Stantec Crushes Estimates and 4 Stocks Hovering at 52-Week Highs

Stage Stores (NYSE:SSI) reports same store sales SSS up by 8.1 percent, with the October figure up by 6.5 percent. Shares closed up 4.04 percent on the day at $25.49, and have traded in a 52-week range of $11.21 to $24.73.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) has posted its third quarter revenue of C$483.7 million, compared to C$430.4 million year-over-year from 2011, against consensus of $389.53 million. Shares closed up 9.55 percent on the day at $37.52, having been traded in a 52-week range of $23.21 to $36.28.

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Standex International Corporation (NYSE:SXI) is reporting first quarter revenue of $183.39 million, compared to one estimate of $176.86 million. Shares closed up 9,84 percent on the day at $50.79, but have been traded in a 52-week range of $28.95 to $47.34.

Toro Company (NYSE:TTC) has reached a three-year installment financing services arrangement with Sheffield Financial, which is a division of BB&T Financial, and FSB, a subsidiary of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT), effective immediately. Shares closed up 2.11 percent in the day at $43.11, and have traded in a 52-week range of $25.99 to $42.36.

UBS (NYSE:UBS) co-head of the fixed income unit Roberto Hoornweg, is ready to leave after three years with the company, according to sources to The Financial Times. It is anticipated that the bank will name co-head Rajeev Misra as sole chief of the fixed income trading unit, most of which will be brought into a non-core division which will be wound down during the next three years. Shares closed up 3.6 percent on the day at $15.56, having been traded in a 52-week range of $9.78 to $14.78.

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