Earnings season for the fourth quarter of the calendar year is underway, and 24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of some of the major Dow Jones Industrial Average companies scheduled to report their quarterly results this week. Overall, one-sixth of the Dow is reporting next week, and this has the potential to sustain the run that the Dow has made since the Trump rally.
We included the consensus earnings estimates from Thomson Reuters and the stock price and trading history, as well as added some additional color on each.
For more previews of the big earnings in the week ahead, see 5 Must-See Earnings Coming This Week.
Be advised that the earnings and revenue estimates may change ahead of the formal reports, and some companies may change reporting dates as well.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) will share its most recent quarterly results on Tuesday. The consensus estimates call for earnings per share (EPS) of $2.07 and $47.13 billion in revenue. Shares were at $161.80 at the close on Friday, in a 52-week trading range of $107.79 to $164.00. The stock has a consensus analyst price target of $181.90.
On Wednesday, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is scheduled to reveal its second-quarter results. The consensus estimates call for $4.82 in EPS, as well as $7.72 billion in revenue. Shares were trading at $244.30 on Friday’s close. The consensus price target is $240.04. The stock has a 52-week range of $138.20 to $247.77.
Second-quarter results from American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) are due on Thursday. The analysts’ consensus estimates call for EPS of $0.98 and $7.92 billion in revenue. Shares were changing hands at $76.62 on Friday’s close. The consensus price target is $77.32, and the stock has a 52-week range of $50.27 to $78.00.
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is expected to report its fourth-quarter results on Thursday as well. The consensus analyst estimates are $4.89 in EPS and revenue of $21.69 billion. Shares closed at $167.34 on Friday. The consensus price target is just $159.00. The 52-week trading is $116.90 to $169.95.
And General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) will to share its latest quarterly earnings on Friday. The consensus estimates are $0.46 in EPS and $33.66 billion in revenue. Shares traded at $31.36 as Friday’s session ended, in a 52-week range of $27.10 to $33.00. The consensus price target is $34.21.
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