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1.El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (LOCO)

El Pollo Loco develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants.

The stock closed Thursday's trading at $11.62 and was up 11.88% in after-hours.

News: The company announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 25, 2019, and provided full-year earnings outlook.

Net income in the third quarter was $6.4 million, or $0.18 per share, compared to $6.8 million, or $0.17 per share in the same quarter a year ago.

Non-GAAP net income was $7.2 million, or $0.20 per share, compared to $7.6 million, or $0.19 per share in the year-ago quarter. Total revenue in the third quarter was $112.1 million compared to $112.2 million in the prior-year period.

Analysts expected the company to report earnings of $0.18 per share on revenue of $110.37 million in the third quarter.

Looking forward to full-year, the company expects earnings in the range of $0.71 to $0.74. Analysts have a consensus estimate of $0.70.

2. Energy Recovery Inc. (ERII)

Energy Recovery develops solutions to improve productivity, profitability, and energy efficiency within the oil & gas, chemical, and water industries.

The stock closed Thursday's trading at $9.31 and was up 9.56% in after-hours.

News: The company announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Net income in the third quarter was $5.1 million or $0.09 per share compared with $4.7 million, or $0.08 per share in the year-ago quarter.

On an adjusted basis, net income was$4.2 million, or $0.07 per share for the third quarter. The analysts' earnings estimate was $0.03 per share.

Total revenue for the recent third quarter was $24.9 million, an increase of 12% year-over-year from $22.2 million. Analysts expected the company to report revenue of $22.01 million for the period.

3. Qorvo Inc. (QRVO)

Qorvo provides radio frequency (RF) solutions and technologies for smartphones and other mobile devices, defense and aerospace, Wi-Fi customer premises equipment, cellular base stations, and Internet of Things applications (IoT).

The stock closed Thursday's trading at $80.86 and was up 9.45% in after-hours.

News: The company reported financial results for the fiscal 2020 second quarter ended September 28, 2019, and announced a $1 billion share buyback.

Net income in the second quarter rose to $83 million or $0.70 per share from $32.1 million or $0.25 per share in the same quarter a year ago.

Non-GAAP net income was $181.2 million or $1.52 per share compared with $224.9 million or $1.75 per share a year ago. Analysts' expectations for earnings were $1.30.

Revenue for the second quarter was $806.7 million versus $884.4 million in the year-ago quarter.

Looking forward to the third quarter, the company sees earnings per share of $1.67 at the midpoint of guidance. Analysts have a consensus earnings estimate of $1.36.

Revenue in the third quarter is expected to be in the range of $840 million to $860 million. The consensus estimate is $762.45 million.

Also, in a separate press release, the company has announced a $1 billion share repurchase program, which includes approximately $117 million authorized under a prior program.

4.Fortinet Inc. (FTNT)

Fortinet provides broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions.

The stock closed Thursday's trading at $81.56 and was up 7.31% in after-hours.

News: The company announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Net income in the third quarter was $79.8 million or $0.46 per share compared to $58.7 million or $0.33 per share in the year-earlier quarter.

Non-GAAP net income was $116.9 million or $0.67 per share compared with $86.7 million or $0.49 per share in the previous year quarter. Analysts were expecting earnings of only $0.56 per share.

Total revenue was $547.5 million for the third quarter, an increase of 21% from $453.9 million for the same quarter a year ago.

Looking forward to the fourth quarter, the company expects non-GAAP net income per share to be in the range of $0.69 to $0.71, and revenue in the range of $595 million to $610 million.

Analysts expect the company to report earnings of $0.64 per share on revenue of $584.79 million for the fourth quarter.

For the full-year, the company sees revenue in the range of $2.135 billion to $2.150 billion and non-GAAP net income per share to be in the range of $2.39 to $2.41.

Analysts expect the company to report a net income of $2.24 per share on revenue of $2.11 billion for the full-year period.

5.Bruker Corporation (BRKR)

Bruker Corporation manufactures and distributes scientific instruments and analytical and diagnostic solutions.

The stock closed Thursday's trading at $44.50 and was up 5.62% in after-hours.

News: The company announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Net income in the third quarter was $61.3 million or $0.39 per share compared with $43.4 million or $0.28 per share in the year-earlier quarter.

On a non-GAAP basis, net income was $67.6 million or $0.43 per share versus $58.2 million or $0.37 per share in the same quarter a year ago. Analysts' estimate for earnings was $0.38 per share.

Revenues for the third quarter of 2019 were $521.1 million, an increase of 11.7% from $466.6 million in the year-ago quarter.

Looking forward to full-year, Bruker is raising its non-GAAP EPS outlook to a range between $1.59 and $1.62. The consensus estimate of analysts is $1.61.

Revenue growth for the full-year is expected to be in the range of 7.0% to 8.0%. Analysts see annual revenue growth of 7.9%.