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Morning Movers 8/24: DTPI, CAEI, DAKT Higher; MDT, ENCO, PLXS Lower

August 24, 2010 10:18 AM EDT
DTPI Hot Sheet
Overall Analyst Rating:
    NEUTRAL (= Flat)
Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTPI) 30.6% HIGHER; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP announced an agreement to acquire Diamond Management for $12.50 per share in cash.

China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAEI) 13.2% HIGHER; today announced that the Company has completed its acquisition of 60% ownership of Shanghai ConnGame Network Ltd., an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) developer and operator, in exchange for 25 million shares of the Company's common stock. The acquisition of ConnGame was conducted through the acquisition of a 60% ownership in New Crown Technology, Inc., ConnGame's 100% parent.

Daktronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DAKT) 13.1% HIGHER; reports Q1 EPS of $0.06, 10 cents better than the analyst estimate of ($0.04). Revenue for the quarter was $100.5 million, which compares to the estimate of $94.67 million. Sees net sales up slightly in Q2 vs. Q1.

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) 10.7% LOWER; reports Q2 EPS of $0.80, 1 cents below the analyst estimate of $0.81. Revenue for the quarter was $3.93 billion, which compares to the estimate of $3.95 billion. For fiscal year 2011, based on estimated market growth of 3 to 4 percent, the company expects revenue growth in the range of 2 to 5 percent on a constant currency basis. The company expects diluted earnings per share in the range of $3.40 to $3.48, which includes approximately $0.05 of dilution from the acquisition of Invatec and ATS Medical. Excluding the approximate $0.05 impact of acquisition dilution and the approximate $0.05 benefit of the extra week in fiscal year 2010, fiscal year 2011 diluted earnings per share growth is expected to be in the range of 9 percent to 11 percent. The consensus is $3.48.

Encorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO) 10.5% LOWER; today announced that it intends to commence a rights offering for up to 3,401,151 shares of its common stock.

PLEXUS (Nasdaq: PLXS) 10% LOWER; Ticonderoga Securities downgrades PLEXUS from Buy to Neutral.

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