Earnings Watch For July 19 (GE, SLB, STI, WHR, XRX)

(RTTNews) - Diversified conglomerate General Electric Co. (GE) is expected to report second quarter results before the markets open. The Fairfield, Connecticut-based company is expected to report earnings of $0.36 per share, lower than the prior year's $0.38 per share. Further, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $35.58 billion, down from $36.50 billion reported a year ago. The shares of GE closed Thursday's trade at $23.63. (52-wk H/L $24.45/$19.45)

Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB) is due to report its second quarter results. The oilfield services company's earnings are projected to rise to $1.10 per share from $1.05 per share reported last year, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to increase to $11.11 billion from last year's $10.45 billion. The company's shares closed Thursday's trade at $78.48. (52-wk H/L $82.00/$66.85)

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI), a diversified financial services holding company, is scheduled to report results for the second quarter. The bank is expected to report a profit of $0.67 per share, higher than the $0.50 per share last year. Besides revenues are anticipated to decline to $2.16 billion from $2.23 billion a year earlier. On the NYSE, the company's shares closed Thursday at $34.30. (52-wk H/L $34.64/$22.34)

Home appliances maker Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) will report its second quarter results before the opening bell. The earnings of the company are expected to grow to $2.42 per share from $1.55 per share reported a year ago. Quarterly revenues are anticipated at $4.67 billion, up from $4.51 billion in the previous year. The company's shares closed Thursday's session at $119.37. (52-wk H/L $134.09/$61.46)

Document technology and business process services provider Xerox Corp. (XRX) is slated to report results for the second quarter. The company is expected to earn $0.24 per share, down from $0.26 per share last year, while revenues are estimated to decline to $5.50 billion from $5.54 billion in the previous year. The shares closed Thursday at $9.82. (52-wk H/L $9.90/$6.10)

Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI), Honeywell International Inc. (HON), Ingersoll-Rand Plc (IR) and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG) are also scheduled to report their results.