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Earnings Watch For February 1 (AOL, HSY, LVS, NOC, QCOM, WHR, EA)

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2/1/2012 5:45 AM ET
(RTTNews) - Web service firm AOL Inc. (AOL: News ) is slated to post quarterly results. The company is expected to record a profit of $0.16 per share on revenues of $572.98 million for the fourth quarter. In the same quarter a year earlier, the company earned $0.70 per share on revenues of $596 million. The company's shares closed Tuesday's regular trade at $16.21. (The stock gained nearly 26% in Q4; MA(50)- $14.88; MA(100)- $14.40; 52-wk H/L $24.22/$10.06)

Hershey Co. (HSY: News ) is due to report results for the fourth quarter. The company is expected to report earnings of $0.70 per share compared to $0.61 per share last year, with revenues estimated at $1.56 billion. HSY closed Tuesday's session at $61.08. (The stock up about 5% in Q4; MA(50)- $59.69; MA(100)- $59.08; 52-wk H/L $62.38/$47.47)

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS: News ) is expected to report fourth-quarter results. The casino operator is expected to earn $0.57 per share on revenues of $2.47 billion, while in the year-ago quarter, the company reported earnings of $0.42 per share on revenues of $2.02 billion. On the NYSE, the shares closed Tuesday's trade at $49.11. (The stock rose almost 11% in Q4; MA(50)- $44.65; MA(100)- $44.87; 52-wk H/L $50.68/$36.05)

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC: News ) is scheduled to post quarterly results. The company is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings of $1.67 per share, higher than last year's $1.03 per share. Also, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $6.67 billion, a decline from $8.61 billion recorded a year earlier. The shares closed Tuesday at $58.05. (The stock gained nearly 13% in Q4; MA(50)- $57.50; MA(100)- $56.12; 52-wk H/L $72.50/$49.20)

QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM: News ) will report first-quarter results today. The company is expected to record a profit of $0.90 per share compared to $0.82 per share in the prior-year quarter, on revenues of $4.58 billion. On Tuesday, QCOM closed regular trade at $58.82. (The stock up about 13% in Q1; MA(50)- $55.31; MA(100)- $54.04; 52-wk H/L $59.84/$45.98)

Whirlpool Corp. (WHR: News ) is slated to post quarterly results. For the fourth quarter, the company is expected to report earnings of $1.96 per share on revenues of $4.98 billion. Last year, the home appliances maker earned $2.11 per share on revenues of $5.04 billion. The stock closed Tuesday at $54.32. (The stock dropped around 4% in Q4; MA(50)- $49.93; MA(100)- $51.72; 52-wk H/L $92/$45.22)

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA: News ) is expected to report results for the third quarter. The video-game publisher is expected to earn $0.93 per share compared to $0.59 per share in the year-ago quarter, on revenues of $1.61 billion. EA closed Tuesday's regular trade at $18.58. (The stock up about 1% in Q3; MA(50)- $20.38; MA(100)- $21.66; 52-wk H/L $26.13/$16.23)