2/8/2012 5:38 AM ET
(RTTNews) - Computer networking gear maker Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO: News ) is slated to report better results for the second quarter. The company is expected to record a profit of $0.43 per share versus $0.37 per share last year, with revenues estimated at $11.23 billion. The company's shares closed Tuesday's session at $20.20. (The stock rose around 17% in Q2; MA(50)- $18.90; MA(100)- $18.09; 52-wk H/L $22.15/$13.30)
CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS: News ) is due to post quarterly results. For the fourth quarter, earnings are expected to grow to $0.89 per share from $0.80 per share in the prior year quarter. Also, the pharmacy health care provider is anticipated to record revenues of $28.12 billion, higher than $24.77 billion recorded a year ago. CVS closed Tuesday's regular trade at $43.08. (The stock surged about 22% in Q4; MA(50)- $40.56; MA(100)- $38.26; 52-wk H/L $43.98/$31.30)
Media and entertainment giant Time Warner Inc. (TWX: News ) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter results. Earnings and revenue for the quarter are expected to be $0.87 per share and $8.06 billion respectively. In the year-ago quarter, the company earned $0.67 per share on revenues of $7.81 billion. On the NYSE, the shares closed Tuesday at $38.10. (The stock up about 21% in Q4; MA(50)- $35.98; MA(100)- $34.38; 52-wk H/L $38.62/$27.62)
News Corp. (NWS: News ) is expected to report second-quarter results. In the comparable quarter a year earlier, the company earned $0.24 per share on revenues of $8.7 billion. The stock closed Tuesday at $20.19. (The stock gained nearly 17% in Q2; MA(50)- $18.57; MA(100)- $17.73; 52-wk H/L $20.31/$13.83)
Specialty retailer Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM: News ) will post its results today. For the first quarter, the company is expected to report earnings of $0.60 per share on revenues of $3.38 billion. In the prior-year quarter, the company posted earnings of $0.51 per share on revenues of $3 billion. The shares closed Tuesday's trade at $75.80. (The stock rose almost 7% in Q1; MA(50)- $66.22; MA(100)- $63.70; 52-wk H/L $78.29/$52.52)
Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU: News ) is scheduled to report results for the fourth quarter. Earnings for the quarter are expected to be $1.76 per share, flat with last year, with revenues estimated at $10.20 billion. PRU closed Tuesday's session at $60.43. (The stock up about 10% in Q4; MA(50)- $52.67; MA(100)- $51.41; 52-wk H/L $67.52/$42.45)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), Coventry Health Care, Inc. (CVH), FMC Corp. (FMC), Ingersoll-Rand Plc (IR), Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL), O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY), Reynolds American Inc. (RAI), Visa Inc. (V) and Ingram Micro Inc. (IM) are also due to report their results today.
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by RTT Staff Writer
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