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Tech Stocks' May 6 Earnings Roster: SHOP, SQ, ANSS & More

Here is a sneak peek on how six notable technology stocks are poised ahead of their first-quarter 2020 results scheduled for May 6.

MSFTPositive Net Change FTNTPositive Net Change CDWPositive Net Change PYPLPositive Net Change SQPositive Net Change SHOPPositive Net Change

Aniruddha Ganguly

Media Stock Q1 Earnings: Key Predictions for CHTR, DISH

Here we take a sneak peek at a couple of media stocks, lined up for respective first-quarter 2020 earnings announcements this season.

TPositive Net Change CMCSAPositive Net Change DISHPositive Net Change CHTRPositive Net Change NFLXPositive Net Change

Rajani Lohia

Consumer Staples Stock Earnings for May 1: CL, CLX & EL

Despite the havoc created by the Coronavirus pandemic, consumer staples companies look poised for gains from spiked demand for everyday essentials.

CLPositive Net Change ELPositive Net Change CLXPositive Net Change

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Key Predictions for XOM & CVX Q1 Earnings Slated on May 1

Low commodity prices and energy demand destruction caused by coronavirus-induced lockdowns are likely to reflect on ExxonMobil (XOM) and Chevron's (CVX) first-quarter results.

XOMPositive Net Change CVXPositive Net Change BPPositive Net Change RDS.APositive Net Change

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Oil & Gas Stock Q1 Earnings Roster for Apr 30: LNG, CXO & More

Pricing woes do not always determine the loss of potential for all energy scrips. Rather, the bottom-line beat ratios suggest impressive numbers this earnings season.

SWNPositive Net Change SLBPositive Net Change HALPositive Net Change COGPositive Net Change CXOPositive Net Change LNGNegative Net Change

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Insurance Stock Q1 Earnings Due on Apr 30: CI, MMC & More

Improved revenues might have driven earnings for insurance stocks in the first quarter of 2020.

CIPositive Net Change MMCPositive Net Change AJGPositive Net Change WLTWPositive Net Change

Maharathi Basu

Airline Stocks Reporting Q1 Earnings on Apr 30: UAL, AAL

Low passenger revenues are likely to have hurt the Q1 performance of both United Airlines (UAL) and American Airlines (AAL).

LUVPositive Net Change DALPositive Net Change UALPositive Net Change AALPositive Net Change

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Business Services Apr 30 Earnings Roster: FCN, NLSN & More

Here's a sneak peek into how five business service stocks are placed prior to their earnings releases on Apr 30

EFXPositive Net Change IPGPositive Net Change FCNNegative Net Change SPSCPositive Net Change NLSNPositive Net Change HURNPositive Net Change EXPOPositive Net Change RHIPositive Net Change

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Medical Products Stock Earnings on Apr 30: BAX, IDXX & More

The medical product companies have partially mitigated the impact of the pandemic driven by the massive adoption of COVID-19 related healthcare-support products and services.

BAXPositive Net Change ABMDPositive Net Change RMDNegative Net Change TFXPositive Net Change PRGOPositive Net Change IDXXPositive Net Change

Moumita C. Chattopadhyay

REIT Q1 Earnings to Watch Out on Apr 30: PSA, VICI & More

As performance of REITs depends on the underlying asset types and location of properties, not all companies suffered pandemic-related setbacks in the second half of Q1.

PSAPositive Net Change CUZPositive Net Change CORNegative Net Change GLPIPositive Net Change VICIPositive Net Change

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Leisure Stocks Q1 Earnings Roster for Apr 30: MGM, SIX, HGV

Leisure industry earnings in first-quarter 2020 are likely to be hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

LVSPositive Net Change MGMPositive Net Change SIXPositive Net Change HGVPositive Net Change

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Will Food Stocks KHC & K Dish Out Q1 Earnings Beat Tomorrow?

The first-quarter 2020 performance of certain food stocks is likely to reflect gains from cost-saving and brand-building efforts.

KPositive Net Change KHCNegative Net Change

Avisekh  Bhattacharjee

Industrial Stock Earnings Due on Apr 30: PH, SWK & More

The impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, cost-related woes, and other headwinds are expected to get reflected in the results of the majority of industrial stocks in Q1.

