This article was published on March 22, 2012

Accenture and Micron both beat quarterly analyst expectations


Accenture and Micron both beat quarterly analyst expectations

Two technology giants today reported quarterly results that beat analyst expectations.

Accenture, one of the world’s most critical consulting firms, and massive vendor of technology services, posted quarterly profit of 97 cents per share. Analysts had expected 86 cents. Year ago profits for the same quarter came in at 75 cents per share. The company also raised its full year profit expectation to $3.82 $3.90 per share, from $3.76 to $3.84.

Micron, the largest US memory manufacturer had stronger than expected quarter as well. The company posted revenue for the quarter of $2.07 billion, down from the previous year’s $2.26 billion, but higher than the analyst expected $2.02 billion. The company lost over 200 million dollars in the quarter over soft DRAM and NAND chip prices.

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