Earnings Watch For July 28 (TSN, GGP, JJSF, OMI, XL)

(RTTNews) - Meat products maker Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN), which recently agreed to buy smaller peer Hillshire Brands Co. (HSH) in $8.55 billion deal, is scheduled to report third quarter results before the market opens. The earnings of the company are anticipated to rise to $0.78 per share, from the prior year's $0.69 per share. Revenues are projected to increase to $9.47 billion from $8.73 billion in the previous year quarter. The stock closed Friday at $39.54. (52-wk H/L $44.24/$26.97)

General Growth Properties, Inc. (GGP) is expected to post second-quarter results. The company is projected to earn $0.30 per share, up from the $0.27 per share reported last year. Revenues are anticipated at $606.61 million, a decline from the last year's $613.23 million. The stock closed Friday at $23.85. (52-wk H/L $24.38/$18.67)

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) is due to post its third quarter results after the market closes. The company is expected to post a profit of $1.20 per share, higher than the $1.12 per share reported a year ago. However, revenues are projected to grow to $244.23 million from last year's $237.04 million. The company's shares closed Friday's regular trading at $90.76. (52-wk H/L $100.00/$74.63)

Healthcare logistics firm Owens & Minor Inc. (OMI) is slated to report second-quarter results. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.46 per share, flat with last year, and revenues are anticipated to remain flat with the prior year's $2.27 billion. The company's shares closed Friday's session at $34.44. (52-wk H/L $38.55/$31.71)

XL Group plc (XL) will also report its second quarter results. The earnings of the company are expected at $0.83 per share, higher than the $0.75 per share reported a year earlier, whereas quarterly revenues are anticipated to decrease to $1.46 billion from $1.49 billion last year. The company's shares closed Friday's session at $33.05. (52-wk H/L $34.38/$27.79)

Choice Hotels (CHH), Roper Industries (ROP), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Crane Co. (CR), HealthSouth Corp. (HLS), MicroStrategy (MSTR), Partnerre Ltd. (PRE) and Plum Creek Timber Co. (PCL) are also due to release their results today.