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Ahead of Earnings: RF, ISRG, UNH, YHOO
October 18, 2009
BY Billy Fisher:
Contributor, Stock Traders Daily
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(La Jolla, CA) On Tuesday a number of major U.S. corporations will be reporting their Q3 earnings. For those companies that report improvements, traders will be looking to see how potential improvements have been achieved. Was it by cutting costs or top line growth? The answer to this question will play into how these stocks move once their results are announced. Here are four stocks to keep an eye on.
Straight to the Bank
This will certainly be an interesting quarter for
regional banks. Analysts are expecting a tough one for
Regions Financial (NYSE:
RF) when the bank reports its Q3 results on Tuesday
morning
.
The consensus is that the company will report a net loss
of $0.25 per share down from a profit of $0.11 in the
bank’s year-ago quarter. Revenue is expected to fall
3.6%.
In Q2, Regions reported a net loss of $0.28 per share, but saw its average customer deposits climb by 3%. The bank also succeeded in significantly reducing its exposure to problem areas such as homebuilding and condominiums. Regions strengthened its Tier 1 capital ratio to 12.2%, up from 10.4% a year ago. Traders looking to buy or sell this stock prior to earnings can check out our free RF trading report.
Under the Knife
Two big names that will be reporting results in the health care sector on Tuesday are Intuitive Surgical (Nasdaq: ISRG) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). Analysts are expecting EPS to be up 1.4% on an 8.7% bump in sales at Intuitive Surgical. Wall Street is calling for a 5.5% improvement in EPS at UnitedHealth Group accompanied by a 6.8% pop in revenue.
Shares of Intuitive Surgical have doubled so far this year and are trading just below a 52-week high. UnitedHealth on the other hand has seen its stock experience a bit volatility given the daily developments in the push for health insurance reform. UNH is down 8.1% year-to-date. Traders looking to trade either of these names should review our free ISRG and free UNH trading reports prior to pressing ahead.
A New Image
There will be a great deal of buzz when Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) reports its Q3 results after the market close on Tuesday. Analysts are expecting the technology company to check in with a 22.2% decrease in EPS on a 15.3% decline in revenue when compared to the company’s prior year Q3.
When the company announced its Q2 results, CEO, Carol Bartz was optimistic on her outlook for Yahoo’s long-term profitability and said that the company’s new homepage should help to enhance each user’s experience. Net income per diluted share did increase by 11%, but income from operations took a hit to the tune of 25% on a year-over-year basis. Traders looking to play Yahoo should check out our free YHOO trading report prior to executing a trade.
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