Earnings to Watch (22/01/2013)

Tuesday before Market Open, or BMO:

Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL)provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo across the U.S. and around the world. The company has a market capitalization of $11.69 billion. It is expected to report fiscal year 2012 fourth-quarter EPS of 28 cents on revenue of $8.58 billion, compared with a profit of 45 cents a share on revenue of $8.4 billion in the year-ago period. The analysts' consensus full-year forecast calls for EPS of $1.83 on revenue of $36.65 billion. That compares to $1.41 per share and $35.12 billion in the previous year. Delta Air Lines is trading around $13.76 a share. Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 57.9 percent.

E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (NYSE:DD) is a chemical company. The company has a market cap of $43.11 billion. It is expected to report FY 2012 fourth-quarter EPS of 7 cents on revenue of $7.3 billion, compared with a profit of 35 cents a share on revenue of $8.43 billion in the year-ago period. The analysts' consensus full-year forecast calls for EPS of $3.29 on revenue of $35.42 billion. That compares to $3.93 per share and $37.96 billion in the previous year. DuPont is trading around $46.25 a share. Over the past 12 months, the stock has lost 4.8 percent.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) is an international mining company. The company has a market cap of $32.35 billion. It is expected to report FY 2012 fourth-quarter EPS of 76 cents on revenue of $4.62 billion, compared with a profit of 67 cents a share on revenue of $4.16 billion in the year-ago period. The analysts' consensus full-year forecast calls for EPS of $3.22 on revenue of $18.27 billion. That compares to $4.84 per share and $20.88 billion in the previous year. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold is trading around $34.15 a share. Over the past 12 months, the stock has lost 20.9 percent.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)is engaged in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of a range of products in the health-care field. The company has a market cap of $201.89 billion. It's expected to report FY 2012 fourth-quarter EPS of $1.17 on revenue of $17.67 billion, compared with a profit of $1.13 a share on revenue of $16.26 billion in the year-ago period. The analysts' consensus full-year forecast calls for EPS of $5.09 on revenue of $67.31 billion. That compares to $5.00 per share and $65.03 billion in the previous year. J&J is trading around $72.87 a share. Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 11.9 percent.

Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE:RF)is a financial holding company. The company has a market cap of $10.48 billion. It is expected to report FY 2012 fourth-quarter EPS of 21 cents on revenue of $1.35 billion, compared with a profit of 9 cents a share on revenue of $1.36 billion in the year-ago period. The analysts' consensus full-year forecast calls for EPS of 74 cents on revenue of $5.42 billion. That compares to 17 cents per share and $5.55 billion in the previous year. Regions Financial is trading around $7.41 a share. Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 54.6 percent.

Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE:SNV) is a financial-services and bank holding company. The company has a market cap of $2.07 billion. It is expected to report a loss of 9 cents per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012 on revenue of $278.93 million, compared with a profit of 1 cent a share on revenue of $300.63 million in the year-ago period. The analysts' consensus full-year forecast calls for a loss per share of 1 cent on revenue of $1.14 billion. That compares to a loss of 15 cents per share and $1.26 billion in the previous year. Synovus Financial is trading around $2.63 a share. Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 64.8 percent.

The Travelers Cos. Inc. (NYSE:TRV)is engaged in providing a range of commercial and personal property and casualty insurance products and services. The company has a market cap of $28.99 billion. It is expected to report FY 2012 fourth-quarter EPS of 14 cents on revenue of $5.34 billion, compared with a profit of $1.48 a share on revenue of $5.26 billion in the year-ago period. The analysts' consensus full-year forecast calls for EPS of $5.66 on revenue of $22.37 billion. That compares to $3.28 per share and $22.19 billion in the previous year. Travelers is trading around $76.01 a share. Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 16.3 percent.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is a provider of communications, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental agencies. The company has a market cap of $120.66 billion. It's expected to report FY 2012 fourth-quarter EPS of 54 cents on revenue of $29.73 billion, compared with a profit of 52 cents a share on revenue of $28.44 billion in the year-ago period. The analysts' consensus full-year forecast calls for EPS of $2.41 on revenue of $115.49 billion. That compares to $2.15 per share and $110.88 billion in the previous year. Verizon is trading around $42.27 a share. Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 8.3 percent