Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) beat Q2 expectations and offered Q3 and full-year guidance.
- Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) widened its Q1 loss but maintained its full-year profit forecast.
- Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) Q3 profit rose due to the sale of Godiva, but shares tumbled.
- Fluor Corp. (NYSE: FLR) beat Q1 expectations and offered rosy full-year guidance.
- Gamestop Corp. (NYSE: GME) posted record Q1 earnings but offered weak Q2 and full-year guidance.
- Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) posted strong Q2 results in the wake of its announced EDS acquistion.
- Hot Topic Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTT) Q1 loss widened due to declines in same-store sales.
- Kenexa Corp. (NASDAQ: KNXA) beat Q1 expectations and raised its full-year guidance.
- Medtronic Inc. (NYSE: MDT) posted flat Q4 earnings despite strong sales, and missed full-year estimates.
- Napster Inc. (NASDAQ: NAPS) narrowed its loss and exceeded analysts' Q1 epectations.
- Ross Stores Inc. (NYSE: ROST) Q1 profits rose on same-store growth and a real estate settlement.
- Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) swung to a modest Q1 profit after two quarterly losses.
- Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) Q1 profits slipped but came in ahead of analysts' estimates.
- Tween Brands Inc. (NYSE: TWB) Q1 profit was hurt by a one-time charge but still beat expectations.
Additional earnings highlights:
Home Depot, Gap, Lenovo, Air France, Activision, Suntech and others
Ford, Hormel, Limited Brands, Intuitive Surgical, PetSmart and others
Upcoming results to watch for include Borders (NYSE: BGP), Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL), TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO), Big Lots (NYSE: BIG), Costco (NASDAQ: COST), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), HJ Heinz (NYSE: HNZ), Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD), Lions Gate (NYSE: LGF), and Tiffany (NYSE: TIF).
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