Earnings Watch For November 18 (TSN, BRCD, CRM, SMTC, JEC)

(RTTNews) - Meat products maker Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) is due to report fourth quarter results before the market opens. The earnings of the company are anticipated to rise to $0.69 per share, from the prior year's $0.55 per share. Revenues are projected to increase to $8.89 billion from $8.37 billion in the previous year quarter. TSN closed Friday at $28.77. (52-wk H/L $32.40/$17.65)

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (BRCD), maker of switches and software for data-storage networks, is set to announce its fourth quarter results. The earnings of the San Jose, California-based company is expected to rise marginally to $0.18 per share from $0.17 per share in the prior year quarter. However, quarterly revenues are anticipated to be $554.50 million, lower than $578.36 million recorded a year ago. The shares closed Friday's session at $8.09. (52-wk H/L $8.43/$5.14)

Cloud computing solutions provider Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) is scheduled to report third quarter results. The San Francisco, California-based company's earnings are expected at $0.09 per share, up slightly from the prior year's $0.08 per share. Revenues are anticipated to rise to $1.06 billion from $788.40 million reported a year earlier. The shares of CRM closed Friday's trade at $57.31. (52-wk H/L $57.89/$36.09)

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) will report its fourth quarter results after the close of trading. The earnings of the company are expected to increase to $0.88 per share from $0.80 per share reported a year earlier. Further, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $3.14 billion, higher than the $2.79 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Friday's session at $63.76. (52-wk H/L $64.13/$39.09)

Semiconductor company Semtech Corp. (SMTC), is expected to report results for the third quarter. The earnings of the California-based company are expected to decline to $0.34 per share from $0.53 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to decline to $140.67 million from last year's $160.88 million. The shares closed Friday at $30.96. (52-wk H/L $37.45/$23.50)