Sturm Ruger ( RGR ): Q1 EPS of $1.20 beats by $0.19 . Revenue of $155.9M beats by $24.25M . ( PR ) 2 comments! Shares of Sturm Ruger ( RGR +2% ) trade higher after the company beat estimates with its Q1 report . The firearms manufacturer plans to increase its capex spending to $30M for the year to help keep up with demand. Peer Smith & Wesson ( SWHC ) +1.1% in sympathy. Post your comment! Shares of Sturm Ruger ( RGR ): Move up in the post session after posting a solid Q1 earnings beat . Net earnings grew 53% Y/Y, driven by a 39% jump in sales, which in turn were driven by by the introduction of the new LC380 and SR45 pistols. Shares +2% AH. Post your comment! Sturm, Ruger ( RGR +3.7% ), Cabelas ( CAB +5.6% ), and Smith & Wesson ( SWHC +2.6% ) trade higher after President Obama signs 23 executive orders on gun control limits which come in addition to the laws the administration is pushing Congress to pass. While there is little question the companies ... Sturm, Ruger ( RGR ) says that on August 15, it's already produced its one millionth firearm of 2012, noting it's on pace to beat its own yearly record of 1,114,700 firearms produced, set in 2011. Last year, Ruger became the first and only commercial firearms company to manufacture one million ... Sturm, Ruger & Company ( RGR ) declares $0.49/share quarterly dividend (Approx. 40% of Net income). For shareholders of record May 10. Payable May 24. Ex-div date May 08. ( PR ) Post your comment! Smith & Wesson ( SWHC -1% ) and Sturm, Ruger ( RGR -1.9% ) take a sharp turn down after news of a mass casualty shooting at a Connecticut school breaks out from national media sources. 7 comments! Smith & Wesson ( SWHC -3.1% ) and Sturm, Ruger ( RGR -1.7% ) trade lower with gun control legislation a major topic of political discussion following the tragic event in Connecticut. Though predictions of a gun demand rush is the knee-jerk reaction of some traders to the news gun laws could be ... The California State Teachers Retirement System says it will sell all its shares in gun sellers such as Smith & Wesson ( SWHC ), Freedom Group, and Sturm Ruger ( RGR ). In an unanimous vote, a committee for the teachers fund approved a measure to divest the $12M in gun stock investments. 4 ... While the impassioned rhetoric over gun control shows little signs of calming down , reports continue to pile in on record sales ( I , II , III ). Sturm Ruger ( RGR ) and Smith & Wesson ( SWHC ) could face a supply shortage due to the huge rush, but it's an issue which many companies wish they ...