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EGHT, WAL, AVX, GIB, UMC, FMBI Expected To Be Up After Next Earnings Releases


Published on 2011-01-25 08:11:02 - WOPRAI
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January 25, 2011 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released Wednesday, January 26th 2011 and determining how the stocks have performed After their last 12 quarterly, 6 quarterly and January earnings reports. 8X8 INC (NASDAQ:EGHT), WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORP (NYSE:WAL), AVX CORP (NYSE:AVX), CGI GROUP INC - CL A (NYSE:GIB), UNITED MICROELECTRON-SP ADR (NYSE:UMC), FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP INC/IL (NASDAQ:FMBI) are all expected to be Up After their earnings are released Wednesday. The movement of stock prices in the days and weeks leading to and following these earnings announcements may follow a predictable pattern. Most companies stock price histories show random or unpredictable movements around earnings dates. But some seem to repeat the same pattern quarter after quarter, year after year. The # of Reports in the table below shows how many previous quarterly reports comprise the indicator that predicts how a stock will act after its earnings are released. The specific technology used to make these predictions is available for a low monthly fee at http://www.squeezetrigger.com/services/strat/mh.php . The following stocks are expected to go Up After earnings are released Wednesday:

     Symbol     Company                             # of Reports            Quarter     Release Time
     EGHT       8X8 INC                             6 Quarter               Q3          After
     WAL        WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORP            12 Quarter              Q4          After
     AVX        AVX CORP                            6 Quarter               Q3          Before
     GIB        CGI GROUP INC - CL A                6 Quarter               Q1          Before
     UMC        UNITED MICROELECTRON-SP ADR         6 Quarter               Q4          Before
     FMBI       FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP INC/IL        12 Quarter              Q4          Before

This technology is designed to help the stock trader identify those companies that seem to have a consistent pattern of movement before or after the earnings release date, based on the history of earnings releases for that company. It combines a calendar of expected earnings releases with a history of past earnings releases in a way that lets you see if a pattern exists.

8X8 INC (NASDAQ:EGHT) - 8x8, Inc. develops and markets telecommunications services for Internet protocol (IP), telephony, and video applications, as well as provides Web-based conferencing and unified communications services. The company offers the 8x8 VoIP voice and video digital phone service, 8x8 Virtual Office hosted private branch exchange (PBX) service, 8x8 Complete Contact Center service, 8x8 Trunking service, 8x8 Hosted Key System service, 8x8 MobileTalk service, 8x8 Virtual Meeting Web conferencing service, and the 8x8 Virtual Office Pro unified communications solution. The 8x8 Virtual Office suite of business phone services offers small and medium-sized businesses high definition audio-enhanced communications services that eliminate the need for traditional telecommunications services and business phone systems. The company also sells pre-programmed IP telephones with speakerphones and a display screen in conjunction with its Virtual Office service plans, which enable its business customers to access additional Virtual Office features through on-screen phone menus. Its 8x8 Virtual Office Pro unified communications solution bundles the 8x8 Virtual Office hosted PBX phone service with other businesses software communications services, such as Web conferencing, call recording and archiving, Internet fax, chat, voicemail, presence management, and a mobile iPhone/iPad extension. 8x8, Inc. also offers 8x8 Managed Hosting and Cloud-Based Computing solutions to business customers through its subsidiary, Central Host, Inc. The company markets its services under the 8x8 brand in the United States and internationally. As of March 31, 2010, it had approximately 20,000 business customers who use its services as their primary business telephone system. 8x8, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORP (NYSE:WAL) - Western Alliance Bancorporation, a multi bank holding company, provides various banking and related products and services in Nevada, Arizona, California, and Colorado. Its deposit products include checking, savings, money market, and other types of deposit accounts, including fixed-rate, fixed maturity retail certificates of deposit, as well as non-interest bearing deposits comprising non-interest bearing checking. The company provides construction and land development loans, which comprise loans for industrial/warehouse properties, office buildings, retail centers, medical facilities, restaurants, and single-family homes; commercial and industrial loans that include working capital lines of credit, inventory and accounts receivable lines, equipment loans, and other commercial loans; consumer loans, which consists of home equity loans and lines of credit, home improvement loans, credit card loan, new and used automobile loans, and personal lines of credit. It also offers commercial real estate loans secured by apartment buildings, professional offices, industrial facilities, retail centers, and other commercial properties; and residential mortgage loans secured by one to four single family properties. In addition, the company provides asset allocation and investment advisory services; wealth management services, including trust administration of personal and retirement accounts; estate and financial planning; equipment leasing, and custody services. Further, it offers Internet banking, wire transfers, electronic bill payment, lock box services, courier, and cash management services. The company provides its services to businesses, professional firms, real estate developers and investors, non-profit organizations, high net worth individuals, and other consumers. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 37 branch locations. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

