Earnings Expectations

The first-quarter earnings season rolls on this week, and perhaps the most anticipated report of the week, if not the quarter, will come from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Investors and Wall Street are looking for spectacular results. Analysts' forecasts also call for earnings growth from Time Warner...

On Tuesday, Cowen & Company released a report updating data center REITs prior to earnings, including notes on: CoreSite Realty Corp (NYSE: COR): $2.3 billion cap, 3.4 percent yield CyrusOne Inc (NASDAQ: CONE): $1.65 billion cap, 4 percent yield DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE: DFT): $2.6...

On Monday, Morgan Stanley released a report previewing what investors should expect from upcoming Q1 2015 earnings reports from the multifamily apartment REIT sector, which included specifics on: Essex Property Trust Inc (NYSE: ESS): $14.5 billion cap, 2.6 percent yield Home Properties, Inc. (NYSE...

On Monday, Morgan Stanley released a report previewing what investors should expect from upcoming Q1 2015 earnings reports from the shopping center REIT sector and including specifics on: American Assets Trust, Inc (NYSE: AAT): $1.8 billion cap, 2.25 percent yield DDR Corp (NYSE: DDR): $6.4...

Lots of blue chips will be taking their turns in the earnings spotlight this week. Wall Street analysts have high hopes for the likes of American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ: AAL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), General Motors Company (NYSE: GM), Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS)...

The new earnings season ramps up this week. Among the highlights will be the first-quarter results from the big banks. Below is a quick look at what analysts are looking for from Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS), JPMorgan Chase &...

The first-quarter earnings season gets underway as Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) steps into the spotlight Wednesday. It may not be quite the bellwether it was as part of the Dow, but if Wall Street's expectations for Alcoa earnings are still any sign of things to come, the first quarter may be off to...

The month of March and the calendar quarter come to a close in this holiday-shortened week, and things will be very quiet on the earnings front. The only three quarterly reports of note will come from CarMax, Inc (NYSE: KMX), Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) and Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON...

A relatively quiet week on the earnings front will be highlighted by the most recent quarterly results from BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY), Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL), ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE: CAG), GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) and Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU). If the analysts'...

The fourth-quarter earnings season has pretty much wrapped up, so this week's highlights will include fiscal quarterly results from ostensible economic bellwether FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX), consumer goods giant Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) and leading software maker Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL...

While all eyes will likely be on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and its anticipated smartwatch launch early in the week, a few more retailers are scheduled to roll out their most recent quarterly results as well. Earnings from Aeropostale Inc (NYSE: ARO), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) and Urban...

Retail will once again be the focus of earnings this week. Quarterly reports are due from Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY), Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) and Kroger Co (NYSE: KR), which are forecast to post earnings growth. However, analysts anticipate earnings declines from...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) kicked off retail earnings season last week, though its strong quarterly earnings were overshadowed by news of its wage hike. More big retailers take turns in the earnings spotlight this week, including Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD), J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) kicks off the latest round of earnings from the big retailers. Some big gold companies will also take their turns in the earnings spotlight this week. Analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings declines from both Wal-Mart and Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (...