Earnings from S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 to watch this week

By using Finscreener’s Earnings calendar, we can identify the companies from S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 index posting their earnings from the 2^nd December until the 6^th December. Apart from just listing those companies, there is a lot more information to that such as the time of posting (before trading/after-market), the history of the last 8 quarters of earnings, the earnings rating (which is calculated from actual period earnings estimates revision (80% weight) and previous period earnings surprise (20% weight)) as well as the estimated EPS for the coming reported earnings.

 

This is the list of reporting companies with all the necessary information:

AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO) the premier seller of aftermarket automotive parts, tools, and accessories to do-it-yourself customers in the United States.  
Report Date: 3^rd Dec 2019. Earnings Rating: Sell, included in S&P 500, Estimated EPS: 13.86, Earnings Estimates Revision: -3.35 %

Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE: CRM) provides enterprise cloud computing solutions, including Sales Cloud, the company's main customer relationship management software-as-a-service product.
Report Date: 3^rd Dec 2019. Earnings Rating: Strong Buy, included in S&P 500, Estimated EPS: 0.21, Earnings Estimates Revision:  5.00 %

Workday Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY) is a software-as-a-service provider that offers enterprise resource planning software for medium and large enterprises.
Report Date: 3^rd Dec 2019. Earnings Rating: Strong Sell, included in NASDAQ 100, Estimated EPS: -0.38, Earnings Estimates Revision: -22.58 %

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) is now a leading global manufacturer and marketer of branded convenience food products, most notably soup.
Report Date: 4^th Dec 2019. Earnings Rating: Sell, included in S&P 500, Estimated EPS: 0.68, Earnings Estimates Revision: -12.50 %

H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) provides income tax return preparation services, digital do-it-yourself tax solutions, and other services related to income tax preparation to the general public primarily in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Report Date: 4^th Dec 2019. Earnings Rating: Buy, included in S&P 500, Estimated EPS: -0.91, Earnings Estimates Revision: 0 %

Synopsys Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) is a provider of electronic design automation software and intellectual property products to designers, engineers, and developers.
Report Date: 4^th Dec 2019. Earnings Rating: Buy, included in S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100, Estimated EPS: 0.73, Earnings Estimates Revision: 0 %

Brown Forman Inc (NYSE: BF.B) produces and sells alcoholic beverages, including the Jack Daniel's family of products, which contribute around 60% of the firm's annual depletion volume.
Report Date: 5^th Dec 2019. Earnings Rating: Buy, included in S&P 500, Estimated EPS: 0.53, Earnings Estimates Revision: 0 %

The Cooper Companies Inc. (NYSE: COO) operates two units: CooperVision and CooperSurgical. Accounting for over 75% of total sales, CooperVision is one of the world's top four developers and manufacturers of contact lenses.
Report Date: 5^th Dec 2019. Earnings Rating: Sell, included in S&P 500, Estimated EPS: 3.27, Earnings Estimates Revision: -0.61 %

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) a leading American discount retailer, Dollar General operates over 15,000 stores in 44 states, selling branded and private-label products across a wide variety of categories.
Report Date: 5^th Dec 2019. Earnings Rating: Strong Buy, included in S&P 500, Estimated EPS: 1.38, Earnings Estimates Revision: 0.73 %

Kroger Company (NYSE: KR) is the leading American grocer, with 2,764 supermarkets operating under several banners throughout the country as of the end of fiscal 2018.
Report Date: 5^th Dec 2019. Earnings Rating: Sell, included in S&P 500, Estimated EPS: 0.48, Earnings Estimates Revision: -4.00 %

Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) is a monobrand jeweler with a 180-year history. It is vertically integrated, with around 60% of jewellery produced internally.
Report Date: 5^th Dec 2019. Earnings Rating: Sell, included in S&P 500, Estimated EPS: 0.85, Earnings Estimates Revision: -3.41 %

Ulta Beauty Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA) is a North American beauty retailer for cosmetics, skin-care products, fragrance, hair-care products, and salon services.
Report Date: 5^th Dec 2019. Earnings Rating: Strong Sell, included in S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100, Estimated EPS: 2.14, Earnings Estimates Revision: -18.25 %

It will be interesting to watch these posted earnings throughout the week and to what extent they will meet the estimated EPS given by analysts as well as how they will meet the Finscreener’s own calculated Earnings Ratings.

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