Stock Advances Alert: Hot Topic, Monster Worldwide, Hospira, Halcon Resources Corp

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Hot Topic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOTT) shares jumped 3.22% and closed at $11.23 in the last trading session. The company, on Feb. 6, said that its same-store sales rose 2.6% in the fourth quarter, while net sales for the quarter increased 11% to $233.0 million. For the fourth quarter, same-store sales grew 2% at the company's namesake stores and 5.4% at Torrid stores. The company said it now expects fourth quarter earnings of $0.26 to $0.27 per share, compared to its prior guidance of $0.23 to $0.27 per share. Analysts currently expect the company to earn $0.25 per share on revenue of $229.13 million for the fourth quarter.

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Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:MWW) shares gained 3.20% to $5.49 in the last trading session. The company, on Feb. 7, announced that it expects first quarter 2013 EPS from continuing operations is expected to be in the range of $0.06 to $0.10. Analysts on an average are expecting the Company to report EPS of $0.08 for the first quarter of 2013.

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Hospira, Inc. (NYSE:HSP) shares gained 3.19% to $30.06. The company, on Feb. 13, reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2012. For the fourth quarter of 2012, net sales were $1.1 billion, and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.55.
Looking forward, the company announced that for fiscal 2013, it expects net sales growth to be in a range of 1% to 3% on both a constant-currency and reported basis and adjusted earnings per share (EPS) to be in a range of $2.05 to $2.20, representing growth of 2% to 9%. The Company reported a revenue of $4.092 billion for fiscal 2012. Analysts on an average are expecting the Company to report revenue of $4.204 billion and EPS of $2.31 for fiscal 2013.

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Halcon Resources Corp (NYSE:HK) shares jumped 3.19% and closed at $7.44 in yesterday’s session. The company announced plans to release its fourth quarter and full year 2012 financial results on Thursday, February 28, 2013 before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange.
Additionally, HK’stock had its target price increased by Barclays Capital from $11.00 to $13.00 in a report released on Feb. 15. Barclays Capital currently has an overweight rating on the stock.

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