This week is another week that is jam packed full of earnings reports. The market will be watching as companies from all different industries report throughout the week. We will preview the week day by day with some of the most notable companies and what is expected of them:
Monday Feb. 4th
- Humana (NYSE:HUM) This health benefits company has beaten expectations most of the time lately and has outperformed its peers.
- Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) This fast food powerhouse has been a great stock over the past couple of years because of impressive growth numbers in each business. Wall street is looking for 42 cents per share from the company.
Tuesday Feb. 5th
- Bankrate (Nasdaq:RATE) This stock is unique in that it hit a 52 week high this past Friday despite all the market turmoil of late. The market is looking for 39 cents on Tuesday afternoon.
- Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) Duke has traded in a very tight range in the past year and investors are looking for a catalyst for the shares.
- JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq:JDSU) This once hotter than hot tech company has the missed the mark badly for many quarters in a row and has gone to reverse stock splits to try to keep its company listed on the Nasdaq.
- VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) I will certainly have a close eye on this report as VFC has been one of the very few retailers that has been able to raise profit growth expectations and beat earnings estimates in the past couple quarters. Can this story continue?
Wednesday Feb. 6th
- Akamai (Nasdaq:AKAM) This company is all about internet content delivery, and it had a pretty bad 2007. Investors are down on the company, so expectations should be quite low here.
- Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO) One of the last major tech companies to report, CSCO is looking to rebound from last quarters disappointment to the markets. Analysts will pay especially close attention to the forward-looking statements here.
- MetLife (NYSE:MET) This insurance giant will report Wednesday after the closing bell. The stock sits right in the middle of its 52 week range.
- National Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV) NOV has been one of fastest growers in the oil equipment and services industry. The stock was one of the best performers in 2007 when it gained almost 150%.
- Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) This financial services company was hit pretty hard in the past month during the market selloff. Estimates have risen over the past month so analysts have high expectations here.
- Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) RL is a company that has not been able to escape the pain of the recent retail selloff. The company's shares have lost over 25% in the past year.
Thursday Feb. 7th
- Activision (Nasdaq:ATVI) ATVI shares took off after a great earnings report last quarter and haven't looked back since. It will report Thursday afternoon.
- CF Industries (NYSE:CF) CF is part of the great agriculture boom in the past year. The company has benefited greatly from boom in fertilizer and nitrogen prices.
- DR Horton (NYSE:DHI) This homebuilder has bounced back some from its horrible losses of the past couple years, but has yet to show investors much to be optimistic about.
- International Paper (NYSE:IP) This company has really been stagnant over the past few years, with the stock actually showing a small loss in the past five years.
Friday Feb 8th
- Weyerhauser (NYSE:WY) This timber company has shown pretty impressive growth, but of late these earnings estimates have gone lower on economic concerns.
The week ahead is full of important earnings reports that are likely to move the markets. Thus far the earnings season has been reasonably good, but it is far from over. Have a great week of investing!
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