Market Currents

• Thursday, October 22, 2009

• 08:24 AM Raytheon (RTN): Q3 EPS of $1.25 beats by $0.09. Revenue of $6.21B (+5.8%) in-line. Shares +0.7% premarket. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable pre-market earnings: AUO, BDK, BG, BMY, CBE, CELG, CHKP, CIT, CNX, DAL, DHR, DO, DOW, EMC, ERIC, ESV, ETR, FITB, GR, HBAN, HOT, HSY, JBLU, JNS, KMB, LCC, LH, LM, MCD, MJN, MMM, MRK, NCR, NIHD, NUE, NVS, NYT, ORI, OXY, PDS, PLD, PM, PNC, POT, R, RAI, RGC, RS, RTN, RX, SGP, STI, SY, T, TASR, TIN, TMO, TRA, TRV, UNP, UPS, XRX, ZMH Comment!

• Tuesday, October 13, 2009

• 14:12 PM With U.S. spending cuts, and a shift away from traditional weapons programs to counterinsurgency and security networks, eyes are on defense contractor earnings next week (LMT, RTN, GR, LLL) - particularly outlooks, which are expected to be flat. Comment!

• Thursday, July 23, 2009

• 07:36 AM Raytheon (RTN): Q2 EPS of $1.24 beats by $0.11. Revenue of $6.1B (+4%) vs. $6.2B. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: ALXN, BG, BLL, BMY, CBE, CELG, CLS, CME, DHR, DO, ECA, EMC, ESI, ESV, F, FITB, FLIR, GR, HBAN, HOT, HSY, IGT, JBLU, KMB, LCC, LLL, MMM, NCR, NEM, NIHD, NOC, NUE, NYT, OMC, ORI, OXY, PLD, PM, PNC, POT, R, RAI, RS, RTN, RX, SIAL, SPNC, T, TIN, TMO, TRA, UNP, UPS, WYE, XRX, ZMH Comment!

• Thursday, April 23, 2009

• 07:28 AM Raytheon (RTN): Q1 EPS of $1.11 beats by $0.10. Revenue of $5.88B (+9.9%) vs. $5.6B. Full-year guidance in line. Shares +2.4% premarket. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: ABC, ALXN, AN, AVT, BDK, BG, BLL, CBE, CIT, CLS, CME, CNX, COP, CP, DHR, DO, EMC, ESI, ESV, EXC, FITB, GMT, GR, HSY, IGT, IVZ, JNS, LCC, LLL, MAR, MI, NCR, NCX, NIHD, NOV, NUE, OMTR, OXY, PENN, PM, PNC, POT, RCL, RS, RSH, RTN, RX, SCG, SEIC, SIAL, STI, SU, SVU, TCB, TMO, UNP, UPS, ZMH 1 Comment

• Wednesday, March 25, 2009

• 16:18 PM Raytheon (RTN) boosts its dividend to $1.24/year from $1.12. (PR) Comment!

• Thursday, January 29, 2009

• 07:16 AM Raytheon (RTN): Q4 EPS of $1.13 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $6.2B (+2.6%) in-line. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: AEP, AMB, AN, AZN, BC, BDK, BLL, CAL, CELG, CL, CNX, D, EK, EQT, ERIC, F, FCS, FO, GNTX, HOT, HP, IP, ITW, JBLU, LCC, LEA, LLL, LLY, MMM, MO, MPW, NWL, OSK, OXY, PCZ, RCL, RDS.A, RTN, SEIC, SII, SNE, TKR, TROW, TXT, XEL, YRCW, ZMH Comment!

• Thursday, October 23, 2008

• 07:10 AM Raytheon (RTN): Q3 EPS of $1.01 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $5.9B (+13.5%) vs. $5.66B. Announces new $2B share repurchase plan. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: AAI, ALK, ALXN, AMTD, AUO, AVT, BC, BEN, BG, BMY, CBE, CCE, CELG, CNX, DO, DOW, ECA, ECL, ELN, EME, EPD, EQT, ESI, ESV, F, FLIR, GR, HOT, JBLU, JCI, JNS, LCC, LH, LLL, LLY, LTM, LVLT, MO, NIHD, NOV, NYT, ORI, PCZ, PDS, PLD, POT, RGC, RHD, RSH, RTN, RX, SO, STI, TMO, TRA, UNP, UPS, XEL, XRX, ZMH Comment!

• Thursday, July 24, 2008

• 07:23 AM Raytheon (RTN): Q2 EPS of $1.00 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $5.87B (+11.2%) vs. $5.63B. Sees full-year EPS of $3.80-3.95 vs. $3.92. [PR] Comment!
• 00:03 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open II: LEE, LH, LLL, LLY, LUV, LVLT, MHS, MMM, MNI, MWV, NCC, NEM, ORI, OXY, PCZ, PENN, PLD, POT, REDF, RGC, ROH, RSH, RTN, SI, SII, SNA, SNV, SU, TASR, TMO, TRA, TRAD, TSCM, UNP, UST, XRX Comment!

• Wednesday, July 9, 2008

• 08:49 AM Raytheon (RTN +0.3%) says it will open next week a global training division - part of a plan to grow its share in the $9B professional instruction market. Comment!