Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) was getting absolutely butchered last night in after hours trading after reporting much better than expected earnings. Things aren’t looking any better this morning either. One of the primary reasons that Estimize was founded in the first place was to provide a more representative view of the market’s actual earnings expectations in situations similar to this one where the market has much higher expectations than Wall Street. On our platform analysts are free from several severe biases that hinder Wall Street’s accuracy. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) shares after opening at $37.66 moved to $39.98 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $38.97. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 34.55 and price to cash ratio as 10.28. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) showed a negative weekly performance of -15.19%.
Willis Group Holdings PLC (NYSE:WSH) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $1.17, Stock Ratings Network reports. The company had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.46 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.93%. Willis Group Holdings PLC (NYSE:WSH) shares fell -5.12% in last trading session and ended the day on $40.99 . WSH return on equity ratio is recorded as 18.10% and its return on assets is 2.40%. Willis Group Holdings PLC (NYSE:WSH) yearly performance is 6.08%.
SM Energy (NYSE:SM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $1.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.10, American Banking News.com reports. The company had revenue of $632.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $599.71 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.82 earnings per share. SM Energy’s revenue was up 30.7% compared to the same quarter last year. SM Energy Co. (NYSE:SM) shares moved down -7.04% in last trading session and was closed at $74.13, while trading in range of $ 73.92 – 79.81. SM Energy Co.(NYSE:SM) year to date (YTD) performance is -10.75.
Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) 1.7% LOWER; reported Q1 EPS of $0.32, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.30. Revenue for the quarter came in at $273 million versus the consensus estimate of $263 million. Knowles Corp (NYSE:KN) weekly performance is -11.05%. On last trading day company shares ended up $27.93. Knowles Corp (NYSE:KN) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -9.10%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $37.67.