February 23, 2012

Stock Market Earnings Preview For The Week of January 16th

Greetings,

After the first full week of the new year and a higher volume distribution day in the markets on Friday after weak earnings from J P Morgan (JPM) we still found ourselves with gains for the week. As we enter the coming week that will see earnings reports start to pick up we are holding 2.5% gains on the S&P 500 and 4% gains on the NASDAQ for the calendar year 2012.

Lets take a look at some of the companies due to release earnings this week and highlight what the earnings expectations are for each company, we recently wrote on how to trade stocks during earnings season and when you have time please see related article.  I am providing links to company websites as well as a stock chart for each stock we feature and as always your comments are not only welcomed but encouraged. Best Wishes, $$$, ET.

Tuesday January 17:

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. – (AMTD) Expected EPS growth : 4%, 0.26 vs 0.25

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Citigroup Inc. – (C) Expected EPS growth: 20%, 0.48 vs 0.40
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Wells Fargo & Co. – (WFC) Expected EPS growth: 18%, 0.72 vs 0.61
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Wednesday January 18:
Kinder Morgan Energy – (KMP) Expected EPS growth: 33%, 0.61 vs 0.46
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Fastenal Co.- (FAST) Expected EPS growth: 36%, 0.30 vs 0.22
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eBay Inc. – (EBAY) Expected EPS growth: 10%, 0.57 vs 0.52
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Thursday January 19:
Google Inc – (GOOG) Expected EPS growth: 20%. $10.48 vs $8.75
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Intel Corp – (INTC) Expected EPS growth: 3%, 0.61 vs 0.59
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Microsoft Corp – (MSFT) Expected EPS growth: (-1%), 0.76 vs 0.77
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Friday January 20:
General Electric Co. - (GE) Expected EPS growth: 6%, 0.38 vs 0.36
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That is all for now, Best Wishes, $$$, ET.
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By Bob Sechler

Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

General Electric Co.'s (GE) fourth-quarter earnings slipped 18% as anemic profit growth at its big industrial businesses and a drag from discontinued operations following its sale of a majority stake in NBC Universal last year weighed on results.

Quarterly revenue also fell a more-than-expected 7.9%, although the Fairfield, Conn., conglomerate previously signaled that revenue would be crimped by the NBC Universal sale and the continuing downsizing of its GE Capital finance unit.

Will you look at that EPS from Google,, $10.48 for the qtr.. and $30 for the trailing 12 months,, in the forward looking 12 months GOOG is expected to produce just over $40 a share in earnings... INTC has the ability to surprise to the up side with only a 3% EPS growth rate expected.. Although at 52 week highs now and a rather high 30% growth expected FAST is a interesting play on the building , construction, machine sectors.. If you have a chance check out their website from the link in the article.. after a few years of earnings contaction, FAST has been growing earnings again and still has a way to go to return to pre-2008 levels..