The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to
market open on 08/20/2012. Visit our
Earnings Calendar
for a full list of expected earnings releases.
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
(
LOW
) is reporting for the quarter ending July 31, 2012. The building
company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 19
analysts that follow the stock is $0.70. This value represents a
2.94% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past
year LOW has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one
was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by
2.38%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2013 Price to
Earnings ratio for LOW is 15.34 vs. an industry ratio of 15.30,
implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their
competitors in the same industry.
eLong, Inc.
(
LONG
) is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. The internet
services company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 1
analyst that follows the stock is $0.06. This value represents a
-33.33% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks
Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio
for LONG is 43.88 vs. an industry ratio of 51.70.
Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
(
COCO
) is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. The education
(school) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 9
analysts that follow the stock is $0.11. This value represents a
-21.43% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. The "days
to cover" for this stock exceeds 24 days. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for COCO is 9.00 vs.
an industry ratio of 10.40.
Camelot Information Systems
(
CIS
) is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. The
information technology services company's consensus earnings per
share forecast from the 2 analysts that follow the stock is $0.01.
This value represents a -90.00% decrease compared to the same
quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012
Price to Earnings ratio for CIS is 15.62 vs. an industry ratio of
9.40, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than
their competitors in the same industry.
ShangPharma Corporation
(
SHP
) is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. The drug
company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 4 analysts
that follow the stock is $0.11. This value represents a -38.89%
decrease compared to the same quarter last year. The last two
quarters SHP had negative earnings surprises; the latest report
they missed by -18.18%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the
2012 Price to Earnings ratio for SHP is 15.80 vs. an industry ratio
of 282.00.
ENGlobal Corporation
(
ENG
) is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. The
engineering company's consensus earnings per share forecast from
the 1 analyst that follows the stock is $0.02. This value
represents a 100.00% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. The last two quarters ENG had negative earnings surprises;
the latest report they missed by -100%. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for ENG is 9.80 vs.
an industry ratio of 12.70.
Hastings Entertainment, Inc.
(
HAST
) is reporting for the quarter ending July 31, 2012. The retail
company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 1 analyst
that follows the stock is $-0.49. This value represents a 4.26%
increase compared to the same quarter last year. The last two
quarters HAST had negative earnings surprises; The "days to cover"
for this stock exceeds 225 days. Zacks Investment Research reports
that the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio for HAST is -2.08 vs. an
industry ratio of -0.50.