HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. small/midcap stocks on the move on Nov 5
(Updates to add Array and American Medical)
(For large-cap stocks on the move, click on [WATCH/US])
Nov 5 (Reuters) - Some small and midcap stocks on the move on Thursday:
ARRAY BIOPHARMA (ARRY.O), $2.12, up 16 pct
UBS upgraded the stock to "buy" from "neutral". [ID:nWNAB1211]
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS (AMMD.O), $17.38, up 12 pct
The company reported better-than-expected results late Wednesday. [ID:nBNG382861]
SANMINA-SCI CORP (SANM.O), $8.30, up 25 pct
The company posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and forecast first-quarter earnings above Wall Street estimates. [ID:nBNG125421]
CAREER EDUCATION CORP (CECO.O), $22.89, up 10 pt
The education company posted a profit in the third quarter, helped by strong growth in student enrollments. [ID:nBNG371626]
THORATEC CORP (THOR.O), $29.08, up 8 pct
The cardiac-device maker posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its 2009 earnings view. [ID:nBNG525323]
SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE (SMSI.O), $6.78, down 25 pct
The company's quarterly revenue came in below estimates and it cut its full-year revenue view. [ID:nBNG109828]
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP (ONNN.O), $7.34, up 7 pct
The chipmaker posted a quarterly profit that handily beat estimates, and it forecast fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations. [ID:nSP434262]
HURON CONSULTING GROUP (HURN.O), $25.29, up 8 pct
The company reported third-quarter results. [ID:nBNG364236]
CHILDREN'S PLACE (PLCE.O), $34.89, up 8 pct
The company reported October same-store sales. [ID:nBNG353452]
ANSYS INC (ANSS.O), $38.79, down 6 pct
The company posted a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street expectations but it forecast lower-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue. [ID:nBNG294918]
FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS (FSYS.O), $41.96, up 24 pct
The alternative fuel components maker reported a 31 percent rise in quarterly profit and raised its full-year revenue outlook. [ID:nBNG328060]
TRICO MARINE SERVICES (TRMA.O), $6.44, up 4 pct
The company posted a surprise quarterly profit, helped by strength in its Subsea Services and Subsea Trenching and Protection segments. [ID:nWEN6141]
SUNESIS PHARMACEUTICALS (SNSS.O), $0.41, up 8 pct
The company said its experimental treatment for acute myeloid leukemia got orphan drug status. [ID:nBNG333538]
ROYALE ENERGY INC (ROYL.O), $2.80, up 19 pct
The independent energy company released positive test results from its Goddard field. The company said that a well in the field flowed at a rate of 2,450 thousand cubic feet of natural gas per day, and believes that the well is capable of significantly higher producing rates.
BUCKLE (BKE.N), $29.84, down 6 pct
The company's October same-store sales rose 4.3 percent, missing expectations. [ID:nRPO9xL7Pc]
DG FASTCHANNEL INC (DGIT.O), $25, up 17 pct
The company reported its third-quarter results and announced a partnership with Google Inc (GOOG.O). [ID:nWNAB0784]
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO (LAMR.O), $29.19, up 16 pct
The billboard firm posted a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss and guided fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations. [ID:nBNG103599]
MERCADOLIBRE (MELI.O), $43.40, up 13 pct
At least two brokerages raised their price targets after the company reported third-quarter results late Wednesday.
SANTARUS (SNTS.O), $3.63, up 12 pct
The company reported third-quarter results late Wednesday. [ID:nWNAB0250]
ROFIN-SINAR TECHNOLOGIES INC (RSTI.O), $24.62, up 13 pct
The company posted better-than-expected quarterly results. [ID:nBNG297473] (Reporting by Jennifer Robin Raj in Bangalore)
