Earnings Watch For January 16 (INTC, C, AXP, GS, UNH)

(RTTNews) - Financial services giant Citigroup, Inc. (C) is scheduled to report fourth quarter results before the markets open. The earnings of the company are expected to rise to $0.95 per share from $0.69 per share reported a year earlier, whereas revenues are anticipated to decline to $18.18 billion from $18.66 billion in the prior-year quarter. The shares closed Wednesday at $54.99. (52-wk H/L $55.28/$40.28)

Intel Corp. (INTC) is slated to report fourth quarter results after the close of trading. The chipmaker is expected to post earnings of $0.52 per share, higher that the last year's $0.48 per share. The Santa Clara, California-based company is anticipated to generate revenues of $13.72 billion, an increase from $13.48 billion in the prior-year quarter. The stock closed Wednesday at $26.67. (52-wk H/L $27.12/$20.10)

Financial services firm Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) is expected to report fourth quarter results before the opening bell. The earnings of the investment bank are anticipated to decline to $4.21 per share from $5.60 per share last year. The company is projected to generate revenues of $7.71 billion, lower than the $9.24 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $178.75. (52-wk H/L $181.13/$137.29)

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) is slated to report results for the fourth quarter. The earnings of the healthcare benefits company are expected to grow to $1.40 per share from $1.20 per share last year while revenues are anticipated to rise to $31.06 billion from the prior year's $28.77 billion. UNH closed Wednesday at $74.84. (52-wk H/L $77.33/$52.51)

Credit-card issuer American Express Co. (AXP) is expected to report results for the fourth quarter after the close of trading. The New York-based company is expected to earn $1.25 per share, an increase from prior year's $1.09 per share. Quarterly revenues are anticipated at $8.55 billion, up from $8.14 billion last year. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $88.25. (52-wk H/L $91.08/$58.70)

BB&T Corporation (BBT), Blackrock Inc. (BLK), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Cooper Tire And Rubber Co (CTB), PPG Industries Inc. (PPG), Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), SLM Corp. (SLM) and Skyworks Solutions Inc. (SWKS) are also scheduled to report their results.