLZR) 20% LOWER; reports a Q2 loss of $0.20, which may not compare to the analyst estimate of $0.04. Revenues for the quarter came in at $36.1 million, versus the consensus of $39.73 million.

Hutchinson Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: HTCH) 18% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.14, 23 cents lower than the analyst estimate of $0.37. Revenues for the quarter came in at $173.1 million, versus the consensus of $205.76 million.

NuCO2 Inc. (Nasdaq: NUCO) 18% HIGHER; signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Aurora Capital Group, in a transaction with a total enterprise value of approximately $487 million. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Aurora will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of NuCO2 for $30.00 per share in cash.

Magal Security Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MAGS) 17% HIGHER; announced that it recently received a series of orders totaling approximately US$45 million for a turnkey project to protect critical infrastructure facilities.

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEIX) 13% HIGHER; announced the U.S. Department of Energy has included Pacific Ethanol in a matching award totaling $24.32 million to build the first cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant in the Northwest United States.

National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) 12% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.62, which does not compare to the analyst estimate of $0.38. Revenues for the quarter came in at $205 million, versus the consensus of $206.61 million. Sees Q1 adj-EPS of $0.23-$0.33, versus the consensus of $0.29. Boosts quarterly dividend 10% to $0.11

Cabela's (NYSE: CAB) 11% LOWER; announced preliminary financial results for the Company's Q4 and FY07: Cabela's expects to report Q4 EPS in the range of $0.83 to $0.85, versus the consensus of $0.91. Also, Cabela's said it would likely see a 5.9% decline in the Company's same store sales over the period. For the FY07, Cabela's sees EPS in the range of $1.29 to $1.31, versus the Street estimate of $1.39. The Company sees FY07 same store sales declining about 1.2%.

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB) 10% HIGHER; reports Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.46, versus the consensus of $0.38. Revenues came in at $100 million, versus the consensus of $95.6 million. Silicon Laboratories sees Q1 revenues of $93-$97 million, versus the consensus of $90 million. During the fourth quarter the company completed share repurchases totaling $112 million, bringing the total amount repurchased to over a third of the $400 million authorization in only five months.

Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) 10% LOWER; Yahoo reported Q4 EPS of $0.15, which was 4 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.11. Revenues for the quarter came in at $1.403 billion, versus the consensus of $1.41 billion. Yahoo sees Q1 revenues of $1.28-$1.38 billion, versus the consensus of $1.37 billion. Yahoo! sees FY08 revenues of $5.35-$5.95 billion, versus the consensus of $5.9 billion. CEO Jerry Yang said the company will "continue to face headwinds this year."

Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) 10% HIGHER; reports Q4 adj-EPS of $0.93, cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.80. Revenues grew 19% to $577 million, versus the consensus of $532.10 million. Tupperware Brands sees '08 EPS of $2.37-$2.47, $2.50-$2.60 adjusted, versus the consensus of $2.32.

Websense, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBSN) 8% HIGHER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.28, 5 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.23. Revenues for the quarter came in at $61 million, versus the consensus of $78.14 million. Websense expects FY08 EPS in the range of $1.15 to $1.25, versus the consensus of $1.13.

Black Box Network Services (Nasdaq: BBOX) 6% HIGHER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.84, 3 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.81. Revenues for the quarter came in at $258 million, versus the consensus of $256.75 million. Sees FY08 EPS of $3.25-$3.35, versus the consensus of $3.12

FTD Group (NYSE: FTD) 6% HIGHER; reports Q2 earnings of $0.30 per share, above the consensus of $0.26. Revenues came in at $155.5 million versus the consensus of $154.3 million. Sees FY08 EPS of $1.35, above prior guidance and versus the consensus of $1.26.

JB Hunt Transport Services (Nasdaq: JBHT) 6% HIGHER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.42 (including $8.4 million pretax charge), 3 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.39. Revenues for the quarter came in at $945 million, versus the consensus of $903.68 million.

Columbia Sportswear (Nasdaq: COLM) 4% LOWER; J.P. Morgan downgrades Columbia Sportswear from Overweight to Neutral.

Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) 3% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.80, above the consensus of $0.74. Revenues came in at $6.28 billion, versus the consensus of $6.29 billion. Sees 2008 adj-EPS of $3.28-$3.38, versus the consensus of $3.37.

Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) 2% LOWER; Oppenheimer downgrades Merrill Lynch from Perform to Underperform, citing valuation and negative outlook on sub-prime exposure.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) 1.8% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $1.35, ex-items, versus the consensus of $1.33. Revenues came in at $17.48 billion. Boeing sees 2008 revenues of $67-$68 billion, versus prior view of $67.5-$68.5 billion. Sees 2008 EPS of $5.70-$5.85, versus the consensus of $5.95. Boeing sees strong EPS growth in 2009.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) 1.5% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $1.13, versus the consensus of $1.13. Revenues came in at $13.4 billion, versus the consensus of $13.11 billion. UPS sees Q1 EPS of $0.94-$0.98, versus the consensus of $0.98. Sees Q1 'most difficult'. UPS sees FY EPS of $4.30-$4.50, versus the consensus of $4.45.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH) 1% HIGHER; increased its annual common stock dividend by 13 percent, from $0.60 per share to $0.68 per share. The dividend for the first quarter of the 2008 fiscal year is $0.17 per share, payable February 22, 2008, to shareholders of record as of February 15, 2008. Lehman Brothers also announced today the continuation of its common stock repurchase program. The Firm's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase, subject to market conditions, of up to 100 million shares of Lehman Brothers common stock.

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