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Earnings Watch For April 29 (HTZ, NEM, JEC, ESRX)

Car and equipment rental provider Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ), the parent company of Hertz Corp., is slated to report results for the first quarter after the market closes. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.17 per share, higher than the year-ago quarter's $0.05 per share. Also, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $2.39 billion compared to $1.96 billion in the prior-year quarter. The stock closed Friday at $24.19. (52-wk H/L $24.31/$10.22)

Gold mining giant Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) is expected to report results for the first quarter. The earnings are expected to decline to $0.77 per share from $1.15 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to down to $2.27 billion from last year's $2.68 billion. The shares closed Friday at $33.47. (52-wk H/L $57.93/$31.77)

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) will report its second quarter results after the close of trading. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.83 per share, higher than $0.65 per share reported a year earlier. Further, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $2.93 billion compared to $2.70 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Friday's session at $51.65. (52-wk H/L $56.53/$33.61)

Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Holding Co. (ESRX) is due to report its first quarter results. The company is projected to post earnings of $0.97 per share, higher than the prior year's $0.73 per share. Quarterly revenues are expected to grow sharply to $25.55 billion from $12.13 billion a year earlier. Shares of ESRX closed Friday's trade at $57.91. (52-wk H/L $66.06/$49.79)

General Growth Properties (GGP), Hartford Financial (HIG), International Rectifier (IRF), J&J Snack Foods (JJSF), Partner Re Ltd (PRE), Post Properties Inc. (PPS), Qiagen (QGEN), Riverbed Technology Inc. (RVBD), Suncor Energy (SU) and Hanover Insurance Group (THG) Choice Hotels International Inc. (CHH), Eaton Corporation plc (ETN), Health Net, Inc. (HNT), Roper Industries Inc. (ROP) are also due to report their results.

by RTTNews Staff Writer

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