Diamonds and Dogs

5/1/14

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. (BBW)

Build-A-Bear Workshop is trading in the green today, up 21.48% to $13.63. The stuffed animal store saw its shares pop after beating earnings estimates. Build-A-Bear announced a net income of $5 million or $0.29 per share, which crushed analysts' estimates of $0.11 per share. Shares of the company jumped over $2.40 today reaching a new 52-week high of $13.59 intraday.

Monster Worldwide Inc. (MWW)

Monster Worldwide is going to give investors nightmares tonight, down 18.00% at $5.65. The mobile employment company saw its shares fall after weaker than expected earnings. Earnings per shares came in at $0.08 per share, missing Wall Street's forecast of $0.09. Furthermore, for next quarter, Monster expects an EPS of $0.07-$0.11 which again misses estimates of $0.12. Shares of Monster lost $1.24 today but managed to hold well above their 52-week low of $4.03.

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