Earnings Watch For November 26 (BKS, CHS, FRED, HRL, HPQ, TIVO)

(RTTNews) - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS) is expected to report second quarter results before the market opens. The bookstore chain is expected to post a loss of $0.03 per share, compared to a loss of $0.04 per share last year. The company is anticipated to generate revenues of $1.77 billion, lower than the $1.88 billion in the prior-year quarter. The shares closed Monday at $16.43. (52-wk H/L $23.71/$12.59)

Specialty retailer Chico's FAS, Inc. (CHS) is due to post its third-quarter results. The Fort Myers, Florida-based company's earnings are expected to decline marginally to $0.24 per share from $0.25 per share reported a year earlier, whereas quarterly revenues are anticipated to grow to $662.70 million from last year's $636.66 million. The company's shares closed Monday's session at $17.91. (52-wk H/L $19.95/$15.27)

Discount retailer Fred's Inc. (FRED) is scheduled to report third quarter results before the bell. The earnings of the company are expected to rise to $0.20 per share from $0.18 per share reported a year earlier. Revenues are projected to increase to $459.97 million from the prior year's $450.57 million. The stock closed Monday at $16.92. (52-wk H/L $17.71/$12.30)

Packaged food and meat products maker Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL) is slated to report fourth quarter results. The earnings of the Austin, Minnesota-based company are expected to increase to $0.54 per share from $0.49 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to grow to $2.30 billion from last year's $2.17 billion. The company's shares closed Monday's session at $42.44. (52-wk H/L $44.22/$30.23)

Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) is scheduled to report fourth quarter results after the close of trading. The earnings of the company are expected to decline to $1.00 per share from $1.16 per share last year. Further, the Palo, Alto, California-based company is expected to report revenues of $27.91 billion, down from last year's $29.96 billion. The shares closed Monday at $25.32. (52-wk H/L $27.78/$12.22)

Television solutions provider TiVo Inc. (TIVO)is slated to report third quarter results after the market closes. The earnings of the Alviso, California-based company are expected to decline sharply to $0.06 per share from the prior year's $0.44 per share. However, revenues of the company are expected at $81.33 million, an increase from the $60.96 million recorded a year ago. The company's shares closed Monday's session at $13.22. (52-wk H/L $14.25/$10.14)

Brown Shoe (BWS), The Children (PLCE), Citi Trends (CTRN), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL), Pall Corp. (PLL), Tiffany Inc. (TIF), Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), Shanda Games Ltd. (GAME) and Zale Corp. (ZLC) are also due to report their results.