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Earnings Watch For July 24 (MO, AAPL, DD, T, NFLX, UPS, WHR, NSC)

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7/24/2012 5:07 AM ET

Cigarette maker Altria Group Inc. (MO: Quote) is expected to report results for the first quarter. The company is expected to earn $0.57 per share on revenues of $4.48 billion. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported earnings of $0.54 per share on revenues of $4 billion. The shares closed Monday at $35.49. (The stock up about 13% in Q1; MA(50)- $33.56; MA(100)- $32.32; 52-wk H/L $36.05/$23.20)

Apple Inc. (AAPL: Quote) is due to post third-quarter results. The company is expected to record earnings of $10.36 per share compared to $7.79 per share last year, on revenues of $37.18 billion. Shares of AAPL closed Monday's trade at $603.83. (The stock dropped around 3% in Q3; MA(50)- $579.54; MA(100)- $583.95; 52-wk H/L $644/$353.02)

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (DD: Quote) is scheduled to report second-quarter results. The chemicals giant is expected to post earnings of $1.46 per share, higher than the year-ago quarter's $1.37 per share. Also, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $11.27 billion compared to $10.26 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Monday's session at $48.71. (The stock declined nearly 4% in Q2; MA(50)- $49.01; MA(100)- $50.77; 52-wk H/L $54.21/$37.10)

Telecommunications giant AT&T, Inc. (T: Quote) is slated to report results for the second quarter. The company is expected to report a profit of $0.63 per share versus $0.60 per share last year, on revenues of $31.70 billion. The stock closed Monday at $35.38. (The stock up about 16% in Q2; MA(50)- $34.76; MA(100)- $33.16; 52-wk H/L $36.21/$27.29)

Netflix, Inc. (NFLX: Quote) is expected to post second-quarter results. The company, which provides online and mail-order video service, is expected to earn $0.05 per share compared to $1.26 per share earned a year ago, with revenues estimated at $888.90 million. The company's shares closed Monday's regular trading at $79.94. (The stock plunged almost 40% in Q2; MA(50)- $71.80; MA(100)- $86.99; 52-wk H/L $274/$60.70)

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS: Quote) will report second-quarter results today. Earnings of the world's largest package delivery company are expected to increase to $1.17 per share from $1.07 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to rise to $13.70 billion from last year's $13.19 billion. The company's shares closed Monday's session at $77.95. (The stock down about 2% in Q2; MA(50)- $76.88; MA(100)- $77.86; 52-wk H/L $81.79/$60.74)

Home appliances maker Whirlpool Corp. (WHR: Quote) is scheduled to report results for the second quarter. The company is expected to post earnings of $1.64 per share, a decline from $2.76 per share reported a year ago, on revenues of $4.63 billion. The shares closed Monday at $67.31. (The stock declined around 20% in Q2; MA(50)- $60.65; MA(100)- $65.96; 52-wk H/L $79.39/$45.22)

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC: Quote) is expected to report results for the second quarter. The railroad transporter is expected to earn $1.53 per share on revenues of $2.95 billion. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported earnings of $1.38 per share on revenues of $2.87 billion. The shares closed Monday at $72.19. (The stock gained nearly 10% in Q2; MA(50)- $69.16; MA(100)- $68.75; 52-wk H/L $78.50/$57.57)

Additionally, ACE Ltd. (ACE), AFLAC Inc. (AFL), Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD), Altera Corp. (ALTR), Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB), Broadcom Corp. (BRCM), Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (COG), CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. (CHRW), Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. (CBI), Domino's Pizza, Inc. (DPZ), Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW), EMC Corp. (EMC), FMC Technologies, Inc. (FTI), Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), Illumina Inc. (ILMN), International Game Technology (IGT), Juniper Networks, Inc. (JNPR), Lennox International, Inc. (LII), Linear Technology Corp. (LLTC), Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT), PACCAR Inc. (PCAR), Panera Bread Co. (PNRA), Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU), Qiagen NV (QGEN), Regions Financial Corp. (RF), Reynolds American Inc. (RAI), Ryder System, Inc. (R), Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (SIAL), Under Armour, Inc. (UA), Western Union Co. (WU), AK Steel Holding Corp. (AKS), Virgin Media, Inc. (VMED), AmSurg Corp. (AMSG), Century Aluminum Co. (CENX), Compuware Corp. (CPWR), Ctrip.com International Ltd. (CTRP), Cymer Inc. (CYMI), Manhattan Associates, Inc. (MANH), Manitowoc Co., Inc. (MTW), RVBDRiverbed Technology, Inc. (RVBD), TripAdvisor Inc. (TRIP), Unisys Corp. (UIS) and Websense, Inc. (WBSN) will report their results today.

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