Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is expected to report results for the second quarter. The company is expected to earn $0.02 per share on revenues of $12.89 billion. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported earnings of $0.41 per share on revenues of $9.91 billion. The shares closed Wednesday at $217.05. (The stock up about 13% in Q2; MA(50)- $219.60; MA(100)- $209.59; 52-wk H/L $246.71/$166.97)
Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) is due to post second-quarter results. The New York-based consumer goods major is expected to record earnings of $1.33 per share compared to $1.26 per share last year, on revenues of $4.25 billion. Shares of CL closed Wednesday's trade at $102.25. (The stock rose almost 7% in Q2; MA(50)- $101.26; MA(100)- $99.25; 52-wk H/L $106.06/$78.62)
Midland, Michigan-based Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) is scheduled to report second-quarter results. The company is expected to report earnings of $0.64 per share, lower than last year's $0.85 per share. Also, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $15.70 billion versus $16.05 billion in the year-ago quarter. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $30.27. (The stock declined nearly 8% in Q2; MA(50)- $31.22; MA(100)- $32.55; 52-wk H/L $36.32/$20.61)
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) will report second-quarter results today. The telecom services provider is expected to post a loss of $0.40 per share versus loss of $0.28 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to rise to $8.73 billion from last year's $8.31 billion. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $3.37. (The stock gained nearly 14% in Q2; MA(50)- $3.01; MA(100)- $2.82; 52-wk H/L $5.27/$2.10)
The world's largest specialty coffee retailer Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) is expected to post third-quarter results. The company is expected to report earnings of $0.45 per share on revenues of $3.33 billion. A year earlier, earnings and revenue were $0.36 per share and $2.93 billion respectively. The stock closed Wednesday's regular trading at $50.41. (The stock dropped around 4% in Q3; MA(50)- $53.13; MA(100)- $54.47; 52-wk H/L $62/$33.72)
Hershey Co. (HSY) is slated to report results for the second quarter. The company is expected to report a profit of $0.61 per share versus $0.56 per share last year, with revenues estimated at $1.42 billion. The stock closed Wednesday at $70.33. (The stock up about 18% in Q2; MA(50)- $69.47; MA(100)- $66.16; 52-wk H/L $72.97/$53.83)
Facebook, Inc. (FB) is scheduled to report results for the second quarter. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.12 per share on revenues of $1.15 billion. The shares closed Wednesday at $29.34. (52-wk H/L $45/$25.52)
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) is slated to report results for the second quarter. The company is expected to report a profit of $0.52 per share on revenues of $3.51 billion. In the previous year, the company earned $0.50 per share on revenues of $3.35 billion. WM closed Wednesday at $32.44. (The stock down about 3% in Q2; MA(50)- $32.63; MA(100)- $33.74; 52-wk H/L $36.35/$27.75)
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) is due to post second-quarter results. The company is expected to record earnings of $1.95 per share compared to $2.18 per share last year, on revenues of $115.08 billion. Shares of XOM closed Wednesday's trade at $85.24. (The stock dropped almost 1% in Q2; MA(50)- $82.80; MA(100)- $84.06; 52-wk H/L $87.94/$67.03)
AmerisourceBergen Corp. (ABC), Amgen Inc. (AMGN), BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI), Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX), Cache Inc. (CACH), CME Group Inc. (CME), Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPS), Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB), L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (LLL), Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (MXIM), The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (MHP), Mylan, Inc. (MYL), The New York Times Co. (NYT), Raytheon Co. (RTN), Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS), Tellabs Inc. (TLAB), CA Technologies (CA), Expedia Inc. (EXPE), NetSuite Inc. (N), Hutchinson Technology Inc. (HTCH), QLogic Corp. (QLGC), 3M Co. (MMM) and CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) are also expected to report their results today.
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