For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – October 13, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Royal Philips Electronics (PHG), Sony Corporation (SNE), General Electric Company (GE), Panasonic Corporation (PC) and Nucor Corporation (NUE).

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Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:

Philips Misses Zacks Consensus

Royal Philips Electronics (PHG) reported earnings of 27 cents per share for the third quarter of 2009, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 38 cents.

Sales amounted to $8.04 billion, a decline of 11% on both nominal and comparable bases.

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Royal Philips Electronics (PHG) reported earnings of 27 cents per share for the third quarter of 2009, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 38 cents. Sales amounted to $8.04 billion, a decline of 11% on both nominal and comparable bases. Healthcare sales declined by 4% on a comparable basis due to declines at Clinical Care Systems, Imaging Systems and Healthcare Informatics. Consumer Lifestyle sales fell by 15% on a comparable basis, due to declines in all businesses except Health & Wellness. Lighting sales declined by 13% on a comparable basis, led by double-digit declines at Professional Luminaires, Lighting Electronics and Automotive Lighting. In mature markets, double-digit declines at Lighting and Consumer Lifestyle were offset by a mid-single digit decline at Healthcare. Sales in emerging markets showed sequential improvement although it remained 11% below the level achieved in the corresponding prior-year quarter....

Sirona Dental Systems Inc. (SIRO) reported adjusted fiscal third-quarter earnings of 51 cents per share, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate by nearly 11%.

Shares of this Zacks #3 Rank ("Hold") stock is trading on heavier-than-usual volume of approximately 497,000, against the average daily volume of about 141,000.

Revenue decreased 3.4% to $180.6 million.

In terms of segments, Treatment Centers and CAD/CAM recorded growth of 5.8% and 4.9%, respectively, while Instruments and Imaging Systems slipped 7.3% and 15.9%, respectively.

Sirona also said that it continues to expect revenues on a constant currency basis and operating income, excluding amortization, to be flat as compared to fiscal 2008.

Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the year ending September 2009 has slipped by a penny over the past month to $1.64 per share.

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In news today, Del Global announced it is producing the Del Load Center (DLC), its first green product for the general imaging, digital radiographic markets. The DLC unifies the power supply for an entire radiographic suite by connecting all equipment to a single source of power.

Joseph Flies, vice president of Operations for the Del Medical Systems Group, stated, “As a global corporation, we need to focus our ingenuity and knowledge on sustainability by creating products that are healthier for the environment. The DLC Load Center will reduce energy costs and create other efficiencies that are part of a trend to cut down on overall footprint and usage. Del realizes now more than ever that setting a course on creating greener alternatives is what the future is all about. The DLC Load center will be the first of many new and exciting products geared towards helping

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