If you are serious about staying on top of your portfolios, you will need to keep a close eye on earnings reports. Here's a quick summary of today's earnings results:
| Earnings Before The Bell | |||
|
Company |
Symbol |
EPS |
Reuters Estimate |
| Abbott Labs | ABT | $1.18 | $1.17 |
| Allegheny Technologies | ATI | $0.36 | $0.18 |
| Boeing | BA | $1.75 | $1.36 |
| BlackRock | BLK | $2.39* | $2.10 |
| Caterpillar | CAT | $0.41 | $0.29 |
| General Dynamics | GD | $1.58 | $1.57 |
| Hess Corporation | HESS | $1.10 | $0.91 |
| Illinois Tool | ITW | $0.61 | $0.63 |
| Meadwestvaco | MWV | $0.22 | $0.23 |
| Rockwell Automation | ROK | $0.54 | $0.36 |
| Smith International | SII | $0.09 | $0.09 |
| Southern Company | SO | $0.31 | $0.30 |
| St. Jude Medical | STJ | $0.64 | $0.62 |
| Stanley Works | SWK | $0.89 | $0.76 |
| United Technologies | UTX | $1.15 | $1.14 |
| Valero Energy | VLO | -$0.28 | -$0.46 |
| WellPoint Health | WLP | $1.16 | $1.03 |
* Report includes items that make comparisons to the consensus estimate questionable
Long positions in stocks mentioned: CAT
All earnings compared to Reuters consensus estimates.
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