Earnings Watch For April 15 (SCHW, KO, CMA, JNJ, NTRS)

(RTTNews) - Brokerage and investment manager Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW) is slated to report results for the first quarter after the close of trading. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.22 per share, an increase from the last year's $0.15 per share. The San Francisco, California-based company is anticipated to generate revenues of $1.47 billion, higher than the $1.29 billion in the prior-year quarter. The stock closed Monday at $25.30. (52-wk H/L $29.13/$16.05)

Drug and healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will report its first quarter results. The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company's earnings are expected to grow to $1.48 per share from $1.44 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are projected to increase to $18.00 billion from last year's $17.50 billion. The shares of JNJ closed Monday's trade at $97.14. (52-wk H/L $99.38/$82.07)

Beverages giant Coca-Cola Co. (KO) is expected to report first quarter results before the markets open. The earnings of the Atlanta, Georgia-based company are expected to decline to $0.44 per share from $0.46 per share reported last year. Further, revenues are anticipated at $10.55 billion, down from the prior year's $11.04 billion. The stock closed Monday's regular trading at $38.73. (52-wk H/L $43.43/$36.83)

Financial services firm Comerica Inc. (CMA) is scheduled to report first-quarter results. The earnings of the company are anticipated to rise to $0.72 per share from the prior year's $0.70 per share, whereas revenues are expected to decrease slightly to $615.57 million from $616.00 million a year earlier. The company's shares closed Monday's session at $48.59 (52-wk H/L $53.50/$33.90)

Northern Trust Corp. (NTRS) is scheduled to report results for the first quarter. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.78 per share, higher than the $0.71 per share reported a year earlier, whereas revenues are anticipated at $1.07 billion, marginally lower than the $1.08 billion in the prior-year quarter. The shares closed Monday at $61.22. (52-wk H/L $67.17/$51.90)