Medical devices maker Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX: Quote) is expected to report results for the first quarter. The company is expected to earn $0.08 per share on revenues of $1.86 billion. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported earnings of $0.14 per share on revenues of $1.92 billion. The shares closed Wednesday at $5.54. (The stock up about 12% in Q1; MA(50)- $5.94; MA(100)- $5.74; 52-wk H/L $7.91/$5.01)
Bank of America Corp. (BAC: Quote) is due to post first-quarter results. The financial services giant is expected to record earnings of $0.12 per share compared to $0.17 per share last year, on revenues of $22.51 billion. Shares of BAC closed Wednesday's trade at $8.92. (The stock surged around 72% in Q1; MA(50)- $8.69; MA(100)- $7.41; 52-wk H/L $12.71/$4.92)
Chemicals giant E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (DD: Quote) is scheduled to report first-quarter results. The company is expected to post earnings of $1.54 per share, higher than the year-ago quarter's $1.52 per share. Also, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $11.27 billion versus $10.03 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $53.27. (The stock gained nearly 16% in Q1; MA(50)- $51.92; MA(100)- $49.58; 52-wk H/L $57/$37.10)
Morgan Stanley (MS: Quote) is slated to report results for the first quarter. The investment banking giant is expected to report a profit of $0.42 per share versus $0.50 per share last year, with revenues estimated at $7.31 billion. The stock closed Wednesday at $17.66. (The stock up about 30% in Q1; MA(50)- $19.01; MA(100)- $17.69; 52-wk H/L $27.38/$11.58)
Finland-based Nokia Corp. (NOK: Quote) is expected to post first-quarter results. The mobile handset maker is expected to report a loss of $0.05 per share on revenues of $10.10 billion. A year earlier, earnings and revenue were $0.18 per share and $14.23 billion respectively. The stock closed Wednesday's regular trading at $3.97. (The stock rose almost 14% in Q1; MA(50)- $5.12; MA(100)- $5.16; 52-wk H/L $9.42/$3.90)
Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV: Quote), a provider of property casualty insurance for auto, home and business, will report first-quarter results today. Earnings of the company are expected to decline to $1.49 per share from $1.89 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to rise to $5.71 billion from last year's $5.44 billion. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $59.47. (The stock gained nearly 1% in Q1; MA(50)- $58.73; MA(100)- $58.31; 52-wk H/L $64.17/$45.97)
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ: Quote) is scheduled to report results for the first quarter. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.58 per share, up from $0.51 per share reported a year earlier, on revenues of $28.17 billion. The shares closed Wednesday at $37.66. (The stock declined about 3% in Q1; MA(50)- $38.43; MA(100)- $38.39; 52-wk H/L $40.48/$32.28)
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD: Quote) is slated to report results for the first quarter. The chip maker is expected to report a profit of $0.09 per share on revenues of $1.56 billion. In the previous year, the company earned $0.08 per share on revenues of $1.61 billion. AMD closed Wednesday at $7.97. (The stock up about 49% in Q1; MA(50)- $7.66; MA(100)- $6.71; 52-wk H/L $9.17/$4.31)
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT: Quote) is due to post third-quarter results. The company is expected to record earnings of $0.58 per share compared to $0.61 per share last year, on revenues of $17.18 billion. Shares of the world's largest software company closed Wednesday's trade at $31.14. (The stock surged around 25% in Q3; MA(50)- $31.58; MA(100)- $29.33; 52-wk H/L $32.95/$23.65)
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