The following companies are expected to report earnings after
hours on 01/23/2013. Visit our
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for a full list of expected earnings releases.
Apple Inc.
(
AAPL
) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The
computer company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the
36 analysts that follow the stock is $13.44. This value represents
a -3.10% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. The last
two quarters AAPL had negative earnings surprises; the latest
report they missed by -2.03%. Zacks Investment Research reports
that the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio for AAPL is 10.41 vs. an
industry ratio of 9.00, implying that they will have a higher
earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Amgen Inc.
(
AMGN
) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The
biomedical (gene) company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $1.43. This value
represents a 20.17% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. AMGN missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th
calendar quarter of 2011 by -4.03%. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for AMGN is 12.83 vs.
an industry ratio of -4.40, implying that they will have a higher
earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Stryker Corporation
(
SYK
) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The
medical products company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 7 analysts that follow the stock is $1.13. This value
represents a 10.78% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. SYK missed the consensus earnings per share in the 3rd
calendar quarter of 2012 by -1.02%. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for SYK is 15.20 vs.
an industry ratio of 11.60, implying that they will have a higher
earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Crown Castle International Corporation
(
CCI
) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The
infrastructure company's consensus earnings per share forecast from
the 18 analysts that follow the stock is $0.14. This value
represents a -22.22% decrease compared to the same quarter last
year. In the past year CCI has met analyst expectations twice and
beat the expectations the other two quarters. Zacks Investment
Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for CCI is
89.00 vs. an industry ratio of -0.20, implying that they will have
a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same
industry.
Symantec Corporation
(
SYMC
) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The
computer software company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 12 analysts that follow the stock is $0.33. This value
represents a -8.33% decrease compared to the same quarter last
year. SYMC missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th
calendar quarter of 2011 by -2.7%. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio for SYMC is 14.19 vs.
an industry ratio of 24.50.
SanDisk Corporation
(
SNDK
) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The
semiconductor company's consensus earnings per share forecast from
the 7 analysts that follow the stock is $0.68. This value
represents a -45.16% decrease compared to the same quarter last
year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to
Earnings ratio for SNDK is 25.92 vs. an industry ratio of 6.20,
implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their
competitors in the same industry.
Western Digital Corporation
(
WDC
) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The
computer storage company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 19 analysts that follow the stock is $1.82. This value
represents a 171.64% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. WDC missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th
calendar quarter of 2011 by -6.94%. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio for WDC is 6.13 vs.
an industry ratio of 31.20.
Altera Corporation
(
ALTR
) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The
semiconductor company's consensus earnings per share forecast from
the 22 analysts that follow the stock is $0.39. This value
represents a -13.33% decrease compared to the same quarter last
year. ALTR missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st
calendar quarter of 2012 by -2.78%. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for ALTR is 20.53 vs.
an industry ratio of 20.60.
Noble Corporation
(
NE
) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The oil
& gas drilling company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 24 analysts that follow the stock is $0.62. This value
represents a 24.00% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to
Earnings ratio for NE is 18.58 vs. an industry ratio of 7.20,
implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their
competitors in the same industry.
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
(
VAR
) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The
medical instruments company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 12 analysts that follow the stock is $0.87. This value
represents a 10.13% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. In the past year VAR has met analyst expectations once and
beat the expectations the other three quarters. Zacks Investment
Research reports that the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio for VAR is
18.19 vs. an industry ratio of 9.70, implying that they will have a
higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
F5 Networks, Inc.
(
FFIV
) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The
internet software company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 17 analysts that follow the stock is $0.89. This value
represents a 7.23% increase compared to the same quarter last year.
FFIV missed the consensus earnings per share in the 3rd calendar
quarter of 2012 by -7.45%. Zacks Investment Research reports that
the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio for FFIV is 24.67 vs. an industry
ratio of 7.60, implying that they will have a higher earnings
growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Lam Research Corporation
(
LRCX
) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The
capital goods company's consensus earnings per share forecast from
the 13 analysts that follow the stock is $0.45. This value
represents a 32.35% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. LRCX missed the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd
calendar quarter of 2012 by -4.76%. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio for LRCX is 17.97 vs.
an industry ratio of 18.60.