After Hours Summary

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

After Hours Summary: CAT (reaffirms 2008 revs growth in-line with consensus, reaffirms 2008 profit per share outlook maintained at up 5-15%); STLD +1.6% (guiding Q1 EPS higher ); TTWO +2.6% on earnings/guidance Companies moving in after hours trading in reaction to earnings: Trading Up: QTWW +13.8%; MBLX +12.5%; ASHW +5.4%; TTWO +2.6%... Trading Down: DIVX -23.8%; BLUD -19.2%; DECC -11.3%; ICFI -6.2%; XOMA -3.9%; REVU -2.6%; AKRX -2.3%; DMND -0.8%... Companies moving in after hours trading in reaction to news: Trading Up: TWTI +40.6% (confirms HPV clinical trial achieves primary clinical endpoints); FLDR +6.5% (announces a supply agreement with Lowe's); STLD +1.6% (guiding Q1 EPS higher)... Trading Down: CPHD -10.8% (Study shows MRSA test doesn't cut hospital infections or costs -- CNBC); RZ -4.1% (announces proposed offering of $75 million of convertible notes); ZIGO -3.0% (receives follow-on UniFire-7900 order for back end of line metrology); SIAL -1.7% (Supelco introduces Ascentis Express HILIC high-purity liquid chromatography columns); NCIT -1.4% (agrees to acquire certain assets of MTC Technologies); CDNS -1.2% (acquires Chip Estimate; no terms disclosed).