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Broadcom, Dollar General and More Earnings Coming This Week

Over the course of the past week, markets again reached new highs and the Dow broke a historic 24,000. While this was largely spurred on by the tax bill advancing in the Senate, earnings helped contribute to this run as well. Although the largest part of the reporting season has come and gone, there are still plenty more big names sharing their results this week.

24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of some of the top companies reporting their latest results in the coming week. We have included the consensus earnings estimates from Thomson Reuters, as well as the stock price and trading history for these companies ahead of the report.

AutoZone Inc.’s (NYSE: AZO) fiscal first-quarter report is scheduled for Tuesday. Consensus estimates call for $9.82 in earnings per share (EPS) on $2.54 billion in revenue. The shares were changing hands at $678.40 apiece on Friday’s close. The consensus price target is $656.27, and the 52-week trading range is $491.13 to $813.70.

H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) is set to release its most recent quarterly results Wednesday. The consensus forecast is a net loss of $0.72 per share and revenue of $131.67 million. Shares were most recently traded at $25.86. The consensus price target is $23.92, and the 52-week range is $19.85 to $31.80.

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) will report its most recent quarterly results on Wednesday as well. The consensus estimates are EPS of $0.52 and $609.71 million in revenue. Shares traded at $67.22 on Friday, in a 52-week range of $47.26 to $72.70. The consensus price target is $65.50.

Broadcom Ltd. (NASDAQ: AVGO) fiscal fourth-quarter results also are scheduled for Wednesday. The consensus forecast is $4.51 in EPS on $4.82 billion in revenue. Shares were last seen at $271.56. The consensus price target is $293.93. The 52-week range is $160.62 to $285.68.

And Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) will report its latest quarterly results on Thursday. The consensus estimates call for $0.94 in EPS and $5.8 billion in revenue. Shares closed at $87.98 on Friday, in a 52-week range of $65.97 to $89.80. The consensus price target is $84.61.

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