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 |
| Archer-Daniels | ADM | $0.88 | $0.72 |
| Automatic Data | ADP | $0.60 | $0.58 |
| Cummins | CMI | $1.36 | $0.78 |
| DR Horton | DHI | $0.56 | -$0.13 |
| Dow Chemical | DOW | $0.18 | $0.11 |
| Emerson | EMR | $0. | $0.42 |
| Hershey | HSY | $0.63 | $0.60 |
| Lexmark | LXK | $1.16* | $0.62 |
| Pepsi Bottling | PBG | $0.59 | $0.43 |
| Scotts Miracle-Gro | SMG | -$0.73 | -$0.83 |
| UPS | UPS | $0.75 | $0.74 |
| Whirlpool | WHR | $1.64 | $1.32 |
* Report includes items that make comparisons to the consensus estimate questionable
Long positions in stocks mentioned: WHR
All earnings compared to Reuters consensus estimates.
WHR
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