Hot Stocks: Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR, Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited (NASDAQ:EXXI), Kraft Foods Group Inc (NASDAQ:KRFT)

Lakeway, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/01/2013 -- ThePennyStockProfiler.com, an investment community with a special focus on updating investors with recent news on the U.S. stock market, issues news alert on the following stocks:-

Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) shares jumped 1.74% and closed at $46.24. The company yesterday posted fourth quarter net income of $7.21 million, up from $6.37 million a year back. On a per share basis, earnings edged up to $0.08 from $0.07 last year. Analysts estimated earnings per share of $0.10 for the quarter. Revenue for the three months stood at $305.5 million, up from $288.23 million a year back and consensus estimate of $304.27 million.

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Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited (NASDAQ:EXXI) shares jumped 1.73% and closed at $29.73 in the last trading session. The company will begin trading ex-dividend on February 27, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.07 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 15, 2013. Shareholders who purchased EXXI stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment.

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Kraft Foods Group Inc (NASDAQ:KRFT) shares gained 1.70% to $48.48. Research analysts at BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Kraft Foods to $53.00 in a report released on Feb. 19. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Additionally, the company released its earnings data on Feb. 15. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $4.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.75 billion.

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