Earnings Watch For November 20 (DE, JCP, SJM, LOW, SPLS, WSM)

(RTTNews) - Farm & construction machinery maker Deere & Co. (DE) is expected to report fourth quarter results before the market opens. The company is expected to earn $1.89 per share, higher than the prior year's $1.75 per share. However, revenues are anticipated at $8.68 billion, down from the $9.05 billion reported a year ago. The shares closed Tuesday at $82.81. (52-wk H/L $95.60/$79.50)

Department store chain J. C. Penney Co., Inc. (JCP) is expected to report third quarter results. The company is expected to report a loss of $1.72 per share, wider than the $0.93 per share reported a year earlier. Additionally, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $2.80 billion, lower than the last year's $2.93 billion. The shares closed Tuesday at $8.71. (52-wk H/L $23.10/$6.24)

Home improvement retailer Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW) will report its third quarter results before the market opens. The company is expected to report a profit of $0.48 per share, higher than the $0.40 per share reported a year earlier. Revenues are projected to increase to $12.72 billion from the prior year's $12.07 billion. The company's shares closed Tuesday's session at $50.44. (52-wk H/L $52.08/$34.05)

Food products maker J. M. Smucker Co. (SJM) is expected to report results for the second quarter before the market opens. The company is expected to post earnings of $1.60 per share, higher than the year-ago quarter's $1.45 per share. Besides, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $1.61 billion compared to $1.63 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Tuesday's session at $108.59. (52-wk H/L $114.72/$84.29)

Office supplies retailer Staples, Inc. (SPLS) is slated to report results for the third quarter. The Framingham, Massachusetts-based world's largest office products company is expected to report a profit of $0.42 per share, down from $0.46 per share reported a year earlier, while revenues are anticipated at $6.18 billion, a decrease from $6.35 billion in the prior year. The stock closed Tuesday at $15.34. (52-wk H/L $17.30/$11.04)

Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM) is scheduled to report third-quarter results. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.55 per share, higher than the year-ago quarter's $0.49 per share. Revenues are anticipated to rise to $1.04 billion from $944.55 million in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Tuesday's session at $55.66. (52-wk H/L $61.56/$41.99)

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) is also due to report its results today.