Earnings Watch For April 22 (MCD, JNPR, UTX, TRV, AMGN, T, XRX)

(RTTNews) - Hamburger chain McDonald's Corp. (MCD) is scheduled to report first quarter results before the markets open. The Oak Brook, Illinois-based company is expected to post earnings of $1.24 per share, down from the $1.26 per share reported last year, whereas revenues are anticipated to rise to $6.73 billion from the $6.61 billion generated a year ago. The company's shares closed Monday's regular trading at $99.67. (52-wk H/L $103.34/$92.22)

Computer networking gear maker Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR) is expected to report first quarter results. Earnings and revenue for the quarter are anticipated at $0.29 per share and $1.15 billion respectively. In the year-ago period, the company earned $0.24 per share on revenues of $1.06 billion. The company's shares closed Monday's session at $25.42. (52-wk H/L $28.75/$15.62)

United Technologies Corp. (UTX) will post its first quarter results before the markets open. The diversified conglomerate is expected to post earnings of $1.27 per share, lower than last year's $1.39 per share. However, quarterly revenues are anticipated to increase to $14.74 billion from $14.40 billion in the prior year. The shares of UTX closed Monday's trade at $118.30. (52-wk H/L $120.49/$90.30)

Property and casualty insurance provider Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV) is due to report its first quarter results. The earnings of the company are expected to decline to $2.16 per share from the year-ago quarter's $2.31 per share. Besides, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $5.91 billion, higher than the $5.60 billion reported a year earlier. The company's shares closed Monday's session at $86.40. (52-wk H/L $91.68/$77.38)

Telecommunications giant AT&T, Inc. (T) is scheduled to report first quarter results after the markets close. The Dallas, Texas-based company's earnings are expected at $0.70 per share, higher than the prior year's $0.64 per share. Revenues are anticipated to grow to $32.44 billion from $31.36 billion reported a year earlier. The stock closed Monday at $36.06. (52-wk H/L $39.00/$31.74)

Thousand Oaks, California-based Amgen Inc. (AMGN) is slated to report results for the first quarter after the close of trading. The earnings of the biotechnology giant are expected to fall to $1.94 per share from $1.96 per share reported a year earlier. Nevertheless, quarterly revenues are projected to increase to $4.76 billion from last year's $4.24 billion. The shares closed Monday at $117.02. (52-wk H/L $128.96/$94.15)

Document technology and business process services provider Xerox Corp. (XRX) is expected to post results for the first quarter. The earnings of the company are projected to decrease to $0.24 per share from $0.27 per share last year and revenues are estimated to decline to $5.15 billion from $5.20 billion in the previous year. The shares closed Monday at $11.47. (52-wk H/L $12.65/$8.11)

Comcast (CMCSA), Harley-Davidson (HOG), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Interpublic (IPG), Lexmark International (LXK), Lockheed MArtin (LMT), Radioshack (RSH), Regions Financial (RF), Simon Property Group (SPG), Cree Inc. (CREE), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Gilead Sciences (GILD), International Gaming Technology (IGT), Sanmina Corp. (SANM), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) and VMWare (VMW) are also scheduled to report their results.