Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) reports on Wednesday. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.77 EPS and $20.07 billion revenues; next quarter estimates are $1.10 EPS and $26.93 billion revenues. Shares are trading around $83.50 and it just hit the new 52-week high today all over again. Analysts have an average price target only $78.95 now. The 52-week trading range is $53.41 to $83.95. The performance
here has just never ceased to amaze, ditto for its valuation premium.
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) reports on Wednesday. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.40 EPS and $1.82 billion revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.35 EPS and $1.81 billion revenues. Shares are trading around $30.15 and the 52-week trading range is $19.46 to $30.35. Analyst price targets have already been passed up as the consensus target is $27.45.
NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) reports on Wednesday. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.53 EPS and $1.39 billion revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.50 EPS and $1.36 billion revenues. Shares are trading around $53.75, the consensus price target is $61.85, and the 52-week trading range is $31.07 to $61.02.
Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) reports on Wednesday. With the housing data we have seen, we are holding no great expectations here. More homebuilder business model changes or enhancements may be the norm. Thomson Reuters has estimates of -$0.04 EPS and $319.6 million revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.04 EPS and $402.37 million revenues. Shares are trading around $20.70, the average analyst target is $22.71, and the 52-week trading range is $15.57 to $22.42.
H J Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ) reports on Thursday. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.72 EPS and $2.87 billion revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.80 EPS and $2.7 billion revenues. Shares are trading around $54.00, the average price target is $52.94, and the 52-week trading range is $42.88 to $54.21. A new high was hit earlier today.
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) reports on Thursday afternoon. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.30 EPS and $825.89 million revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.34 EPS and $878.07 million revenues. Shares are trading around $14.40, its consensus price target is $20.98, and the 52-week trading range is $13.87 to $22.01. It seems that the R-I-M exposure is hurting it even worse.
National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) reports on Thursday. The estimates are all going to be overseas but we would note that Turkish operations made the quarter before and this is the only Greek non-shipping ADR for U.S. investors watching the demise of Greece. Shares are trading around $1.34 and the 52-week trading range is $1.33 (hit today) and $3.23.
Omnivision Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI) reports on Thursday. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.65 EPS and $254.48 million revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.69 EPS and $275.3 million revenues. Shares are trading around $35.50, analysts have a consensus price target of $40.82, and the 52-week trading range is $15.80 to $37.04.
Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) reports on Thursday. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.57 EPS and $701.21 million revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.64 EPS and $753.4 million revenues. Shares are trading around $69.50, the consensus target from analysts is $68.75 and the 52-week trading range is $35.81 to $70.45. The performance has been incredible and the freshly hiked dividend of this week would lead one to believe that Tiffany is not going to have bad news or overly complain about commodity prices in its guidance.
As a reminder, any estimates can change and some may have already changed.
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