The earnings crunch continues to roll along, and here are a some highlights of this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) beat expectations and raised its full-year guidance.
- Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) beat estimates by a penny and offered a poor outlook.
- American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) delivered a positive surprise, with profits up 10%.
- Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) beat estimates, but revenue was flat.
- Anheuser-Busch Cos. (NYSE: BUD) beat expectations on strength of international sales and partner brands.
- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) blew past expectations. See our conference call live blog.
- Avery Dennison Corp.'s (NYSE: AVY) net sales up, EPS down, both due to the Paxar acquisition.
- Baidu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) beat expectations, but wariness about its growth potential lingers.
- Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) beat expectations but lowered its guidance.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) beat expectations on the strength of Plavix sales.
- CNH Global's (NYSE: CNH) profit nearly doubled, beating estimates by 15%.
- Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH) beat estimates by a penny, but offered a conservative outlook for the holidays.
- Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) met EPS expectations but cut its cash flow forecast.
- Countrywide Financial Corp. (NYSE: CFC) reported a $1.2 billion loss, but predicts a profit in the next quarter.
- Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) fell short of estimates, due to taxes and research costs.
- EMC Corp.'s (NYSE: EMC) profit soared on increased sales and the sale of VMWare.
- Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) beat estimates even though profits fell.
- General Dynamics Corp.'s (NYSE: GD) net income rose 25%, and it raised its full-year outlook.
- GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced job cuts after profits fell 5.8%.
- Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) reported last Sunday and easily beat Wall Street estimates.
- Hasbro Inc.'s (NYSE: HAS) profits soared 62% on higher sales led by Transformers.
- JetBlue Airways Corp. (NASDAQ: JBLU) returned to the black, with net income of $23 million.
- Juniper Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) only beat estimates by a penny, despite a profit rise of 46%.
- Lexmark International (NYSE: LXK) blamed its weak third quarter on poor printer sales.
- Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) easily beat estimates and boosted its ROIC projection.
- Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) posted better-than-expected results, despite ongoing Vioxx-related litigation.
- Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) beat expectations and raised its full-year guidance.
- Merrill Lynch and Co. (NYSE: MER) took a big hit from the subprime mortgage mess.
- Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) encouraging results easily beat Wall Street expectations.
- Netflix Inc.'s (NYSE: NFLX) profit rose 23%, beating analysts' EPS expectations by eight cents.
- New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) doubled EPS estimates in its strong third quarter report.
- Panera Bread Co. (NASDAQ: PNRA) net income up 10%, revenue up 35%.
- Texas Instruments Inc.'s (NYSE: TXN) profits rose, but revenues were down.
- UAL Corp.'s (NASDAQ: UAUA) profits soared 75%, beating EPS estimates by eight cents.
- United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) had a solid quarter despite the sluggish economy.
- Waste Management Inc. (NYSE: WMI) reported losses due to labor issues and the housing slowdown.
While Jonathan Berr looks for the market's heroes and villains, Sheldon Liber and Georges Yared offer their thoughts on the value of AMZN. And Merrill Lynch's results prompt both Jim Cramer and Zac Bissonnette to ponder.
Upcoming results to watch for include: Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG), Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA), U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE: X), MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM), and Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-28-2007 @ 7:47AM
ua unappy employee said...
UAUA what a joke. An exec confirmed we are talking with Continental still about merging.... run while you can. you think emplyees are mad now? Wait.