Sunday, December 19, 2010

Service Sector Stock Gainers (Accenture, SIRI, Starbucks, ODP)

Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) soared 7.89% to $50.35 after it made its new 52-week
high of $51.43. The quarterly profit of the company rose to $606 million, or 81
cents a share, from $525 million, or 67 cents a share, a year earlier. That
exceeded the markets average forecast of 75 cents per share. Revenue for the
fiscal first quarter rose 12 percent to $6.0 billion from $5.4 billion a year
earlier, the company said. Wall Street analysts on average expected $5.8 billion
in revenue, according to Thomson Reuters. Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI)
rose 0.65% to $1.40. The 52-week range of the stock is $0.56-$1.61. The stock
opened at $1.37 and is trading within the range of $1.37-$1.40. Starbucks
Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) jumped 0.46% to $32.74. Starbucks Corporation is the
roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world, operating in more than 50
countries. The 52-week range of the stock is $21.26-$33.09. The stock added more
than 41% year-to-date.  The stock has average daily volume of 7.57 million
shares. Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP) gained 0.42% to $4.78. Over the past three
months, the stock jumped more than 18%. The average daily volume of the stock is
6.73 million shares. At current market price, the market capitalization of the
company stands at $1.32 billion. Disclaimer: The assembled information
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