The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to
market open on 11/05/2012. Visit our
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for a full list of expected earnings releases.
Southern Company
(
SO
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
electric power utilities company's consensus earnings per share
forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $1.14. This
value represents a 6.54% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. SO missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st
calendar quarter by -8.7%. Zacks Investment Research reports that
the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for SO is 17.37 vs. an industry
ratio of 13.40, implying that they will have a higher earnings
growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Time Warner Cable Inc
(
TWC
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The cable
tv company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 17
analysts that follow the stock is $1.41. This value represents a
27.03% increase compared to the same quarter last year. TWC missed
the consensus earnings per share in the 3rd calendar quarter by
-2.63%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to
Earnings ratio for TWC is 17.45 vs. an industry ratio of 18.30.
Sysco Corporation
(
SYY
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
wholesale food company's consensus earnings per share forecast from
the 9 analysts that follow the stock is $0.50. This value
represents a -9.09% decrease compared to the same quarter last
year. SYY missed the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd
calendar quarter by -1.85%. The "days to cover" for this stock
exceeds 13 days. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2013
Price to Earnings ratio for SYY is 15.71 vs. an industry ratio of
23.70.
Transocean Ltd.
(
RIG
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The oil
& gas drilling company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 20 analysts that follow the stock is $0.76. This value
represents a 2433.33% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to
Earnings ratio for RIG is 16.18 vs. an industry ratio of 4.20,
implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their
competitors in the same industry.
Silver Wheaton Corp
(
SLW
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
mining company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 8
analysts that follow the stock is $0.40. This value represents a
5.26% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks
Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio
for SLW is 24.34 vs. an industry ratio of 7.00, implying that they
will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the
same industry.
TE Connectivity Ltd.
(
TEL
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
electrical instrument company's consensus earnings per share
forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $0.74. This
value represents a -16.85% decrease compared to the same quarter
last year. TEL missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th
calendar quarter by -5.71%. Zacks Investment Research reports that
the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for TEL is 11.48 vs. an industry
ratio of 3.60, implying that they will have a higher earnings
growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Entergy Corporation
(
ETR
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
electric power utilities company's consensus earnings per share
forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $1.96. This
value represents a -44.48% decrease compared to the same quarter
last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to
Earnings ratio for ETR is 13.30 vs. an industry ratio of 13.40.
Humana Inc.
(
HUM
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The hmo
company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 16
analysts that follow the stock is $2.05. This value represents a
-19.29% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks
Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio
for HUM is 10.62 vs. an industry ratio of 6.70, implying that they
will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the
same industry.
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
(
ROK
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
industrial company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the
12 analysts that follow the stock is $1.32. This value represents a
-5.04% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. ROK missed
the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter by
-8.66%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to
Earnings ratio for ROK is 14.71 vs. an industry ratio of 15.60.
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.
(
ICE
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
securities exchange company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 16 analysts that follow the stock is $1.72. This value
represents a -8.02% decrease compared to the same quarter last
year. In the past year ICE has met analyst expectations once and
beat the expectations the other three quarters. Zacks Investment
Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for ICE is
17.34 vs. an industry ratio of 16.00, implying that they will have
a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same
industry.
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
(
CHD
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
cleaning company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the
13 analysts that follow the stock is $0.59. This value represents a
9.26% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past
year CHD has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one
was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by
1.82%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to
Earnings ratio for CHD is 21.26 vs. an industry ratio of 17.10,
implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their
competitors in the same industry.
Kosmos Energy Ltd.
(
KOS
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
international company's consensus earnings per share forecast from
the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $-0.09. This value
represents a -169.23% decrease compared to the same quarter last
year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to
Earnings ratio for KOS is -95.92 vs. an industry ratio of 33.10.