Winners & Losers
Small-cap stocks tracked down slightly lower than the broader market Tuesday as earnings reports prompted many of the major moves. Among the biggest gainers, shares of Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel ALGT, a regional airline, rocketed 25% to $26.05. The company announced first-quarter non-GAAP income of $9.7 million, or 47 cents a share, vs. $9.7 million, or 38 cents a share, a year ago. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial were expecting EPS of 34 cents. Casual-dining establishment Texas Roadhouse TXRH added 12% to $11.68. The company announced first-quarter earnings of $12.9 million, or 17 cents a share, vs. $12.3 million, or 16 cents a share, in 2007. The Street was looking for EPS of 15 cents. The company also guided for EPS growth of 5% to 15% for 2008. The forecast includes a 1-cent to 2-cent positive per-share impact from an additional week in this fiscal year. Franklin Park, Ill.'s A.M. Castle CAS, a distributor of specialty metals and plastics, saw shares climb 12% to $30.62. The company posted first-quarter income of $13.8 million, or 62 cents a share, compared with $15.6 million, or 81 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. Analysts had forecast earnings of 54 cents a share. On the losing side, Intevac IVAC shares gave up 22% to $12.80. The Santa Clara, Calif., provider of disk sputtering equipment reported first-quarter earnings of $1.6 million, or 7 cents a share, compared with $9.8 million, or 44 cents a share, a year ago. On its conference call, the company forecast a second-quarter EPS loss between 14 cents and 20 cents, including a stock option expense. Analysts, who typically do not include one-time charges in estimates, are looking for a loss of 5 cents a share. Piper Jaffray downgraded Intevac to sell from neutral.
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