Earnings Watch For April 17 (DD, GE, GS, HON, MS, PEP, UNH)

(RTTNews) - Chemicals giant DuPont (DD) is scheduled to report first quarter results before the markets open. The company's earnings are expected to rise to $1.58 per share from the year-ago quarter's $1.56 per share. The Wilmington, Delaware-based company is also expected to generate revenues of $10.45 billion, an increase from $10.41 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $67.72. (52-wk H/L $68.82/$48.23)

Diversified conglomerate General Electric Co. (GE) is expected to report first quarter results before the opening bell. The Fairfield, Connecticut-based company is expected to report earnings of $0.32 per share, lower than the prior year's $0.39 per share. Further, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $34.36 billion, a decrease from the $35.01 billion reported a year ago. The shares of GE closed Wednesday's trade at $26.12. (52-wk H/L $28.09/$21.11)

Diversified manufacturing company Honeywell International, Inc. (HON) is slated to report first quarter results before the start of trading. The earnings of the company are expected to grow to $1.26 per share from the year-ago quarter's $1.21 per share. The company is expected to generate revenues of $9.74 billion, up from $9.33 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $93.30. (52-wk H/L $95.91/$70.92)

Investment bank Morgan Stanley (MS) is slated to report first quarter results. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.60 per share, slightly down from last year's $0.61 per share. However, revenues are anticipated to grow to $8.52 billion from $8.48 billion reported a year earlier. The shares closed Wednesday at $29.89. (52-wk H/L $33.52/$20.16)

Food and beverage giant Pepsico, Inc. (PEP) is expected to report first quarter results. The Purchase, New York-based company is anticipated to report a profit of $0.75 per share, a decline from the $0.77 per share reported last year. Meanwhile, revenues are estimated to fall to $12.40 billion from $12.58 billion reported a year earlier. The stock closed Wednesday at $84.77. (52-wk H/L $87.06/$77.01)

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) is slated to report results for the first quarter. The earnings of the healthcare benefits company are expected to decline to $1.09 per share from $1.16 per share last year whereas revenues are anticipated to increase to $31.99 billion from the prior year's $30.34 billion. UNH closed Wednesday at $78.19. (52-wk H/L $83.32/$58.03)

Financial services firm Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) will report its first quarter results. The earnings of the investment bank are anticipated to fall to $3.45 per share from the $4.29 per share reported a year ago. The company is projected to generate revenues of $8.70 billion, lower than the $10.09 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $157.22. (52-wk H/L $181.13/$137.29)

AutoNation (AN), Baker Hughes (BHI), BB&T Corp. (BBT), BlackRock(BLK), BlackStone (BX), Chipotle Mexican Grill(CMG), Cypress Semiconductors(CY), Fairchild Semiconductor(FCS), Key Corp. (KEY), Mattel, Inc.(MAT), Philip Morris(PM), Piper Jaffray(PJC), PPG Industries(PPG), Schlumberger(SLB), Union Pacific(UNP) and Advanced Micro Devices(AMD) are also due to report their results.