The business software maker is hovering near five-year highs after breaking out of a flat base in late June. Earnings growth jumped 33% and 67% in the past two quarters. Analysts see a 30% rise in the company’s full-year profit. Estimates were recently revised higher.

N.J.-based Metalico recycles scrap metal and turns it into over a hundred different products. On Tuesday, it completed the purchase of assets from Annaco. The firm has no debt and owned a return on equity of 18% in 2006.

In early May, the Israeli software maker reported first-quarter earnings of 2 cents, reversing a year-ago loss of a penny a share. Sales climbed 40% to $9.1 million. Full-year revenue is expected to rise about 20%.

The financial information provider is trying to come back from a pullback near its 10-week moving average. It recently delivered a 200% surge in Q1 profit, snapping a streak of lackluster results. Sales vaulted 184%, the biggest growth in nine quarters.

The Texas-based firm provides oilfield services to the energy industry. Last month, the company announced a new chairman. Newpark will report Q2 earnings on Aug. 3. Analysts see profit rising 38% to 11 cents a share.

In May, the grease recycler reported an 1,100% explosion in first-quarter profit. Revenue jumped 81%, the third straight quarter of accelerating growth. The company’s full-year profit is expected to soar 500%.

The U.K.-based firm doesn’t make semiconductors, but it designs and licenses semiconductor architecture. ARM’s technology is used in cell phones, digital camera and video game consoles. J.P. Morgan recently upgraded the stock to overweight from underweight.

After suffering several quarterly losses, B Square is beginning to turn things around. In May it reported its second straight quarterly profit, earning 6 cents a share vs. a year-ago loss of 9 cents a share. The software maker is trying to rebound from a nasty reversal last month.