Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) reported third quarter adjusted EPS of $0.77 after the bell Monday, compared to $0.45 a year ago. Analysts had expected EPS of $0.56. The company also increased its full year adjusted EPS forecast to between $2.63 and $2.65, from prior expectations of $2.26 to $2.28. The consensus estimate is for EPS of $2.30. Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) in last trading activity increased 2.94% to close at $184.82. Company weekly performance is 20.33% while its quarterly performance stands at 7.58%. Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) is -0.10% away from its 52 week high. Austin-based online travel marketplace, HomeAway Inc. (NASDAQ:AWAY), opened its fourth office in the area at The Domain Oct. 13. Currently, HomeAway at The Domain has about 300 employees and by April, the company hopes to have more than 750, said CEO and Founder Brian Sharples. On last trading day HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWAY) moved down -0.58% to close at $32.72. Its volatility for the week is 3.33% while volatility for the month is 3.61%. AWAY's sales growth for past 5 years was 33.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 21.50%. HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWAY) monthly performance is -1.24%. Credit Acceptance Corp. (NASDAQ:CACC) last released its earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $2.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.90 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $179.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $181.37 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.56 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Credit Acceptance Corp. will post $11.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. On last trading day Credit Acceptance Corp. (NASDAQ:CACC) moved down -1.01% to close at $136.00. Its volatility for the week is 3.03% while volatility for the month is 1.49%. CACC's sales growth for past 5 years was 16.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 37.30%. Credit Acceptance Corp. (NASDAQ:CACC) monthly performance is 9.23%. SANTA CLARA, Calif. Over the past two years, parts of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. have begun to embrace a methodology known as Agile for rapid and flexible software development. At least in Wal-Mart’s e-commerce businesses, using the Agile approach was a response to the increasing complexity and dynamic market conditions that require solutions to be delivered faster, according to a 2013 report. Wal-Mart competitor Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) began using a particular Agile methodology called Scrum nearly a decade ago. The conventional approach to building software, known as the waterfall method, often takes companies a year or more to deliver a complete feature-packed product. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has 18.30% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 67.10%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $312.97. Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:PWRD) last released its earnings data on Monday, August 18th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $149.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $150.56 million. Analysts expect that Perfect World Co., Ltd. will post $2.12 EPS for the current fiscal year. On Wednesday shares of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:PWRD) closed at $20.91. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was 16.30% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 12.20%.
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