Next Week's Must Watch Earnings (LOW, HD, WMT, TGT, SHLD, DLTR, HPQ, DELL)

Earnings season isn’t quite over yet.  We still have some rather large, some giant, earnings on deck next week.  We have an earnings duel between The Lowe’s Companies (NYSE: LOW) and The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) and we have another earnings rivalry between Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT).   Elsewhere in retail will be Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) and Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR).  In the land of technology and PCs we have a duel between Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL).

The Lowe’s Companies (NYSE: LOW) reports earnings on Monday morning.  Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.59 EPS and $14.53 billion in revenues.  For the coming quarter, those estimates are $0.32 EPS and $11.97 billion in revenues.  Shares have traded down almost 25% over the last 90 day period now that shares are back under $20.00.

The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) reports earnings on Tuesday morning.  Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.71 EPS and $19.61 billion in revenues.  For the coming quarter, those estimates are $0.48 EPS and $16.88 billion in revenues.  Shares have traded down about 21% over the last 90 day period.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reports Tuesday morning.  Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.97 EPS and $105.43 billion in revenues.  For the coming quarter, those estimates are $0.91 EPS and $103.81 billion in revenues.  Shares of the world’s largest retailer have traded down only about 3% over the last 90 day period.

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) reports on Wednesday morning.  Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.92 EPS and $0.68 billion in revenues.  For the coming quarter, those estimates are $0.68 EPS and $15.79 billion in revenues.  Shares have traded down about 7% over the last 90 day period.

Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) reports earnings on Thursday morning.  Thomson Reuters has estimates of -$0.18 EPS and $10.57 billion in revenues.  For the coming quarter, those estimates are -$0.93 EPS and $10.14 billion in revenues.  Shares have traded like a disaster despite the recent recovery from lows over the last 90 day period.  In early May this was a $120 stock.  Shares are under $67.00 on Friday.

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) reports on Thursday morning.  Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.54 EPS and $1.35 billion in revenues.  For the coming quarter, those estimates are $0.61 EPS and $1.37 billion in revenues.  Shares have traded up about 3% over the last 90 day period.

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) reports after the close of trading on Thursday.  As a reminder, H-P already gave guidance for the quarter and for 2010 during thw Mark Hurd fiasco.  Thomson Reuters has estimates of $1.08 EPS and $30.36 billion in revenues.  For the coming quarter, those estimates are $1.26 EPS and $32.68 billion in revenues.  Shares have traded down almost 20% over the last 90 day period, although that figure was not even a 10% drop before the Mark Hurd resignation (firing).

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is also on deck Thursday afternoon.  Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.30 EPS and $15.2 billion in revenues.  For the coming quarter, those estimates are $0.32 EPS and $15.49 billion in revenues.  Dell’s shares have fallen more than 20% in the last 90-day period.

All estimates are likely to change as the reports get closer as analysts make last minute revisions.

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JON C. OGG