Pfizer Inc. (PFE: Quote) is due to post its fourth quarter results. The pharmaceutical giant is expected to post earnings of $0.44 per share, lower than the year-ago quarter’s $0.50 per share. Also, quarterly revenues are anticipated to decline to $14.37 billion from $16.75 billion in the prior-year quarter. PFE closed Monday at $26.84. (52-wk H/L $27.30/$20.75)
DR Horton Inc. (DHI: Quote) is expected to report results for the first quarter before the markets open. The earnings of the homebuilder are expected to increase to $0.14 per share from $0.09 per share reported a year earlier. Quarterly revenues are estimated to grow to $1.10 billion from last year’s $884.30 million. On Monday, the stock closed at $21.31. (52-wk H/L $22.79/$13.45)
Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY: Quote) is also scheduled to report fourth quarter results before the start of trading. The Indianapolis, Indiana-based company’s earnings are expected to decline to $0.78 per share from $0.87 per share reported a year earlier. Quarterly revenues are anticipated to fall to $5.81 billion from last year’s $6.05 billion. The company’s shares closed Monday’s session at $52.64. (52-wk H/L $53.99/$38.30)
Automaker Ford Motor Co. (F: Quote) is slated to report results for the fourth quarter. Earnings and revenue for the quarter are expected to be $0.25 per share and $32.94 billion respectively. In the previous year, the Dearborn, Michigan-based company posted earnings of $0.20 per share on revenues of $32.60 billion. The stock closed Monday at $13.78. (52-wk H/L $14.30/$8.82)
Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX: Quote) will report its fourth-quarter results today. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.11 per share, up from $0.08 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to decline to $1.76 billion from last year’s $1.85 billion. The company’s shares closed Monday’s session at $6.86. (52-wk H/L $6.93/$4.79)
Chipmaker Broadcom Corp. (BRCM: Quote) is expected to post fourth quarter results after the markets close. The company is expected to earn $0.73 per share, higher than the prior year’s $0.68 per share on revenues of $2.07 billion. The company’s shares closed Monday’s regular trading at $34.06. (52-wk H/L $39.66/$28.60)
Ashland Inc. (ASH: Quote), CIT Group Inc. (CIT: Quote), Corning Inc. (GLW: Quote), Danaher Corp. (DHR: Quote), EMC Corporation (EMC: Quote), Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG: Quote), Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW: Quote), Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (KLIC: Quote), Lexmark International Inc. (LXK: Quote), Nucor Corporation (NUE: Quote), Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU: Quote), Tupperware Brands Corporation (TUP: Quote), United States Steel Corp. (X: Quote), Tyco International Ltd. (TYC: Quote), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO: Quote), ACE Limited (ACE: Quote), Arthur J Gallagher & Co. (AJG: Quote), Boston Properties Inc. (BXP: Quote), Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB: Quote), Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. (FSL: Quote), Hutchinson technology Inc. (HTCH: Quote), Manhattan Associates, Inc. (MANH: Quote), PAREXEL International Corporation (PRXL: Quote), Spansion Inc. (CODE: Quote), Unisys Corporation (UIS: Quote) and Websense, Inc. (WBSN: Quote) are also slated to report their results.
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