The coming week on wall street will be a very quiet one from an economic data standpoint, but an extremely busy one for earnings reports. Earnings season kicks into full gear this week, and there are a whole lot of market moving reports due out. 
Tuesday January 22
- Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) One could make a strong argument that Apple is the hottest name in tech right now, so this report better be good or the market will react very negatively. The market is expecting $1.62 per share.
- Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) Another of the battered and beaten financials, BAC is expected to report 18 cents per share, but many on wall street believe the number could be much lower than that.
- Dupont (NYSE:DD) Dupont has actually done pretty well to match or beat expectations of late, but the recent market swoon has affected its stock price, which sits at a 52 week low.
- Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq:FITB) FITB is a regional bank that has been affected by the mortgage crisis, but not to the level of some of its competitors. The company is expected to earn 27 cents per share.
- Jacobs Engineering (NYSE:JEC) JEC is an infrastructure stock that has been hit hard by the recent selloff. Just one month ago the stock sat at a 52 week high of $103, now it sits at $74. Estimates continue to rise despite the stock's recent slide.
- Johnson and Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) One of the most diversified companies in the world Johnson and Johnson will report before the bell Tuesday. One would expect JNJ to be able withstand an economic slowdown fairly well.
- National City (NYSE:NCC) NCC is a regional bank with significant exposure to the mortgage crisis. The company has already cut a lot of jobs in the mortgage area and is trying to cut costs as quickly as possible.
- Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) Investors will be looking to NSC to see if the railroads growth prospects will be hurt by the slowing economy. The expectations have declined of late due to recessionary fears.
- Tellabs (Nasdaq:TLAB) One of the first telecom names to report TLAB is expected to bring in just one cent per share of earnings.
- UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) UNH will report Tuesday morning before the bell and is expected to bring in 92 cents per share. The company is trying to get some positive press after the option scandal with its previous CEO has kept a cloud over its shares.
- Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) TXN has done a solid job of growing its earnings of late and is expected to report 52 cents per share Tuesday after the bell.
Wednesday January 23rd
- Allegheny Technologies (NYSE:ATI) ATI is expected to report $1.41 per share on Wednesday. The stock has been hit hard and sits near a 52 week low despite impressive growth in the past few quarters.
- Coach (NYSE:COH) This once extremely hot high-end retailer has fallen out of favor very quickly. Investors will be most interested in what the company has to say about its future growth prospects.
- eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) eBay has come under pressure of late as traffic growth at the site has slowed significantly. The company is expected to report 41 cents.
- Exelon (NYSE:EXC) This utility company has shown impressive growth over the past few years and the stock has done quite well. EXC is expected to report $1.01 before the bell on Wednesday.
- Hudson City Bancorp (Nasdaq:HCBK) This bank has been the lone standout in its industry, the one that stayed away from the subprime mortgage business. Will it continue to outperform?
- Qualcomm (Nasdaq:QCOM) QCOM has done very well compared to many tech stocks of late. The company has less of a cloud over it than it has in the past and is expected to bring in 53 cents per share.
- St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) Growth has slowed some at STJ of late, but is it the sign of a maturing company or a company getting behind its competition? That's what investors want to know.
- United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) This conglomerate will report Wed. morning. UTX has done a good job keeping its growth at an elevated pace of late. It is expected to report $1.06.
Thursday January 24th
- Amgen (Nasdaq:AMGN) AMGN was long considered a steady reliable grower, but about two years ago it went off course. Investors want to know if it is gaining its footing again or still fumbling around.
- Cypress Semiconducter (NYSE:CY) CY had been a great performer until recently when the unwinding of the solar trade has hurt it greatly. Can this company show growth outside its solar spinoff?
- E*Trade Financial (Nasdaq:ETFC) ETFC's issues have been well-documented. The real question that investors have at this point is whether the company can survive on its own or not.
- KLA Tencor (Nasdaq:KLAC) Part of the unloved semiconducter space KLAC has had its estimates slashed numerous times in the past few months, so expectations have gone down considerably. It is expected to report 70 cents.
- Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) LMT has done very well both from a company and stock perspective of late as the defense spending boom has benefited the company greatly.
- MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE:WFR) WFR is part of the solar trade that was so hot for so long, but has cooled drastically of late. Investors want clarity about the future growth of the company.
- Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) One of the kings of the tech world, MSFT has reinvented itself quite nicely of late it seems. The company has shown accelerating growth of late again and appears setup well for the near future.
- Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:JAVA) JAVA used to be a tech bellweather but as of late the company has been floundering and searching for answers.
- Textron (NYSE:TXT) Textron has had great earnings numbers of late, but the stock has been hit extremely hard in just the last 3 weeks. TXT is expected to report 92 cents Thursday morning.
Friday January 25th
- Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) CAT was one of the very first companies to warn the market of the possibility of an impending slowdown in growth last quarter, so it will be very interesting to hear the commentary out of CAT this quarter.
- Harley Davidson (NYSE:HOG) One would be hard pressed to find an icon type company that has fallen faster than HOG of late. The company has said it has no earnings guidance and investors have lost significant trust in the executives of the company.
- Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) WFT is an oil equipment and services company that has done very well over the past few years as demand for oil has grown. The company is expected to report 96 cents per share.
This week should be very volatile and looks like it may start out on a decidedly negative note. Bullish traders are counting on some companies to reassure the street that the economy isn't as bad as some fear. Keep a close eye on those earnings releases.
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