Altera Corporation (ALT) Q3 Tops EPS By 3 Cents

Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) released its earnings report for the three months ending September 30, 2013 this afternoon after the bell rang on Wall Street. The company showed earnings of $0.37 per share for the three month period on revenue totaling $445.9 million. On today’s market, stock in Altera was flat and finished the day at $37.32. Analysts following Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) in the lead up to the release of this earnings report were looking for earnings of 34 cents per share from the semiconductor maker. Revenue for the three months through September was expected to come in at $452 million….