Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO): Market is expecting a profit of 59 cents a share for the quarter ended March 2010, a jump of 25 cents compared to its actual profit of 34 cents a share it posted in the same quarter a year ago. The company posted a profit of 35 cents a share in the quarter ended June 2009 about 18 cents or 34.0% under markets expectation, posted a profit of 61 cents a share in the quarter ended September 2009 about 4 cents or 7.0% better than markets expectation, and posted a profit of 32 cents a share in the quarter ended December 2009 about 13 cents or 28.9% under markets expectation. Shares are currently trading at around $32.58 with an average volume of about 6.45 million share per trading day. Watch for earnings on Thursday April 08, 2010.
Pier 1 Imports (PIR): Market is expecting a profit of 31 cents a share for the quarter ended February 2010 a jump of 64 cents compared to its actual loss of 33 cents it posted in the same quarter a year ago. The company posted a loss of 24 cents a share in the quarter ended May 2009 about 12 cents or 33.3% better than markets expectation, posted a loss of 16 cents a share in the quarter ended August 2009 about 6 cents or 27.3% better than markets expectation, and posted a profit of 2 cents a share in the quarter ended November 2009 about 8 cents or 133.3% better than markets expectation. Shares are currently trading at around $7.43 with an average volume of 2.73 million shares per trading day. Watch for earnings on Thursday April 08, 2010.
