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Morning Movers 02/06: (SURW) (CHUX) (THLD) (MOTR) Higher; (SOHU) (CYOU) Lower

February 6, 2012 10:28 AM EST
SureWest Communications (Nasdaq: SURW) 42.9% HIGHER; Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNSL) and SureWest have entered into a definitive agreement under which Consolidated will acquire all the outstanding shares of SureWest in a cash and stock transaction valued at $23.00 per share.

O'Charley's Inc. (NASDAQ: CHUX) 42% HIGHER; Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of O'Charley's that it does not currently own for $9.85 per share in cash. Reported Q4 EPS of ($0.38), which may not compare to the analyst estimate of ($0.22). Revenue for the quarter came in at $182.2 million versus the consensus estimate of $181.03 million.

Threshold Pharma (Nasdaq: THLD) 25.4% HIGHER; after jumping more than 130 percent on Friday amid news of a commercialization agreement with Merck (NYSE: MRK), the stock is over the $3 level today.

Motricity (Nasdaq: MOTR) 22.6% HIGHER; stock up more than 60 percent since crossing above the 200-day smooth moving average on Thursday of last week.

Complete Genomics (Nasdaq: GNOM) 15.6% HIGHER; breaking out above the $3 level today on very heavy volume.

Sohu.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU) 13.8% LOWER; reported Q4 EPS of $1.36, $0.12 better than the analyst estimate of $1.24. Revenue for the quarter came in at $246 million versus the consensus estimate of $243.75 million. Sees Q1 2012 EPS of $0.50-$0.55, versus the consensus of $1.13. Sees Q1 2012 revenue of $219-$225 million, versus the consensus of $238.15 million.

Changyou.com (NASDAQ: CYOU) 11.8% LOWER; reported Q4 EPS of $1.33, $0.24 better than the analyst estimate of $1.09. Revenue for the quarter came in at $137.7 million versus the consensus estimate of $124.08 million. Sees Q1 2012 EPS of $1.08-$1.12, versus the consensus of $1.13. Sees Q1 2012 revenue of $130-$134 million, versus the consensus of $128.4 million.

Cosi (Nasdaq: COSI) 10.8% HIGHER; holding over $1 today.

Vringo (AMEX: VRNG) 10.2% HIGHER; stock jumped nearly 30 percent in early-morning trade. The stock pushed over $2, however, has not been able to hold this level.


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