Top Earnings Previews For The Coming Week (ADI, BRCD, HPQ, TSN, CPB, NUAN, P, DE)

This coming week may be a shortened week for Thanksgiving, but there are still going to be some key earnings to watch.  We have compiled a brief list of earnings we will be watching as market movers or sector movers.

We have earnings previews for the following: Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI); Brocade Communication Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD); Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ); Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN); Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB); Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN); Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P); and Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE).  Estimates are from Thomson Reuters and these are broken out by day.

Monday

Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) has estimates of $0.64 EPS and $728.17 million in revenue; next quarter estimates are $0.60 EPS and $707.37 million in revenue.  With shares around $35.50, the 52-week range is $29.23 to $43.28.

Brocade Communication Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) is not a market mover but it is still way off its year high while some of its peers have been calling things better in their business of late.  Estimates are $0.10 EPS and $527.38 million in revenue; next quarter estimates are $0.11 EPS and $535.6 million in revenue.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is hardly even in the midst of a turnaround.  Meg Whitman is still getting her hands around the business and Dell gave a mixed report of late.  Estimates are $1.13 EPS and $32.06 billion in revenue; next quarter estimates are $1.11 EPS and $31.44 billion in revenue. We will be looking at the company’s comments around manufacturing problems for drives for its PC around the flooding in Thailand.

Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) has estimates of $0.31 EPS and $8.19 billion in revenue; next quarter estimates are $0.39 EPS and $8.17 billion in revenue.  At $19.50, its 52-week trading range is $15.46 to $20.12.

Tuesday

Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) has estimates of $0.79 EPS and $2.21 billion in revenue; next quarter estimates are $0.66 EPS and $2.16 billion in revenue.  Shares are right at $33.50 and the 52-week range is $29.69 to $35.66.  This one in the middle of a strategy change to get back to more flavorful soups and away from being such low-salt.

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is also set for Tuesday and the speech-to-text software leader’s estimates are $0.41 EPS and $393.33 million in revenue; next quarter estimates are $0.38 EPS and $378.78 million in revenue.  At $24.00, the 52-week trading range is $15.56 to $26.97.

Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) is still kicking around after its IPO.  The online music playing company has estimates of -$0.01 EPS and $71.44 million in revenue; next quarter estimates are -$0.03 EPS and $82.25 million in revenue.  Its stock is around $12.55 and the post-IPO range has been $9.33 to $26.00.

Wednesday

Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) has estimates of $1.43 EPS and $7.87 billion in revenue; next quarter estimates are $1.26 EPS and $6.17 billion in revenue.  At 74.50, Deere has a 52-week range of $59.92 to $99.80.
JON C. OGG