After-Hours Best & Worst (AMZN, BRCM, COF, SPWRA, SYNA)

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is a screamer after the close after the online retail giant posted $0.45 EPS on a 27% revenue gain of $5.45 billion, Thomson Reuters was at $0.33 EPS and $5.03B in revenues.  The guidance was $8.12 to $9.12 billion vs. $8.12 billion estimates. FULL NEWS at 24/7 Wall Street.  AMZN: $107.56, up 15.10% on 6,192,434 shares since the close.

Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) is in trouble in the after-hours trading session.  The communication chip maker posted earnings of $0.40 in non-GAAP EPS (was $0.16 in GAAP EPS) and a 20% revenue jump sequentially and 3.4% lower than a year ago to $1.254 billion.  Thomson Reuters estimates were $0.33 non-GAAP EPS and $1.16 billion in revenues.  It is guiding revenues flat sequentially.  BRCM: $28.00, down 8.88% on 1,416,728 million shares since the close.

Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) posted net income of $425.6 million, or $0.94 EPS and income from operations of $1.03 EPS compared to estimates of $0.14 EPS. “We are successfully weathering the storm, but the storm is not over…” FULL NEWS at 24/7 Wall Street.  COF: $41.00, up 6.9% on 1,144,909 shares since the close.

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) is getting clobbered. The solar company beat estimates: $0.42 EPS as revenues rose 56% to $466 million vs. Thomson Reuters estimates of $0.40 EPS and $420.1M revenue; Gross margin was down 1.9 percentage points at 20.7%.  The problem is mixed guidance: $1.15 to $1.25 EPS for 2009 vs. $1.21 consensus on revenues of $1.425 to $1.50 billion (prior was $1.35 to 1.70 billion and estimate is $1.43 billion. SPWRA: $29.80, down 10.5% on 622,724 shares since the close.

Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA) is getting a relief rally after beating estimates. Earnings were $0.48 EPS and a 3% revenue gain to $119.6M vs. Thomson Reuters estimates of $0.42 EPS and $116.4 million in revenue. Gross margin of 40.4% was soft with some expecting 40.5% or 40.6%.  The company talked up its opportunities and production.  SYNA: $26.50, up 12.00% on 273,606 shares since the close.

ALL PRICE/VOLUME SNAPSHOTS AS OF 5:27  PM EST

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JON C. OGG
OCTOBER 22, 2009