Kohl’s Corporation (KSS): Market is expecting a profit of 61 cents a share for the quarter ended April 2010, a jump of 16 cents compared to its actual profit of 45 cents a share it posted in the same quarter a year ago. The company posted a profit of 75 cents a share in the quarter ended July 2009 about 1 cent or 1.40% better than markets expectation, posted a profit of 63 cents a share in the quarter ended October 2009 about 2 cents or 3.30% better than markets expectation, and posted a profit of $1.40 a share in the quarter ended January 2010 about 3 cents or 2.20% better than markets expectation. Shares are currently trading at around $56.72 with an average volume of about 3.70 million shares per trading day. Watch for earnings on Thursday before market open.
Urban Outfitters (URBN): Market is expecting a profit of 30 cents a share for the quarter ended April 2010, a jump of 12 cents compared to its actual profit of 18 cents a share it posted in the same quarter a year ago. The company posted a profit of 29 cents a share in the quarter ended July 2009 about 3 cent or 11.50% better than markets expectation, posted a profit of 36 cents a share in the quarter ended October 2009 about 1 cents or 2.90% better than markets expectation, and posted a profit of 45 cents a share in the quarter ended January 2010 about 5 cents or 12.50% better than markets expectation. Shares are currently trading at around $38.78 with an average volume of about 3.09 million shares per trading day. Watch for earnings on Thursday before market open.
CA Inc (CA): Market is expecting a profit of 37 cents a share for the quarter ended March 2010, a jump of 6 cents compared to its actual profit of 31 cents a share it posted in the same quarter a year ago. The company posted a profit of 42 cents a share in the quarter ended June 2009 about 4 cent or 10.50% better than markets expectation, posted a profit of 42 cents a share in the quarter ended September 2009 about 2 cents or 5.00% better than markets expectation, and posted a profit of 43 a share in the quarter ended December 2009 about 1 cents or 2.40% better than markets expectation. Shares are currently trading at around $21.47 with an average volume of about 4.65 million shares per trading day. Watch for earnings on Thursday after market close.
Nordstrom Inc (JWN): Market is expecting a profit of 55 cents a share for the quarter ended April 2010, a jump of 24 cents compared to its actual profit of 31 cents a share it posted in the same quarter a year ago. The company posted a profit of 48 cents a share in the quarter ended July 2009 in line with markets expectation, posted a profit of 38 cents a share in the quarter ended October 2009 about 1 cent or 2.60% under markets expectation, and posted a profit of 77 cents a share in the quarter ended January 2010 about 2 cents or 2.50% under markets expectation. Shares are currently trading at around $42.08 with an average volume of about 2.92 million shares per trading day. Watch for earnings on Thursday after market close.
