Stocks To Watch: Tuesday March 02, 2010

Diana Shipping Inc (DSX): Market is expecting a profit of 36 cents a share for the quarter ended March 2010, a drop of 11 cents compared to its actual profit it posted in the same quarter a year ago. The company posted profit of 39 cents, 36 cents and 34 cents in the quarters ended June 2009, September 2009 and December 2009 respectively. Shares are currently trading at around $13.95 with an average volume of about 1.50 million shares per trading day. Watch for earnings on Tuesday March 02, 2010.

Staples Inc (SPLS): Market is expecting a profit of 39 cents a share for the quarter ended January 2010, a jump of 3 cents compared to its actual profit it posted in the same quarter a year ago. The company posted profit of 22 cents, 16 cents and 39 cents in the quarters ended June 2009, September 2009 and December 2009 respectively. Shares are currently trading at around $25.99 with an average volume of about 7.00 million shares per trading day. Watch for earnings on Tuesday March 02, 2010.

Diamond Foods Inc (DMND): Market is expecting a profit of 22 cents a share for the quarter ended  January 2010, a Jump of 6 cents compared to its actual profit it posted in the same quarter a year ago. The company posted profit of 25 cents, 88 cents and 48 cents in the quarters ended April 2009, July 2009 and October 2009 respectively. Shares are currently trading at around $36.41 with an average volume of about 173K shares per trading day. Watch for earnings on Tuesday March 02, 2010.