U.S. Movers: Avon, Cigna, Facebook, MasterCard, Time Warner, Visa

Mukesh Buch
31 Oct, 2013
New York City

Cigna net surged 19% after sales jumped 10%. ConocoPhillips net soared 39%. Facebook said quarterly net swung to a loss. Expedia net slid. MasterCard profit climbed 14%. Starbucks net surged 34%. Time Warner net plunged 34%. Visa net plunged 28%.

[R]11:50 AM New York – Cigna net surged 19% after sales jumped 10%. ConocoPhillips net soared 39%. Facebook said quarterly net swung to a loss. Expedia net slid. MasterCard profit climbed 14%. Starbucks net surged 34%. Time Warner net plunged 34%. Visa net plunged 28%.[/R]

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. ((AAP)) rose 0.5% or 10 cents to $100.10 after the automotive parts retailer reported revenue in the third-quarter ending in September slipped 7% to $2.3 billion.

Net in the quarter swung to a loss $5.5 million or 1 cent a diluted share compared to a profit of $31.6 million or 7 cents.

Avon Products, Inc. ((AVP)) plunged 19.8% or $4.42 to $17.97 after the beauty products maker stated sales in the third-quarter ending in September rose 3% to $1.52 billion. Comparable sales in the quarter slipped 2%.

Net income in the quarter climbed 16% to $103.8 million or $1.42 a diluted share compared to $89.5 million or $1.21.

Cigna Corporation ((CI)) gained 1.8% or $1.36 to $76 after the health service company reported net consolidated revenues in the third-quarter ending in September jumped 10% to $8.1 billion.

Net income in the quarter surged 19% to $553 million or $1.95 a diluted share compared to $466 million or $1.61.

ConocoPhillips ((COP)) grew 0.6% or 48 cents to $73.73 after the oil and gas explorer stated total revenue in the third-quarter ending in September jumped 5.4% to $15.5 billion.

Net earnings in the quarter soared 39% to $2.5 billion or $2 a diluted share compared to $1.8 billion or 1.46.

Facebook Inc ((FB)) dropped 2% or 89 cents to $48.16 after the social media network provider said net revenues in the third-quarter ending in September surged 60% to $2.02 billion.

Net in the quarter swung to a loss $59 million or 2 cents a diluted share compared to a profit of $425 million or 17 cents.

Expedia, Inc. ((EXPE)) surged 18.1% or $9.03 to $58.99 after the online travel company stated net revenues in the third-quarter ending in September climbed 17% to $1.40 billion. Net income in the quarter slid 0.3% to $170.9 million or $1.22 a diluted share compared to $171.5 million or $1.21.

MasterCard Incorporated ((MA)) grew 0.3% or $2.20 to $727.88 after the credit card service provider said net revenues in the third-quarter ending in September jumped 16% to $2.2 billion.

Net earnings in the quarter climbed 14% to $879 million or $7.27 a diluted share compared to $772 million or $6.17.

Starbucks Corporation ((SBUX)) slipped 1.8% or $1.41 to $79.37 after the coffee-house chain reported net revenues in the fourth-quarter ending in September jumped 13% to $3.8 billion.

Net income in the quarter surged 34% to $481.1 million or 63 cents a diluted share compared to $359 million or 46 cents.

Time Warner Cable Inc ((TWC)) climbed 5% or $5.35 to $121.85 after the broadband service provider said net revenues in the third-quarter ending in September grew 3% to $5.5 billion.

Net income in the quarter plunged 34% to $532 million or $1.84 a diluted share compared to $808 million or $2.60.

Visa Inc. ((V)) declined 3.9% or $7.93 to $196.01 after the payments technology provider reported net revenues in the fourth-quarter ending in September soared 9% to $2.97 billion.

Net income in the quarter plunged 28.3% to $1.19 billion or $1.85 a diluted share compared to $1.66 billion or $2.47.

Visa said payments volume in the quarter surged 13% to $1.1 trillion. Total processed transactions by VisaNet, for the quarter soared 14% to 15.5 billion from the prior year.