Stocks To Watch - Nov. 22

(RTTNews) - What makes these stocks interesting? Today's stocks are interesting for reasons like good quarterly numbers, strong outlook, and other metrics. The stocks are handpicked after sifting through the current news, and not generated by any automated software or cookie cutter process.

Intuit Inc. (INTU) expects second-quarter profit in the range of $0.12 - $0.14 per share, adjusted earnings of $0.25 - $0.27 per share and revenues of $890 million - $910 million. Analysts currently estimate a loss of $0.30 per share and revenues of $913.55 million for the second quarter.

For the full fiscal year 2014, Intuit continues to expect earnings of $3.11 - $3.19 per share, adjusted earnings of $3.52 - $3.60 per share and revenue of $4.44 billion - $4.53 billion. Analysts currently estimate earnings of $3.56 per share on revenues of $4.48 billion for the year.

For the third quarter, Intuit expects earnings of $3.12 - $3.17 per share, adjusted earnings of $3.25 - $3.30 per share and revenues of $2.245 billion - $2.290 billion.

For the fourth quarter, Intuit expects loss of $0.02 to $0.04 per share, adjusted earnings of $0.11 to $0.13 per share and revenue of $710 million to $720 million.

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Design software maker Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) projects fourth-quarter revenue in the range of $560 million - $580 million, earnings of $0.09 - $0.16 per share and adjusted earnings of $0.29 - $0.36 per share. Analysts currently expect the company to earn $0.35 per share on revenue of $574.83 million for the fourth quarter.

For the full fiscal year 2014, the company now forecasts revenue of $2.247 billion - $2.267 billion, earnings of $0.84 - $0.90 per share and adjusted earnings of $1.55 - $1.61 per share. Analysts currently expect the company to earn $1.61 per share on revenue of $2.25 billion for the fiscal year 2014.

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Geospace Technologies Corp.(GEOS) reported fourth quarter net income of $13.7 million or $1.05 per share compared to $4.3 million or $0.33 per share in the prior-year quarter.

On average, nine analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $1.05 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Meanwhile, quarterly sales rose to $68.29 million from $36.95 million in the prior year, while seven analysts expected to see revenues of $64.92 million.

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Splunk Inc. (SPLK) expects fourth-quarter total revenues to range between $88 million and $90 million. Analysts currently expect fourth-quarter revenues of $86.12 million.

For fiscal 2014, Splunk now expects revenue of $291 million - $293 million, up from its prior range of $275 million - $281 million. Analysts currently expect revenue of $281.43 million for the year.