Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AXL) reported a strike-related Q1 loss.
- Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Q1 profit tripled on increased demand and higher prices.
- Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) posted better-than-expected earnings despite Dreamliner delays.
- Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH) better-than-expected quarter didn't impress Jim Cramer.
- ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) reported Q1 earnings and revenue above analysts' forecasts.
- Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) reported a big loss on a one-time charge and fuel costs.
- Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) posted a smaller-than-forecast profit drop and predicted a good Q2.
- EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. (NYSE: DD) Q1 earnings rose 26% but missed expectations.
- Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) surprised Wall Street by swinging to a profit in the first quarter.
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT) easily surpassed analyst estimates for the first quarter.
- Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) Q1 earnings and revenue rose due to international growth.
- Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY) profit fell but was in line with analysts' expectations.
- JetBlue Airways Corp. (NASDAQ: JBLU) reported a narrower-than-expected loss in the first quarter.
- Lockheed-Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) posted solid Q1 results and raised its full-year outlook.
- McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) easily beat Q1 estimates due to gains overseas.
- Northwest Airlines Corp. (NYSE: NWA) reported a larger-than-expected loss due to fuel costs.
- PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) posted solid Q1 results that were merely inline with expectations.
- Pepsi Bottling Group (NYSE: PBG) earnings were flat, but beat Wall Street expectations by a penny.
- Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) posted strong results on strong demand and price hikes.
- Sonoco Products Co. (NYSE: SON) reported better-than-expected Q1 results and revised guidance.
- Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) preliminary Q2 results were lower than analyst's expected.
- 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) beat earnings expectations and reaffirmed its guidance.
- UAL Corp. (NASDAQ: UAUA) posted a worse-than-expected Q1 loss on rising fuel prices.
- US Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) better-than-expected quarter didn't impress Jim Cramer.
- Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) Q1 profits soared on overseas strength, and raised its guidance.
Also, Jim Cramer discusses "crummy lenders" and Jonathan Berr wonders if Ford's turnaround is for real. Joseph Lazzaro considers Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) as a barometer of the economy. One analyst thinks financials may have hit bottom and it may be time to buy, and Jon Ogg looks at what short sellers are making of tech stocks. Ted Allrich discusses what to sell/what to buy.
Upcoming results to watch for include Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN), CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS), Countrywide Financial (NYSE: CFC), U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE: X), Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), General Motors (NYSE: GM), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), and Chevron (NYSE: CVX).
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