NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Shares of Nice Systems were cut in half Thursday after the Israeli digital recording company warned of a fourth-quarter loss, compared with the profit analysts expected.
Blue Martini Software gained throughout the day on a marketing deal with Intel, but gave back after-hours. Online-auction site eBay also rose earlier in the day as it unveiled its first national television advertising campaign, but changed its tune after-hours.
Thursday's after-hours losers
Blue Martini Software (BLUE: Research, Estimates) down 50 cents to $15. The e-business software maker signed a marketing, sales and engineering deal with chip maker Intel (INTC: Research, Estimates).
eBay (EBAY: Research, Estimates) down 31 cents to $37.50. The Internet-auction site unveiled its first national television advertising campaign in a move to reap a new crop of online bidders and distance itself from the gloomy publicity surrounding this year's dot.com meltdown.
ePlus (PLUS: Research, Estimates) down 12 cents to $12. The Web services provider said Wednesday it expects to exceed Wall Street's consensus estimates for its fiscal third and fourth quarters and the year as a result of higher margins and lower expenses.
Nice Systems (NICE: Research, Estimates) down 12 cents to $17.38. The company, which makes multimedia digital recording systems, said it expects to report a fourth-quarter net loss per share, instead of the 58 cents a share in earnings expected by analysts.
Vascular Solutions (VASC: Research, Estimates) down 12 cents to $7.88. The medical-device maker said it expects to post a fourth-quarter net loss one cent wider than analysts' expectations due to lower-than-expected usage of one of its products.
F5 Networks (FFIV: Research, Estimates) closed down $2.62 to $11.12. The company, which makes Internet-traffic management products, said its fiscal first-quarter 2001 revenue and earnings would fail to meet Wall Street expectations.
DSET (DSET: Research, Estimates) closed down $1.12 to $2.12. The provider of software and services for telecommunications companies said Wednesday its fourth-quarter loss would be wider than expected due to financing difficulties among some of its customers.
Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF: Research, Estimates) closed down $1.06 to $19.88. Retail sales showed little promise of a pickup this week, threatening a grim end for a glum year that has been marred by a slowing economy, higher interest rates and deflated consumer sentiment.
Thursday's after-hours winners
Royal Caribbean (RCL: Research, Estimates) closed up $3.54 to $27.19. The cruise company rose after news that Florida rival Commodore Holdings (CCLN: Research, Estimates) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
McAfee.com (MCAF: Research, Estimates) up 62 cents to $6.62. The online personal computer security and management company rose despite a warning that its parent company, Network Associates (NETA: Research, Estimates), would post a fourth-quarter loss, well below the profit Wall Street analysts expected.
Jabil Circuit (JBL: Research, Estimates) closed up $2.94 to $25.94. The electronics contract manufacturer will be added to the S&P 500 index.
Micromuse (MUSE: Research, Estimates) up 50 cents to $64. Lehman Brothers reiterated its "buy" rating on the company, which makes software to help companies manage information-technology infrastructures.
Littelfuse (LFUS: Research, Estimates) up 38 cents to $28. The company, which makes fuses for the auto and electronics industries, said it expects fourth-quarter earnings to miss analysts' forecasts due partly to a slowdown in the automotive sector.
JDS Uniphase (JDSU: Research, Estimates) up 38 cents to $44.50. The world's No. 1 fiber-optic component supplier fell back to earth after rising Wednesday when bargain-hunting investors bought its battered stock.
-- compiled by Mark Gongloff from staff and wire reports 
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