Earnings Watch For April 21 (HAL, HAS, KMB, RMBS, RCII)

(RTTNews) - Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co. (HAL) is slated to report first quarter results before the opening bell. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.71 per share, higher than the year-ago quarter's $0.67 per share. The Houston, Texas-based company is projected to report revenues of $7.24 billion, up from $6.97 billion last year. The company's shares closed Thursday's session at $60.90. (52-wk H/L $61.46/$36.77)

Toy maker Hasbro Inc. (HAS) is expected to post first-quarter results. The earnings of the company are expected to surge to $0.10 per share from $0.05 per share earned a year ago. Quarterly revenues are estimated to grow to $690.17 million from $663.69 million reported a year earlier. The stock closed Thursday at $54.61. (52-wk H/L $56.72/43.46)

Health care products maker Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB) will post its first quarter results before the markets open. The Dallas, Texas-based company's profit is expected to decrease marginally to $1.47 per share from $1.48 per share reported a year earlier. However, quarterly revenues are anticipated at $5.32 billion, flat with last year. On the NYSE, KMB closed Thursday's trade at $112.54. (52-wk H/L $113.09/$91.44)

Chip interface technology developer Rambus, Inc. (RMBS) is scheduled to post first quarter results after the market closes. The company is expected to report a profit of $0.03 per share, compared to a loss of $0.09 per share reported a year earlier. Further, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $72.45 million, an increase from $66.87 million reported in the prior-year quarter. The shares closed Thursday at $12.31. (52-wk H/L $12.58/$5.69)

Rent-A-Center Inc. (RCII) is also due to report its first quarter results after the close of trading. The rent-to-own home appliances retailer's earnings are expected to decline to $0.55 per share from $0.80 per share reported a year ago, whereas quarterly revenues are anticipated to rise to $840.31 million from last year's $819.28 million. On the Nasdaq, RCII closed Thursday's trade at $26.13. (52-wk H/L $40.80/$23.65)

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI), Waste Connections Inc. (WCN), Forward Air Corp. (FWRD) and Zions Bancorporation (ZION) are also due to release their results.