earnings previews

The holiday shopping season is officially off and running. Though things will be pretty quiet on the earnings front this week, a handful of retailers are scheduled to share the results of their most recent quarters. These include Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO), American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO), Big...

TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter 2012 results today, November 22, after the closing bell. The DVR pioneer continues to try and stem the tide of subscriber losses in this era of the cloud and streaming video. Investors will no doubt be hoping that analysts have...

Jack in the Box (NYSE: JACK) is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter 2011 results today, November 21, after the markets close. Investors will be looking for signs of a turnaround after the company missed earnings per share estimates in the past two quarters and revenue declined in the past...

Perfect World (NASDAQ: PWRD) is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter 2011 results today, November 21, after the closing bell. Global gaming is expected to see expansive growth in 2012, according to a poll of 1,150 gaming professionals at the Global Gaming Expo. And Perfect World recently...

For a holiday-shorted week, there will still be plenty for investors and analysts to mull over on the earnings front. Quarterly results from global tech company Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), farm and construction equipment maker Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) and food companies Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB...

Ross Stores (NYSE: ROST) is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter 2011 results Thursday, November 17, before the markets open. The stock was a Jim Cramer pick last week; he called the company a “great regional to national story.” Ross Stores has posted double-digit percentage earnings growth in...

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter 2011 results Thursday, November 17, before the opening bell. The company has seen double-digit year-over-year percentage revenue growth for the past four quarters, as well as its net income rise in three consecutive quarters....

Tyco International (NYSE: TYC) is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter 2011 results Wednesday, November 16, before the markets open. Tyco is in the process of spinning off some of its businesses to streamline operations, and the company has posted increased profits for three quarters in a row...

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter 2011 results Wednesday, November 16, before the opening bell. Shares recently sank on news that sales were sluggish overseas. And analysts are wary, as indicated by the falling EPS estimate for the most recent period....

Much of the focus this week will be on retailers. The wave started with last week's strong results from Dillard's (NYSE: DDS), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Macy's (NYSE: M). Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) posted solid results as well. On the schedule for this week are Abercrombie & Fitch, (NYSE: ANF), Home...

Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2011 results today, November 9, after the closing bell. Its revenues have risen for three straight quarters, and it beat consensus per-share earnings in the previous quarter. No doubt investors will be hoping for more of the same...

Many of the S&P 500 have already reported results for the most recent quarter. But lots of earnings reports are scheduled for this week. Among those reporting are General Motors (NYSE: GM), as well as the first of a wave of results from retailers: Macy's (NYSE: M), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and...

EchoStar (NYSE: SATS) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2011 results Monday, November 7. EchoStar, which was spun off from Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) in January of 2008, reported a profitable second quarter, its fourth in a row. The question is whether the company can reverse that quarter's...

Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2011 results Thursday, November 3, after the markets close. In its previous report, the company ended a streak of three quarters of year-over-year profit growth when it fell short of consensus estimates. However, revenues...

Sunoco (NYSE: SUN) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2011 results Thursday, November 3, after the closing bell. The petroleum refiner missed per-share earnings estimates in the previous two quarters, but revenue has risen year-over-year in the past four quarters. Investors will be looking for...