| Company |
Symbol |
% Increase |
February Close |
Analysis |
CHOICEPOINT |
CPS
|
45.7% |
$48.40
|
Reed Elsevier announced it will acquire ChoicePoint in an all-cash
transaction valued at approximately $4 billion or $50 per share. |
FIRST ADVANTAGE |
FADV
|
22.5% |
$19.89
|
First Advantage reported income from continuing operations of $77.4
million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007, compared to $17.6 million
for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2006. |
ENTRUST |
ENTU
|
21.3% |
$2.51
|
Entrust said that its GetAccess solution will secures the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia's National Information Centre E-Government portal. |
ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE |
ABT.TO
|
20.7% |
$12.55
|
Absolute Software increased guidance for the year including: increases
to subscriber target to 6 million, up from 4 million, by June 30,
2009, and increases to fiscal 2008 cash margin guidance to 35-40%,
up from 30-35%. |
| AXSYS |
AXYS |
16.2% |
$44.00
|
Axsys announced a 42% growth in revenues and 71% growth in income
from continuing operations in 4Q. |
| ALANCO |
ALAN
|
15.8% |
$1.32
|
Alanco announced today that it has added sixteen new refrigerated
trailer fleet customers in December/January, collectively operating
approximately 1,500 refrigerated trailers. |
ALLEN-VANGUARD |
ALNVF.PK
|
15.8% |
$4.52
|
Allen-Vanguard said that the U.S. DoD may establish an IDIQ contract
for up to 7,500 Symphony IED countermeasure systems. |
OMNIVISION |
OVTI
|
12.0% |
$15.86
|
OVTI reported 3Q net income of $22.5 million compared with net income
of $4.1 million for the year-earlier period. |
| HENRY BROTHERS |
HBE |
11.6% |
$4.80
|
While no major announcements were made in February, HBE announced
net sales increased 92% and backlog increased 90% in 3Q vs.the same
period in the prior year. |
GEO GROUP |
GEO
|
11.6%
|
$26.69
|
GEO reported 4Q 2007 results: 4Q GAAP income from continuing operations
increased to $11.5 million and 4Q revenue increased to $262.6 million. |