Earnings Watch For October 24 (BMY, F, PG, SHPG, UPS)

(RTTNews) - Biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) is slated to report third-quarter results. The New York-based drug maker is expected to post earnings of $0.42 per share, a decrease from the year-ago quarter's $0.46 per share. Also, revenues are anticipated to fall to $3.80 billion from the year earlier's $4.06 billion. The company's shares closed Thursday's session at $2.50. (52-wk H/L $57.49/$46.30)

Automaker Ford Motor Co. (F) is scheduled to report third quarter results before the opening bell. The Dearborn, Michigan-based company's earnings are expected to tumble to $0.19 per share from the previous year's $0.45 per share, whereas revenues are anticipated at $33.11 billion, down marginally from $33.86 billion a year ago. The stock closed Thursday at $14.40. (52-wk H/L $18.12/$13.26)

Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) is expected to report first quarter results before the market opens. The Cincinnati, Ohio-based company is expected to post earnings of $1.07 per share, up from the year-ago quarter's $1.04 per share. However, revenues are anticipated to decline to $20.83 billion from $21.20 billion generated a year ago. The shares of PG closed Thursday's trade at $83.23. (52-wk H/L $85.82/$75.26)

Irish drug company Shire Plc. (SHP.L, SHPG), will report its third quarter results. The earnings of the company are expected to climb to $2.48 per share from the prior year's $1.83 per share. Revenues are estimated at $1.46 billion, higher than the previous year's $1.24 billion. The stock closed Thursday at $184.98. (52-wk H/L $264.98/$129.58).

Atlanta, Georgia-based United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is due to report its third quarter results before the opening bell. The earnings of the world's largest package delivery company are expected to grow to $1.29 per share from $1.16 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to rise to $14.20 billion from last year's $13.52 billion. The stock closed Thursday at $100.48. (52-wk H/L $105.37/$93.19)

Barnes Group Inc (B), Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (COG), Choice Hotels International, Inc (CHH), Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL), DTE Energy Co (DTE), First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (FNFG), Lear Corp. (LEA) and Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) are also scheduled to release their results.