After-market Movers For Oct 24 (MSFT, AMZN, ZNGA, CECO, DECK, QLIK, HWAY, RMD)

(RTTNews) - Gainers:

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) rose nearly 5 percent to $35.32. The company's first quarter results were above Wall Street view. Devices and Consumer revenue grew 4 percent, while Commercial revenue improved 10 percent.

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) gained 8 percent to $358.80. The company's third quarter net loss narrowed sharply from the previous year period and matched analysts' expectation. Net sales increased 24 percent and came in above the consensus estimate. The company forecast fourth quarter revenue in-line with market view.

Zynga, Inc. (ZNGA) was up 13 percent to $4.00. The company's third quarter net loss narrowed from the year-ago quarter and its adjusted result topped Street view. Revenue declined 36 percent, but topped the consensus estimate. The company forecast fourth quarter revenue above Street view. The company also announced the appointment of Clive Downie as its chief operating officer.

Career Education Corp. (CECO) surged 58 percent to $6.00. The company announced it has reached a definitive agreement to sell and transfer control of its European education properties to private equity firm Apax Partners. The company anticipates receiving a cash payment of $276.5 million at closing.

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (DECK) gained 14 percent to $52.87 as its third quarter results topped analysts' expectations.

Decliners:

Qlik Technologies, Inc. (QLIK) fell 19 percent to $27.00. The company's non-GAAP earnings per share topped analysts' estimate, but its revenues were below the consensus estimate. The company guided fourth quarter results to miss market view and also lowered its fiscal 2013 forecast.

Healthways Inc. (HWAY) plunged 21 percent to $12.98. The company's third quarter results were below Wall Street view. The company also slashed its financial guidance for 2013 driven predominately by a shortfall in risk-life aggregation with certain health systems.

ResMed Inc. (RMD) declined 12 percent to $49.50 as its first quarter earnings and revenues were below analysts' expectations.

Trading halt:

Trading in shares of Ixia (XXIA) was halted. The company announced that Vic Alston has resigned as its President and CEO and as a member of its board following a determination by the company's audit committee that he had misstated his academic credentials, his age and early employment history. The company has appointed Errol Ginsberg as acting CEO.