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Fuel Systems Solutions (FSYS) reported strong quarterly earnings and gave a solid outlook for the remainder of the year. Here's the release (a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINBNG45255720090806?rpc=44"via Reuters/a):br /blockquotebr /* Q2 EPS $0.46 vs. est $0.32br /* Q2 rev $92.3 mln vs. est $87.8 mlnbr /* Raises '09 revenue outlookbr /br /Aug 6 (Reuters) - Fuel Systems Solutions Inc, an alternative fuel components maker, posted better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by a rise in demand for its delayed original equipment manufacturer products, and it raised its revenue outlook for the full year. Shares of the company rose 8 percent to $29 in trading after the bell. They closed at $26.82 Thursday on Nasdaq.br /br /The company posted second-quarter earnings of $7.4 million, or 46 cents a share, compared with $4.6 million, 29 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue fell 6 percent to $92.3 million.br /br /Analysts on average were expecting ...

Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=FSYS"FSYS/a) is in the whole alternative fuel/vehicle arena. This is an interesting space to me right now as prices remain depressed, while the two main drivers for their business (1. Potential for conventional fuel prices to spike again, and 2. Alternative energy/fuels gain traction in Washington. (a href="http://briskycapital.blogspot.com/2009/07/nat-gas-act-introduced-in-senate.html"NAT GAS act has reached the senate/a)). To me, these two are both there, and could very well both happen in a big way. First, lets take a quick step back for a description of the company(this is all directly from Yahoo Finance):br /br /ulliFuel Systems Solutions, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and supply of alternative fuel components and systems for use in the transportation, industrial, and power generation industries. Its components and systems control the pressure and flow of gaseous alternative fuels, such as propane and natural gas used in internal combustion engines./liliThe ...

Some interesting news as Boone Pickens continues to put pressure on Washington to come up with an energy plan. a href="http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2009/07/08/nat-gas-bill-introduced-in-the-us-senate/"Legislation is now being discussed/a about a bill to promote use of vehicles that run on cleaner burning natural gas.br /br /ulliU.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) were joined today by energy-independence advocate T. Boone Pickens to tout new legislation that would boost vehicles that run on clean natural gas. The NAT GAS Act, introduced today by Menendez and co-sponsored by Reid and Hatch, would extend and increase tax credits for natural gas vehicles and refueling./li/ulpspan style="text-decoration: underline;"strongBackground on legislation/strong/span /p div class="entry"liExpands and modify the alternative fueled vehicle and refueling property tax credits as follows:/li blockquote liMakes all dedicated natural gas-fueled vehicles eligible for a credit equal to 80% of the vehicle’s incremental cost. Only some dedicated natural ...

Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (FSYS) fell more than 2% and below its 50-day moving average of $15.16 at noon. Analysts, on average, see the company's earnings per share falling by 24.33% to $1.29 in fiscal 2009. FSYS is a Zacks#5 Rank ("Strong Sell") stock.

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America Service Group Inc (ASGR) Amtrust Financial Services Inc (AFSI) AngloGold Ashanti Ltd (AU) ArcSight Inc (ARST) BioReference Laboratories Inc (BRLI) Calavo Growers Inc (CVGW) Christopher & Banks Corp (CBK) Citi Trends Inc (CTRN) Dolan Media Co (DM) Dynamics Research Corp (DRCO) Flowers Foods Inc (FLO) Fuel Systems Solutions Inc (FSYS) Gammon Gold Inc (GRS) Genmab A/S Dkk (GNMSF) Harmony Gold Mining Co (HMY) HF Financial Corp (HFFC) IntelGenx Technologies Corp (IGXT) J&J Snack Foods Corp (JJSF) ManTech International Corp (MANT) MasTec Inc (MTZ) Navios Maritime Partners LP (NMM) NaviSite Inc (NAVI) Odyssey HealthCare Inc (ODSY) Orion Marine Group Inc (OMGI) Owens & Minor Inc (OMI) Peet's Coffee & Tea ...

Shares of Fuel Systems Solutions Inc (FSYS) are plunging 27% on heavy volume following a surprisingly bad earnings report.

The company earned 4 cents per share, versus expectations for 41 cents per share. The miss followed 4 consecutive quarterly surprises, when FSYS beat estimates by an average margin of 30 cents per share.

FSYS has been volatile, with a 52-week range of $9.80 to $61.24. The combination of this historic volatility and the big, negative surprise are causing the sharp drop today.

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