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Coca-Cola Company ( KO) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. The beverages company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $0.50. This value represents a 5.66% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year KO has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 5%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2015 Price to Earnings ratio for KO is 20.89 vs. an industry ratio of 1.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. 

Boeing Company ( BA ) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. The aerospace and defense company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 9 analysts that follow the stock is $2.22. This value represents a 3.74% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year BA has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 15.71%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2015 Price to Earnings ratio for BA is 17.20 vs. an industry ratio of 20.30.

Biogen Inc. ( BIIB ) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. The biomedical (gene) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 23 analysts that follow the stock is $3.83. This value represents a 1.06% increase compared to the same quarter last year. BIIB missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2015 by -2.3%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2015 Price to Earnings ratio for BIIB is 17.18 vs. an industry ratio of 1.80, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. 

Abbott Laboratories ( ABT) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. The large cap pharmaceutical company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 13 analysts that follow the stock is $0.53. This value represents a 14.52% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year ABT has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 4%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2015 Price to Earnings ratio for ABT is 19.51 vs. an industry ratio of 4.50, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. 

EMC Corporation ( EMC ) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. The computer storage company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 2 analysts that follow the stock is $0.33. This value represents a 8.33% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2015 Price to Earnings ratio for EMC is 19.25 vs. an industry ratio of 3.60, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. 

General Motors Company ( GM) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. The auto (domestic) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 7 analysts that follow the stock is $1.15. This value represents a 18.56% increase compared to the same quarter last year. GM missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2015 by -11.34%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2015 Price to Earnings ratio for GM is 7.39 vs. an industry ratio of -5.40, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc ( TMO ) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. The medical instruments company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 12 analysts that follow the stock is $1.78. This value represents a 4.09% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year TMO has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 3.37%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2015 Price to Earnings ratio for TMO is 17.51 vs. an industry ratio of -6.00, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. 

Kimberly-Clark Corporation ( KMB) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. The consumer company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $1.49. This value represents a 7.45% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. KMB missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2014 by -1.46%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2015 Price to Earnings ratio for KMB is 20.39 vs. an industry ratio of 19.20, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry. 

Illinois Tool Works Inc. ( ITW) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. The machinery company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 10 analysts that follow the stock is $1.36. This value represents a 6.25% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year ITW has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 1.56%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2015 Price to Earnings ratio for ITW is 16.38 vs. an industry ratio of 17.30.

Baker Hughes Incorporated ( BHI ) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. The oil (field services) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 15 analysts that follow the stock is $-0.15. This value represents a 114.71% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2015 Price to Earnings ratio for BHI is -111.10 vs. an industry ratio of 8.50. 

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. The medical products company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 21 analysts that follow the stock is $0.97. This value represents a no change for the same quarter last year. In the past year STJ has met analyst expectations once and beat the expectations the other three quarters. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2015 Price to Earnings ratio for STJ is 17.10 vs. an industry ratio of 19.00. 

Nielsen N.V. ( NLSN) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2015. The business info service company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 4 analysts that follow the stock is $0.66. This value represents a 3.13% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year NLSN has met analyst expectations once and beat the expectations the other three quarters. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2015 Price to Earnings ratio for NLSN is 19.12 vs. an industry ratio of 19.20.

After Hour Movers:
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) 7.6% HIGHER; reported Q3 EPS of $5.24, $1.01 better than the analyst estimate of $4.23. Revenue for the quarter came in at $590 million versus the consensus estimate of $580.37 million.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) 7.2% LOWER; reported Q3 EPS of $4.59, $0.04 worse than the analyst estimate of $4.63. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.2 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion.

iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT) 5.5% LOWER; reported Q3 EPS of $0.42, $0.19 better than the analyst estimate of $0.23. Revenue for the quarter came in at $143.6 million versus the consensus estimate of $145.34 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2015 was $25.9 million, compared with $29.7 million in the third quarter of 2014. Both EPS and Adjusted EBITDA were ahead of expectations. Guidance: The company sees Q4 EPS of $0.53 - $0.58 and revenue of $200 - $205 million. iRobot Corporation sees FY2015 EPS of $1.35-$1.40, versus the consensus of $1.28. iRobot Corporation sees FY2015 revenue of $610-615 million, versus the consensus of $627. million.

Terex (NYSE: TEX) 5% LOWER; reported Q3 EPS of $0.53, $0.09 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.62. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.64 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.56 billion.

VMware (NYSE: VMW) 4.4% LOWER; reported Q3 EPS of $1.02, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $1.00. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.68 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion.

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) 2.7% HIGHER; reported Q3 EPS of $0.42, $0.06 better than the analyst estimate of $0.36. Revenue for the quarter came in at $142.3 million versus the consensus estimate of $141.08 million. Manhattan Associates, Inc. sees FY2015 EPS of $1.47-$1.49, versus prior guidance of $1.34-$1.36 and the consensus of $1.41. Manhattan Associates, Inc. sees FY2015 revenue of $553-558 million, versus the consensus of $556.8 million.

Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) 1.5% HIGHER; reported Q3 EPS of $1.38, $0.05 better than the analyst estimate of $1.33. Revenue for the quarter came in at $2.19 billion versus the consensus estimate of $2.21 billion. The company's return on equity for the third quarter of 2015 was 22%.

Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) 1% HIGHER; reported Q1 EPS of $0.21, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.20. Revenue for the quarter came in at $425.5 million versus the consensus estimate of $418.67 million. Cree sees Q2 2015 EPS of $0.21-$0.26, versus the consensus of $0.26. Cree sees Q2 2015 revenue of $425-445 million, versus the consensus of $444.4 million.

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) 1% LOWER; reported Q3 EPS of $0.15, $0.01 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.16. GAAP revenue was $1.23 billion, with the consensus at $1.26 billion. Also, signed a search advertising deal with Google.