Earnings Watch For August 14 (WMT, AMAT, JWN, JCP, A)

(RTTNews) - Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) is scheduled to report second quarter results before the market opens. The earnings of the company are expected to decline to $1.21 per share from the year-ago quarter's $1.24 per share, whereas revenues are projected to rise to $119.00 billion from $116.94 billion in the prior-year quarter. WMT closed Wednesday's regular trade at $74.03. (52-wk H/L $81.37/$71.51)

Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) is slated to report third quarter results after the markets close. The earnings of the Santa Clara, California-based company are expected to climb to $0.27 per share from the $0.18 per share reported a year earlier. Also, quarterly revenues are anticipated to grow to $2.29 billion from last year's $1.98 billion. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $20.97. (52-wk H/L $23.46/$14.85)

Department store chain J. C. Penney Co., Inc. (JCP) is expected to report second quarter results after the close of trading. The company is expected to report a loss of $0.93 per share, narrower than the loss of $2.20 per share reported a year earlier. Additionally, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $2.79 billion, higher than the last year's $2.66 billion. The shares closed Wednesday at $9.35. (52-wk H/L $14.65/$4.90)

Santa Clara, California-based Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) is expected to report third quarter results after the close of trading. The earnings of the scientific instruments maker are expected to rise to $0.74 per share from the $0.68 per share reported a year earlier. Meanwhile, revenues are projected to increase to $1.75 billion from the prior year's $1.65 billion. The stock closed Wednesday's regular trading at $54.78. (52-wk H/L $61.22/$46.17)

Apparel store chain Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) will report its second quarter results. The Seattle, Washington-based company is expected to report a profit of $0.95 per share, an increase from $0.93 per share last year. Further, revenues are estimated to rise to $3.39 billion from the prior year's $3.20 billion. The stock closed Wednesday at $68.12(52-wk H/L $70.71/$54.90)

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. (RRGB), Kohl's Corp. (KSS), Dillard's Inc. (DDS), Extreme Networks Inc. (EXTR) and SINA Corp. (SINA) are also scheduled to release their results.