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Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) is set to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Wednesday, May 20. Analysts expect the retailer to post earnings of $1.45 per share, up from $1.30 a year earlier, on revenue of $24.63 billion versus $23.85 billion last year, according to Benzinga Pro...

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V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC), owner of Vans, The North Face, and Timberland, will release fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, May 20. Analysts expect the apparel and footwear company to report a quarterly loss of 1 cent per share. Compare that to a loss of 13 cents per share in the year-ago period...

The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) will release earnings for its first quarter before the opening bell on Tuesday, May 19. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $3.41 per share, down from $3.56 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Home Depot's quarterly...

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) will release earnings for its second quarter after the closing bell on Thursday, May 14. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $2.68 per share, up from $2.39 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Applied Materials'...

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) will release earnings for its second quarter before the opening bell on Tuesday, May 12. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of 48 cents per share, up from 34 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Aramark's quarterly revenue is $...

The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) will release earnings for its first quarter before the opening bell on Monday, May 11. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of 22 cents per share, down from 49 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Mosaic's quarterly...

The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) will release earnings for its first quarter before the opening bell on Friday, May 8. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of 10 cents per share, down from 20 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Wendy’s...

McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) will release earnings for its first quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, May 7. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $2.74 per share, up from $2.67 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for McDonald’s...

The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) will release earnings for its first quarter before the opening bell on Wednesday, May 6. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of 50 cents per share, down from 62 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Kraft Heinz's...

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) will release earnings for its third quarter before the opening bell on Tuesday, May 5. Analysts expect the pharmaceutical company to report quarterly earnings of 72 cents per share. That’s down from 92 cents per share in the year-ago period. Benzinga Pro puts the...

Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) will release earnings for its second quarter before the opening bell on Monday, May 4. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of 78 cents per share, down from 92 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Tyson Foods' quarterly...

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Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) will release earnings for its first quarter before the opening bell on Friday, May 1. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of 97 cents per share. That’s down from $2.18 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Chevron's...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) will release earnings for its third quarter after the closing bell on Wednesday, April 29. Analysts expect the tech company to report quarterly earnings of $4.07 per share. That’s up from $3.46 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for...