October 18, 2011

As the DJIA is above 11,450 and the S&P 500 is above 1,210, here is some information on companies’ upcoming earnings releases :

• Danaher Corp. (NYSE:DHR ) is planning to release its earnings on Oct 20. The consensus estimate is $0.70 per share, based on 22 analysts’ estimates. The company earned $0.60 in the year-ago period, and the consensus estimate represents a change of 17%. The shares recently traded at $42.66 and have traded in a 52-week range of $39.34 to $56.09.  About the company: Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets professional instrumentation, medical technologies, industrial technologies, and tools and components.
• Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO ) is planning to release its earnings on Oct 20. The consensus estimate is $1.48 per share, based on 32 analysts’ estimates. The company earned $1.27 in the year-ago period, and the consensus estimate represents a change of 17%.  The shares recently traded at $56.60 and have traded in a 52-week range of $51.16 to $81.19.  About the company: Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. drills offshore oil and gas wells on a contract basis.  The Company is a world-wide deep water driller that serves markets that include the deep water, harsh environment, conventional semisubmersible and jack-up markets.
• Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB ) is planning to release its earnings on Oct 20. The consensus estimate is $0.33 per share, based on 31 analysts’ estimates. The company earned $0.22 in the year-ago period, and the consensus estimate represents a change of 50%. The shares recently traded at $11.11 and have traded in a 52-week range of $9.13 to $15.75.  About the company: Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company that operates banking centers in the Midwestern and Southeastern regions of the United States.   The Company’s principal businesses include retail banking, commercial banking, investment advisory, and data processing.
• Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBAN ) is planning to release its earnings on Oct 20. The consensus estimate is $0.16 per share, based on 24 analysts’ estimates. The company earned $0.10 in the year-ago period, and the consensus estimate represents a change of 60%. The shares recently traded at $5.26 and have traded in a 52-week range of $4.46 to $7.70.  About the company: Huntington Bancshares Inc. is a multi-state bank holding company.   The Company’s subsidiaries provide full-service commercial and consumer banking services, mortgage banking services, automobile financing, equipment leasing, investment management, trust services, brokerage services, customized insurance service programs, and other financial products and services.
• Janus Capital Group, Inc (NYSE:JNS ) is planning to release its earnings on Oct 20. The consensus estimate is $0.19 per share, based on 16 analysts’ estimates. The company earned $0.18 in the year-ago period, and the consensus estimate represents a change of 6%.  The shares recently traded at $6.07 and have traded in a 52-week range of $5.36 to $14.57. About the company: Janus Capital Group Inc. is a global asset management firm offering individual investors and institutional clients asset management services. The Company provides investment management, administration, distribution and related services to individual and institutional investors through mutual funds, separate accounts and subadvised relationships.

(Note: Selected financial data are sourced from Google Finance. Data about earnings releases are sourced via Reuters. All data are assumed to be accurate. )