Mid Day Stock Gainers (HERO, MCK, EQIX)
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO) soared 7.48% to $2.43 after the Company posted third quarter results. Loss from continuing operations was $15.1 million, or $0.13 per diluted share compared to loss from continuing operations of $37.2 million or $0.38 per diluted share in the prior year quarter.
Revenue for third quarter 2010 was $168.5 million compared to $159.3 million in third quarter 2009.
Over the past 52-week, the stock traded within the range of $2.05-$6.17. At current market price, the market capitalization of the company stands at $277.75 million.
McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) soared 5.02% to $65.02 after the Company restated earnings per share guidance for fiscal 2011 to be in the range $4.72-$4.92.The guidance is above the Reuters estimates that expect the Company to report EPS of $4.82 for fiscal 2011.
The stock went up more than 2% year-to-date.
Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) jumped 5.74% and currently trading at $80.99. Third-quarter net income was $11.2 million, or 24 cents a share, compared with $18.8 million, or 47 cents a share, a year ago.
For 2010, the company now sees revenue of $1.216-$1.218 billion. Analysts are expecting $1.215 billion, according to Thomson Reuters.
The stock opened at $80 and is trading within the range of $73.88-$83.