The Bird's Eye View On... This Weeks Retail Earnings

It's a big week for big-box retailers. Here is a quick look of how the retailers have been performing so far.

Monday

Urban Outfitters Inc. URBN: In the course of the previous month prior to the release, the clothing retailer was down nearly 4 percent. Urban missed earnings by $0.05 and the company has dropped about 15 percent.

Tuesday

The Home Depot, Inc. HD: The home improvement and construction retailer was up 2 percent in the month prior to the release. Following a record first quarter results and an EPS beat, Home Depot is  sliding just below 1 percent due to possible selloffs.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. WMT: Wal-Mart had been steady in the previous month, displaying a return of approximately 3 percent prior to the earnings release. With lower revenue and earnings against estimates, the largest retailer is blaming the earnings miss due to the stronger dollar, and was recently down 4 percent.

Dicks Sporting Goods Inc. DKS: The sporting goods retailers had not moved in the past month prior to Tuesday morning. Dicks was shy $0.03 on earnings and is slumping 4 percent.

Wednesday

Target Corporation TGT: The second massive discount retailer in the nation has been declining roughly 4 percent over the past month. Target has been “targeted ” to report an EPS of $1.04 with a revenue of $17.223 Billion.

Lowe’s Companies Inc. LOW: Lowe’s has displayed little or no growth in the prior month to the report. The home-improvements retailer is expected to report earnings of $0.75 per share along with $14.293 billion in revenue.

L Brands, Inc. LB: L Brands has been sliding down nearly 3 percent in the month prior to earnings. It’s expected to report an EPS of $0.61 per share on a $2.529 billion revenue.

Williams-Sonoma Inc. WSM: The high-end consumer retailer has been up 3 percent over the course of the past month. It is expected to report an EPS of $0.47 per share on sales of $1.009 billion.

Staples, Inc. SPLS: The office supply chain retailer has increased nearly 3 percent one month prior to its earnings report.

Thursday

Gap Inc. GPS: The multinational clothing and accessories retailer has struggled over the past month, with decreasing stock price of over 5 percent. Gap is expected to report an EPS of $0.59 per share on sales of $3.857 billion.

Best Buy Co., Inc. BBY: Best Buy has declined about 4 percent in the past month prior to earnings. It’s expected to report an EPS of $0.31 per share on sales of $8.571 billion.

Ross Stores Inc. ROST: The department store chain has been on a steady trend in the previous month. It will report earnings on Thursday, and is expected to report an EPS of $1.31 on quarterly sales of $2.903 billion.

Dollar Tree Inc. DLTR: The discount store chain has been down nearly 3 percent the month prior to earnings. Dollar Tree is expected to report an EPS of $0.74 per share on revenue of $2.195 billion.

Friday

Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL): Foot Locker has been on the rise in the past month, with a stock increase of about 7 percent. It’s expected to report an EPS of $1.06 per share on sales of $1.925 billion.