Notable Gainers: Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), E TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC), Gulfport Energy Corporation, Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX)

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Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) shares jumped 2.83% to $21.09. The company declared a quarterly dividend on Feb. 26. Investors of record on Friday, March 8th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Monday, April 1st. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.18%.
Additionally, the company released its earnings data on Feb. 4. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.49 billion.

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E TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC) shares jumped 2.81% and closed at $11.31 in the last trading session. The company, last week, said a review of its order-handling practices found "shortcomings" in the online brokerage's "historical methods" of measuring best execution.
Additionally, ETFC’s stock was downgraded by analysts at Nomura from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Feb. 22. They currently have a $11.00 price target on the stock.

Additionally, ARO’s stock was downgraded by investment analysts at KeyBanc from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Feb. 25.

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Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:GPOR) shares climbed 2.79% and closed at $42.36. The company, on Feb. 26, reported fourth-quarter net income of $16 million or $0.28 per share, compared with $31 million or $0.59 per share last year. Revenues for the quarter were $56.5 million, compared with $67.5 million a year ago. Analysts estimated earnings of $0.18 per share on revenues of $57.08 million for the quarter. Net production for the quarter was 608.5 MBOE, down from 661.7 MBOE in the prior year.
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Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) shares climbed 2.73% and closed at $15.79. The company, on Feb. 20, announced that for the first quarter of 2013, it expects revenue between $305 million and $310 million and diluted earnings per share between $0.32 and $0.34. Analysts were expecting the Company to report revenue of $309 and EPS of $0.38 for first quarter of 2013.

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