Earnings Watch For October 29 (PFE, BIDU, DWA, LNKD, EA)

(RTTNews) - Pfizer Inc. (PFE) is due to post its third quarter results before the markets open. The pharmaceutical giant is expected to post earnings of $0.56 per share, higher than the year-ago quarter's $0.53 per share. However, quarterly revenues are anticipated to decline to $12.70 billion from $13.98 billion in the prior-year quarter. PFE closed Monday at $30.74. (52-wk H/L $31.15/$23.55)

Chinese search engine giant Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) is expected to report results for the third quarter after the market closes. The company is expected to earn $8.65 per share on revenues of $8.80 billion. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported earnings of $8.61 per share on revenues of $6.25 billion. The shares closed Monday at $154.12. (52-wk H/L $167.55/$82.98)

California-based Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is scheduled to report second quarter results after the close of trading. The video-game maker is expected to report a profit of $0.12 per share, a decrease from the prior year's $0.15 per share while revenues are anticipated to decline to $977.75 million from last year's $1.08 billion. On the Nasdaq, EA closed Monday's trade at $24.83. (52-wk H/L $28.13/$11.90)

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. (DWA) is expected to report results for the third quarter. The earnings of the Glendale, California-based company are expected to decline sharply to $0.01 per share from the prior year's $0.29 per share. Quarterly revenues are projected at $140.68 million, lower than the $186.30 million reported a year ago. The shares closed Monday at $27.57. (52-wk H/L $30.44/$15.90).

Mountain View, California-based LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD) is due to report its third quarter results after the close of trading. The earnings of the professional networking giant company are expected to grow to $0.32 per share from $0.22 per share reported in the previous year, while revenues are estimated at $385.41 million, an increase from $252.03 million in the prior year. The stock closed Monday at $243.00. (52-wk H/L $257.56/$94.75)

Aetna (AET), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO), Nokia Corp. (NOK), TD Ameritrade (AMTD), Valero Energy (VLO), Waste Management Inc. (WM), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP), Arthur J Gallagher & Co. (AJG), Charles River Laboratories (CRL), Flextronics (FLEX), Take-Two Software Interactive (TTWO) and Western Union Co. (WU) are also scheduled to report their results.