Stocks To Watch - Nov. 12

(RTTNews) - What makes these stocks interesting? Today's stocks are interesting for reasons like good quarterly numbers, strong outlook, and some other metrics. The stocks are handpicked after sifting through the current news, and not generated by any automated software or cookie cutter process.

Fabless semiconductor company Spreadtrum Communications Inc. (SPRD) reported third-quarter net income of $35.65 million or $0.64 per ADS, higher than $23.24 million or $0.44 per ADS in the prior-year quarter.

Excluding share-based compensation expenses, adjusted net income for the quarter was $41.19 million or $0.74 per ADS, compared to $29.32 million or $0.56 per ADS in the year-ago quarter. On average, seven analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Total revenue for the quarter surged 56.1% to a record $293.32 million from $187.87 million in the same quarter last year, and topped nine Wall Street analysts' consensus estimate of $257.44 million.

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Packaged specialty rice and other food products distributor Amira Nature Foods Ltd. (ANFI) continues to project full year fiscal 2014 revenue in the range of $480 million - $507 million. Analysts currently expect full-year revenues of $500.18 million.

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Real estate investment trust Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. (BEE) lifted its fiscal 2013 FFO outlook to a range of $0.38 - $0.43 per share from its previous guidance range of $0.35 - $0.40 per share. Analysts currently expect the company to report full-year earnings of $0.37 per share on revenues of $915.23 million.

The company also raised its full-year forecast for RevPAR to a range of 7.5% - 8.0% from the prior range of 6.0% - 7.0% and total RevPAR to a range of 6.5% - 7.0% from the previous range of 5.0% - 6.0%.

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Satellite and wireless networking systems provider ViaSat Inc. (VSAT) reported a turnaround to profit in the second quarter, totaling $1.9 million or $0.04 per share, compared to a loss of $7.9 million or $0.18 per share last year.

Adjusted earnings for the three-month period was $9.3 million or $0.20 per share versus a loss of $1.9 million or $0.04 per share last year. On average, eight analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenue for the quarter grew to $353.9 million from $282.8 million a year ago. Eight analysts had a consensus revenue estimate of $330.78 million for the quarter.