AVX CORP (NYSE:AVX) - AVX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies passive electronic components and interconnect products worldwide. Its products are used in electronic devices to store, filter, and regulate electric energy. The company operates in three segments: Passive Components, Kyocera Electronic Devices (KED) Resale, and Connectors. The Passive Components segment manufactures surface mount and leaded ceramic capacitors, radio frequency (RF) thick and thin film components, tantalum capacitors, film capacitors, ceramic and film power capacitors, super capacitors, EMI filters, thick and thin film packages, varistors, thermistors, inductors, and resistive products. The KED Resale segment offers ceramic capacitors, frequency control devices, SAW devices, sensor products, RF modules, actuators, acoustic devices, and connectors produced by Kyocera Corporation. The Connectors segment manufactures and sells electronic connectors, inter-connect systems, and memory connectors. AVX Corporation markets its products through its own direct sales force and independent manufacturers representatives to customers in various industries, such as telecommunications, information technology hardware, automotive electronics, medical devices and instrumentation, industrial instrumentation, defense and aerospace electronic systems, and consumer electronics. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. AVX Corporation is a subsidiary of Kyocera Corporation. As of January 18, 1990, AVX Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Kyocera Corp..

CGI GROUP INC - CL A (NYSE:GIB) - CGI Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides information technology services (IT) and business process services in Canada, the United States, India, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company provides systems integration and consulting services in the areas of business intelligence and data warehousing, business transformation, change management, collaborative technologies, compliance process and reporting, customer relationship management, data management services, enterprise content management, enterprise resource planning, enterprise risk management, management consulting, spend management, service oriented architecture, and supply chain management. It also offers application-specific services, including application development, application transformation and modernization, enterprise application integration, and enterprise testing and quality services. In addition, CGI provides managed application services covering service planning and monitoring, service management and support, service delivery, and contract administration areas; and technology management services principally comprising server consolidation and virtualization, storage and archiving solutions, remote access solutions, data center management and assessment, technology modernization, Web hosting, IT service management, managed security, regulatory management, policy and governance, and business continuity services, as well as various cost management solutions. Further, it offers business process services, which primarily include document management, payroll processing and human resources management, trade services, housing contract administration, and finance and administration, as well as billing, enrollment, and member services. CGI serves banking, healthcare, government, insurance, manufacturing, oil and gas, retail, telecommunications, utilities, wealth management, and distribution sectors, as well as credit unions. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

UNITED MICROELECTRON-SP ADR (NYSE:UMC) - United Microelectronics Corporation, a semiconductor foundry, provides technology and manufacturing services for applications spanning various sectors of the integrated circuits industry in Asia. The company offers various foundry solutions, including IP and design methodology; process technologies; the manufacture of wafers; and test services and package solutions. It also provides various mask services, such as frame generation, data handling, and jobdeck view. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP INC/IL (NASDAQ:FMBI) - First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for First Midwest Bank, which provides various commercial and retail banking, and financial services. It primarily engages in generating deposits and originating loans. The company offers demand deposits, savings deposits, NOW accounts, money market deposits, time deposits, brokered deposits, certificates of deposit, and retirement accounts. It also provides commercial and industrial loans; agricultural loans; commercial real estate loans consisting of loans for industrial buildings, office buildings, and retail shopping centers; residential land and development loans primarily for single-family and multi-family residential projects; loans for various types of other commercial properties, such as land for future commercial development, multi-unit residential mortgages, and hotels; and consumer loans, such as home equity. In addition, First Midwest Bancorp offers a range of financial products and services, including lending, depository, trust, investment management, insurance, cash management, safe deposit box, and other related financial services, as well as wealth management, investment, and retirement plan services. The company serves consumers; and commercial, industrial, and public and governmental customers. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 95 bank branches, an operational facility, and a lending office; and 127 automated teller machines located in various communities in northern and central Illinois and northwestern Indiana, primarily in the Chicago metropolitan suburban area. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.

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