Earnings Watch For January 21(JNJ, TRV, VZ, AMD, IBM, TXN)

(RTTNews) - Drug and healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is scheduled to report fourth quarter results. The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company's earnings are expected to grow slightly to $1.20 per share from $1.19 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are projected to increase to $17.95 billion from last year's $17.56 billion. The shares of JNJ closed Friday's trade at $95.06. (52-wk H/L $95.99/$72.42)

Property and casualty insurance provider Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV) is due to report its fourth quarter results. The earnings of the company are expected to surge to $2.17 per share from a year-ago quarter's $0.72 per share. However, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $5.46 billion, higher than $5.38 billion reported a year earlier. The company's shares closed Friday's session at $86.47. (52-wk H/L $91.68/$77.09)

Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is scheduled to report fourth quarter results before the market opens. The earnings of the company are expected to rise to $0.65 per share from $0.45 per share reported a year ago. Quarterly revenues are anticipated at $31.02 billion, up from $30.04 billion reported a year earlier. The stock closed Friday's regular trading at $48.35. (52-wk H/L $54.31/$42.34)

Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is slated to post fourth quarter results. The chip maker is expected to report a profit of $0.06 per share compared to a loss of $0.14 per share last year, on revenues of $1.54 billion. The shares of AMD closed Friday's trade at $4.18. (52-wk H/L $4.65/$2.26)

Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN), the world's largest maker of analog chips, will report its fourth quarter results after the market closes. The company is expected to earn $0.46 per share, an increase from $0.36 per share a year ago, while quarterly revenues are anticipated at $2.99 billion, up slightly from last year's $2.98 billion. On the Nasdaq, TXN closed Friday's trade at $43.45. (52-wk H/L $44.09/$32.19)

Armonk, New York-based International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is expected to post fourth quarter results after the close of trading. The earnings of the information technology giant are expected to rise to $5.99 per share from the previous year's $5.39 per share whereas revenues are projected to decline $28.25 billion from $29.30 billion a year ago. The stock closed Friday's regular trading at $190.09. (52-wk H/L $215.90/$172.57)

Baker Hughes (BHI), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Forest Laboratories, Inc. (FRX), Halliburton Company (HAL), Regions Financial Corp. (RF), Rockwell Collins (COL), TD Ameritrade (AMTD), ADTRAN, Inc. (ADTN), CA Technologies (CA), Cree Inc. (CREE), Fulton Financial Corp. (FULT), Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (IBKR) and Xilinx Inc. (XLNX) are also due to report their results.