Earnings Watch For November 6 (HUM, TWX, ATVI, CBS, PRU, QCOM)

(RTTNews) - Health insurer Humana Inc. (HUM) is scheduled to post third quarter results. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company's earnings are expected to decline to $2.15 per share from the prior year's $2.62 per share. However, quarterly revenues are anticipated at $10.30 billion, up from $9.65 billion last year. Shares of HUM closed Tuesday at $93.95. (52-wk H/L $99.85/$63.93)

New York-based Time Warner Inc. (TWX) is slated to report results for the third quarter before the market opens. The media and entertainment giant is expected to report a profit of $0.89 per share, higher than the $0.86 per share reported last year. Revenues are projected to grow to $6.94 billion from $6.84 billion reported a year ago. The stock closed Tuesday at $68.23. (52-wk H/L $70.69/$43.46)

Life insurer Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) is expected to post third quarter results after the market closes. The New Jersey-based company's earnings are expected to rise to $2.11 per share from the prior year's $1.53 per share, whereas revenues are projected at $12.48 billion, down from $13.25 billion reported a year ago. The company's shares closed Tuesday's regular trading at $81.47. (52-wk H/L $83.67/$48.17)

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) is scheduled to report third quarter results. The world's largest video game publisher is expected to post earnings of $0.03 per share, a sharp decline from year-ago quarter's $0.15 per share. Also, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $589.43 million, a decrease from $751.00 million in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Tuesday's session at $16.53. (52-wk H/L $18.43/$10.45)

Media company CBS Corp. (CBS) due to post its third quarter results. In the year-ago quarter, the New York-based company earned $0.60 per share on revenues of $3.42 billion. On the NYSE, the shares closed Tuesday trade at $59.90. (52-wk H/L $60.27/$33.04)

Chipmaker QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM) will report its third quarter results after the market closes. The San Diego, California-based company's earnings are expected to rise to $1.08 per share from $0.89 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to climb to $6.34 billion from last year's $4.87 billion. The stock closed Tuesday at $69.00. (52-wk H/L $70.37/$58.11)

Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Devon Energy Corp. (DVN), Duke Energy (DUK), Hospira Inc. (HSP), Magna (MGA), Molson Croows Brewing (TAP), Ralph Lauren (RL), Talisman Energy (TLM), Career Education Corp. (CECO) and TW Telecom (TWTC) are also scheduled to report their results.