AITPositive Net Change SWKPositive Net Change PHPositive Net Change PNRPositive Net Change

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Biotech Stocks Earnings Roster for Apr 30: AMGN, GILD & More

Let us take a look at what is in store for some of the biotech stocks, which are scheduled to report on Apr 30.

BIIBPositive Net Change GILDNegative Net Change MRKPositive Net Change NVSPositive Net Change AMGNNegative Net Change SGENPositive Net Change AMRNNegative Net Change

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Electronics Stock Apr 30 Q1 Earnings Roster: FTV, GNRC & More

Here's a sneak peek into how five electronics stocks might fare in their upcoming quarterly results, slated to release on Apr 30.

TELPositive Net Change NATIPositive Net Change ROGPositive Net Change GNRCPositive Net Change FTVPositive Net Change

Anindya Barman

Chemical Stock Q1 Earnings Slated on Apr 30: GRA, ESI & MTX

Let's take a look at how these chemical companies are poised ahead of their earnings release.

ESIPositive Net Change GRAPositive Net Change MTXPositive Net Change

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Healthcare Stock Q1 Earnings Due on Apr 29: ANTM, HUM, AVTR

Higher premiums and share buyback might have driven earnings for healthcare stocks in the first quarter of 2020.

HUMPositive Net Change ANTMPositive Net Change AVTRPositive Net Change

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Insurers' Q1 Earnings Roster for Apr 29: AFL, HIG, PRI, NGHC

Insurance stocks are likely to have benefited from a rise in premiums, partly offset by lower investment income, catastrophe loss and COVID-19-related costs.

HIGPositive Net Change AFLNegative Net Change PRIPositive Net Change NGHCPositive Net Change

Urmimala Biswas

Medical Products Stock Earnings on Apr 29: BSX, ALGN & More

Many Medical Product stocks might have succeeded in mitigating coronavirus-led downsides banking on huge market adoption of their COVID-19-related healthcare-support products.

HOLXNegative Net Change BSXNegative Net Change LHPositive Net Change ALGNPositive Net Change

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Construction Stock Q1 Earnings Due on Apr 29: SHW, MAS & More

Strong market demand and public sector activity, given solid fundamentals, are likely to reflect on the sector's first-quarter results. Yet, labor cost & COVID-19 impacts in late March may have been woes.

SHWPositive Net Change PHMPositive Net Change RYNPositive Net Change MASPositive Net Change OCPositive Net Change AWIPositive Net Change URIPositive Net Change

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Defense Stock Q1 Earnings Reports Due on Apr 29: BA, GD, NOC

Q1 earnings of Aerospace sector, comprising defense stocks, is expected to decline 43.5% year over year while revenues are projected to drop 1.1%.

NOCPositive Net Change BAPositive Net Change GDNegative Net Change HXLPositive Net Change

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Tech Stocks' Apr 29 Earnings Lineup: NOW, FB, MSFT, FICO, GIB

Here is a sneak peek on how five notable technology stocks are poised ahead of their upcoming quarterly results slated to be reported on Apr 29.

MSFTPositive Net Change CTXSNegative Net Change AMZNPositive Net Change INTCPositive Net Change GIBNegative Net Change NOWNegative Net Change FICOPositive Net Change FBPositive Net Change

Moumita C. Chattopadhyay

REITs to Watch for Q1 Earnings on Apr 29: AMT, CCI & More

Since performance of REITs depends on the underlying asset categories and location of properties, not all companies suffered setbacks despite the pandemic disrupting the second half of Q1.

AMTNegative Net Change CCINegative Net Change DREPositive Net Change NLYPositive Net Change CONEPositive Net Change

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Business Services Apr 29 Earnings Rooster: MA, ADP & More

Here's a sneak peek of how five business service stocks are placed prior to the respective earnings releases on Apr 29.

EFXPositive Net Change ADPNegative Net Change IPGPositive Net Change MAPositive Net Change RHIPositive Net Change ROLNegative Net Change SPOTPositive Net Change PSNegative Net Change

Maharathi Basu

Transportation Stocks Apr 28 Earnings Roster: UPS, LUV & CHRW

With the transportation sector being one of the hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Q1 results of most sector participants are likely to reflect a massive downfall.

LUVPositive Net Change UNPNegative Net Change UPSPositive Net Change CHRWPositive Net Change DALPositive Net Change