Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers: LM Ericsson (ERIC) and Xerox (XRX) Lower On Weak Outlooks

March 20, 2009 1:48 PM EDT

StreetInsider.com Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers:

Select Comfort (Nasdaq: SCSS) 37% HIGHER; reports Q4 LOSS of $0.26, better than the analyst estimate of ($0.03). Revenues for the quarter were $131.1 million, versus the consensus of $139.2 million.

Harry Winston Diamond Corp (NYSE: HWD) 38% HIGHER; Kinross Gold (NYSE: KGC) signed an agreement with Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (NYSE: HWD) further to which Kinross will make a net investment of $150 million in exchange for an indirect interest in the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada's Northwest Territories and a 19.9% shareholding in Harry Winston.

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) 17% LOWER; lowered its first-quarter earnings expectations to a range of $0.03-$0.05 per share from a range of $0.16-$0.20 per share (cons is $0.18), citing the increasingly more challenging global economic environment.


DryShips (Nasdaq: DRYS) 16% LOWER; Wachovia downgrade in the industry, citing day rates. MORE


Euroseas, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESEA) 14% LOWER; Wachovia downgrades, citing day rates. MORE

AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) 13% LOWER; UBS downgrades to Sell


Textron (NYSE: TXT) 12% LOWER; Continued concerns about credit.


Cabot Corp. (NYSE: CBT) 12% LOWER; JP Morgan downgrades

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGLE) 11% LOWER; Wachovia downgrades, citing day rates. MORE

Starwood Hotels (NYSE: HOT) 10% LOWER; Friedman Billings downgrades to Underperform

LM Ericsson Telephone Co. (Nasdaq: ERIC) 10% LOWER; said its net sales and net income before taxes in the first quarter of 2009 continue to be negatively affected by weak consumer demand as well as de-stocking in the retail and distribution channels. MORE

Phazer (Nasdaq: ANTP) 8% HIGHER; reports a Q3 loss of $0.10 compared to $0.14 profit for the same period last year. Revenues of $1.5 million for the third quarter decreased 53% compared to $3.2 million for the same period last year.


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AN 36.83

-0.03 -0.08%
Volume: 740,398
Track AN

ANTP 2.47

+0.10 +4.22%
Volume: 1,500
Track ANTP

CBT 40.89

-0.41 -0.99%
Volume: 298,194
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DRYS 3.06

+0.08 +2.68%
Volume: 19,780,969
Track DRYS

EGLE 1.64

+0.16 +10.81%
Volume: 2,516,497
Track EGLE

ERIC 9.49

+0.01 +0.11%
Volume: 5,524,332
Track ERIC

ESEA 2.78

-0.09 -3.14%
Volume: 90,099
Track ESEA

HOT 56.73

-0.08 -0.14%
Volume: 2,167,901
Track HOT

HWD 11.86

-0.21 -1.74%
Volume: 412,098
Track HWD

KGC 10.96

-0.13 -1.17%
Volume: 6,803,237
Track KGC

SCSS 28.62

+1.45 +5.34%
Volume: 3,787,548
Track SCSS

TXT 26.99

-0.08 -0.30%
Volume: 4,172,813
Track TXT

XRX 8.02

+0.01 +0.12%
Volume: 12,373,614
Track XRX


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