Earnings Watch For July 29 (TWTR, AET, RAI, SIRI, UPS, PNRA, WYNN)

(RTTNews) - Diversified healthcare benefits company Aetna, Inc. (AET) is expected to report results for the second quarter before the market opens. The Hartford, Connecticut-based health insurer is expected to post earnings of $1.60 per share, higher than the $1.52 per share a year ago, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to grow to $13.99 billion from last year's $11.56 billion. The shares closed Monday at $84.82. (52-wk H/L $85.72/$60.32)

Social media company Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) is scheduled to post second-quarter results after the close of trading. The San Francisco, California-based company is expected to report a loss of $0.01 per share on revenues of $283.07 million for the quarter. The company's shares closed Monday's regular trading at $37.93. (52-wk H/L $74.73/$29.51)

Tobacco company Reynolds American, Inc. (RAI) , which recently agreed to acquire smaller rival Lorillard, Inc. (LO) and its popular Newport menthol brand in a cash and stock deal valued at $27.4 billion, is due to report its second quarter results. The Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based maker of Camel cigarettes and Grizzly smokeless tobacco is expected to post earnings of $0.87 per share, an increase from the year-ago quarter's $0.84 per share. Revenues are anticipated at $2.19 billion, up marginally from $2.18 billion reported a year earlier. The company's shares closed Monday's session at $56.67. (52-wk H/L $63.39$46.55)

Satellite radio services provider Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) is slated to report second quarter results. The earnings of company are expected to be flat at prior year's level of $0.02 per share, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to grow to $1.02 billion from last year's $940.11 million. The company's shares closed Monday's session at $3.38. (52-wk H/L $4.18/$2.98)

Atlanta, Georgia-based United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) will report its second quarter results before the opening bell. The earnings of the world's largest package delivery company are expected to climb to $1.25 per share from $1.13 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to rise to $14.10 billion from last year's $13.51 billion. The stock closed Monday at $102.66. (52-wk H/L $105.37/$85.18)

Panera Bread Co. (PNRA) is scheduled to post its second quarter results after the market closes. The retail bakery-cafes operator's earnings are expected at $1.74 per share, flat with last year. Meanwhile, revenues are projected to rise to $639.54 million from $589.01 million reported a year earlier. The shares closed Monday's session at $143.81. (52-wk H/L $193.18/$142.41)

Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN) is expected to report second quarter results. The earnings of the Las Vegas, based company are expected to grow $1.95 per share from the prior year's $1.51 per share. Revenues are projected to increase to $1.43 billion from the $1.33 billion reported a year earlier. The shares closed Monday at $210.97. (52-wk H/L $249.31/131.90)

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) are also due to report its quarterly results before the markets open. For the second quarter, Pfizer is expected to post earnings of $0.57 per share on revenues of $12.46 billion while Merck is anticipated to report a profit of $0.81 per share on $10.60 billion revenues. On Monday, PFE closed trade at $30.10 and the shares of MRK closed the trading session at 57.97. (52-wk H/L $32.96/$27.12)

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), Corning Inc. (GLW), Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW), International Paper (IP), Waste Management Inc (WM), Amgen Inc. (AMGN), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Apria (AHG), Compuware Corp. (CPWR), Cray Inc. (CRAY), International Game Technology (IGT), Marriott International Inc. (MAR) and Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) are also due to release their results.