Google 4Q Profit Misses Analyst Target
241627
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit fell below analyst expectations, signaling the crumbling U.S. economy has dented the Internet search leader's moneymaking machine.
484939
Web search leader Google Inc  reported on Thursday a 46 percent rise in profit that topped Wall Street expectations, fueled by accelerating market share gains and tighter cost controls.
760931
Internet marketing company DoubleClick Inc.  on Thursday said quarterly profit more than doubled with one-time gains, but its shares fell after hours on a fourth-quarter view that fell short of Wall Street expectations.
628375
Janco Partners on Thursday initiated coverage of Google Inc. with a "sell" rating and a target price of &#36;76, saying while the world's No. 1 Web search provider's fundamentals are strong, its current stock valuation is too high.
235143
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc. on Wednesday said it priced its long-awaited initial public offering at $85 per share, far below initial expectations, ending a tumultuous process beset by poor market ...
589101
Google Shares Slip As Co. Warns That Its 4Q Revenue Growth Rate Is Likely to Slow. The Google Inc. company headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
650656
Web search leader Google Inc.  reported on Thursday a 28 percent rise in profits that fell short of consensus expectations, as a recent jump in operating expenses offset market share gains against rivals.
196449
YESTERDAY Close $639.62 Change +$6.14 52-WEEK High $641.41 Low $417.50 Google Inc., the owner of the most popular Internet search engine, said third-quarter profit jumped 46 percent, beating analysts' estimates, after the company extended its lead over Yahoo Inc. and grew outside the United States.
254375
Investor's Business Daily - The Internet's 800-pound gorilla, Google, slipped on economic and social-networking banana peels, reporting fourth-quarter results that missed analyst views.
629561
Despite some market concerns over Google&#39;s growth potential in a slowing economy, the search giant continues to report strong growth, with fourth-quarter revenue up 51 percent over the same period the year before.Google reported revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter ending Dec. 31 using GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles). Net income for the period was $1.21 billion, compared to $1.01 billion in the third quarter of 2007.With earnings per share of $4.43, Google just missed analyst consensus of $4.44 on a non-GAAP basis, as polled by First Call.Google continues to increase revenue from outside the United States, reporting that 48 percent of total revenue in the quarter came from international markets. That&#39;s up from 44 percent in the same period a year earlier but the same as the third-quarter 2007.In a statement, Google&#39;s CEO Eric Schmidt said that the report reflects strong momentum in the company&#39;s core business as well as a growing receptivity to its new businesses.
598777
Google Inc  on Thursday reported a disappointing quarterly profit and aggressive spending plans to support a widening range of Web services, unnerving investors who sent its shares down 8 percent.
361074
NYSE Group Inc.  posted a fourth-quarter profit on Friday, reversing a year-earlier loss, but results were not as strong as some investors had hoped, and its shares fell.
337060
Web search leader Google Inc   reported on Thursday a 46 percent rise in profit that  topped analysts' expectations, as revenues grew 57 percent and  comfortably outpaced expense growth, reassuring investors.
481341
(InfoWorld) - Despite a drop in Google Inc. share price after its Wednesday earnings announcement, investor confidence in the IT sector appears to be high as earnings season winds down. Google's announcement came in the wake of strong results by its online rivals but as usual it outshone them -- at least, in the eyes of analysts. The company reported net income of US$997 million, or $3.18 per share, for the quarter ending in December. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had forecast $2.92 per share. Several major brokerages including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and RBC Capital Markets Inc. raised their already-high share-price forecasts on the company. Company shares plunged however, dropping $19.75 to close at $481.75 Thursday. Analysts shrugged this off, ascribing the decline to unusually high expectations for the company. While the company dominates online ad sales, the tremendous amounts of cash it is burning in R&D and acquisitions -- mainly its $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube Inc., announced in October, may have investors nervous, analysts pointed out. "Google continues to invest for the long term, and while that may temper results in the near term, we believe it is the right thing to do for the business" wrote UBS analyst Benjamin Schachter in a research note. Dell Inc. shares dropped Thursday after its late-Wednesday announcement that Michael Dell would be taking back the CEO reins from Kevin Rollins, who had been in that role for two and a half years. The company also announced that it now expects its fourth quarter fiscal year 2007 results to be below the average of Thomson Financial estimates for both revenue and earnings per share. Dell has been hit with a hardware price squeeze and has lost its edge as rivals such as Hewlett-Packard Co. have matched or bettered the company's logistics and supply-chain management techniques. Earlier this month, IDC reported that Dell's shipments in the U.S., more than 50 percent of Dell's sales, were down 17 percent for the year as HP overtook the company as the world's leading PC supplier. Dell shares dropped by $0.42 to close at $23.80 Thursday. Despite the concerns about Dell and Google, investor confidence in IT remains high. Though a few major IT vendors, such as Cisco Systems Inc., have yet to announce quarterly earnings, strong results from eBay Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo Inc., and EMC Corp. over the past few weeks suggest that several sectors within the wider IT market will enjoy at least moderate growth this year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, which slumped earlier this month on warnings from chip makers and a few software vendors, has been rising lately, and Thursday gained 4.45 points to close at 2468.38. Â
519577
Strong revenue growth for Web search  leader Google Inc. prompted analysts to raise share  price targets for the company on Thursday, but investors failed  to take the cue, sending the stock down 3 percent.
286419
Web search leader Google Inc  reported on Thursday a 46 percent rise in profit that topped Wall Street expectations, fueled by recent accelerating market share gains and tightened cost controls.
138349
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc. on Wednesday  said it priced its long-awaited initial public offering at $85  per share, far below initial expectations, ending a tumultuous  process beset by poor market conditions and a series of  missteps.