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Top 7 Earnings for the Week Ahead

24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of some of the major companies reporting their quarterly results this week as earnings season is winding down. The Trump rally has pushed the broad markets to new highs and now the markets have backed off slightly. These upcoming earnings reports have the potential to push these markets back up to their highs.

For a look at more big earnings in the week ahead, see the Dow earnings preview.

Here we have included the consensus earnings estimates from Thomson Reuters and the stock price and trading history, as well as added some additional color on each.

Be advised that the earnings and revenue estimates may change ahead of the formal reports, and some companies may change reporting dates as well.

BP PLC (NYSE: BP) will share its most recent quarterly results on Tuesday. The consensus estimates call for earnings per share (EPS) of $0.16 and $54.7 billion in revenue. Shares were trading at $35.92 on Friday’s close, in a 52-week trading range of $27.01 to $38.68. The stock has a consensus analyst price target of $39.07.

Fourth-quarter results from General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) are scheduled for Tuesday. The consensus estimates call for $1.17 in EPS, as well as $41.5 billion in revenue. Shares ended last week at $36.33. The consensus price target is $38.45. The 52-week trading range is $26.69 to $38.38.

Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) also is expected to report its fourth-quarter results on Tuesday. The analysts’ consensus estimates call for EPS of $2.61 and $7.15 billion in revenue. Shares were changing hands at $72.34 on Friday’s close. The consensus price target is $93.36, and the stock has a 52-week trading range of $69.78 to $103.10.

On Wednesday, Whole Foods Market Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter results. The consensus analyst estimates are $0.39 in EPS and revenue of $4.98 billion. Shares of Whole Foods closed at $29.80 on Friday. The consensus price target is $30.53. The 52-week range is $27.67 to $35.58.

The latest quarterly earnings from NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) are due on Thursday. The consensus estimates call for $0.83 in EPS and $2.1 billion in revenue. Shares closed most recently at $114.38, in a 52-week trading range of $24.75 to $119.93. The consensus price target is $100.00.

Also, Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) is set to report its fourth-quarter results on Thursday. The analysts’ consensus estimates call for a per-share net loss of $0.21 and $373.15 million in revenue. Shares of Pandora were changing hands at $13.16 as last week came to a close. The consensus price target is $14.48, and the stock has a 52-week trading range of $7.10 to $14.98.

Look for Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) to share its latest quarterly earnings on Thursday as well. The consensus estimates call for $0.12 in EPS on $740.13 million in revenue. Shares were at $17.61 on Friday’s close, in a 52-week trading range of $13.73 to $25.25. The consensus price target is $16.32.

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